COVID-19
Fuel Your Preparation highlights lessons learned during pandemic
The freeze dried food specialist is highlighting the benefits of having a continuous supply of nutritious food available as we come out of the pandemic and beyond.
In with the new
According to a new consumer survey from iD, 84% of UK consumers want to try new brand experiences post-lockdown, but with that comes new challenges for food and drink businesses.
Open for business…
For many food and drink manufacturers supplying the hospitality and food service sectors, a return to business as usual seems an awful long way off.
Bureau Veritas presses food businesses to renew sustainability focus amid increase in single use plastics
Food businesses are being urged to prioritise their efforts to reduce single use plastics, following an increase in plastic waste in 2020 as firms took steps to limit human contact during the coronavirus pandemic.
Innovation – driving the competitive gap
R&D spend goes on solutions that will reduce energy, waste, and water by 50 per cent.
Campden BRI updates guidance on food factory hygiene
Campden BRI has updated guidance on the design, implementation and control of cleaning and disinfection of food factories.
Cold Chain Federation announces seminars on post-Brexit evolution of H&S and food safety regulations
In January 2021 two online seminars will examine how health & safety and food safety regulations could change in the wake of the UK-EU Brexit deal, as well as examining how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the cold chain.
New survey aims to find out how agri-food companies are managing Covid-19 pandemic
The BEAMitup project, funded by the European consortium EIT Food, aims to identify best practices and develop new solutions that allow the agri-food sector to work safely during and after the pandemic.
‘tis the season to be jolly?..
2020 has been an extremely trying year. All businesses have been profoundly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Plastic pallet experts power into 2021
Goplasticspallets.com MD Jim Hardisty explains how 2020 has presented an opportunity for the company to further bolster its team and strengthen its partnerships.
Food retailers win trust through Covid-19 pandemic
The results of a EIT Food-funded project have revealed that the ability of the food industry to continue to stock shelves despite the global pandemic has led to improved trust from consumers.
FMCG Gurus releases Top Ten Trends for 2021
When evaluating next year’s trends, FMCG Gurus found that they fell into three key themes of Health and Wellness, Safety and Assurance and Taste & Enjoyment.
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Covid-19: towards online solutions for food safety
Stephen Whyte, founder and MD of food safety software solutions business Qadex, reports that the months spent in lockdown has seen a profound and positive change in the company’s interaction with customers, as well as highlighting the move towards a digital future for the food safety industry.
Interpack 2021 cancelled
The uncertainty among companies due to high infection numbers reportedly proved too great, leading Messe Düsseldorf to cancel the event.