2 Sisters confirms workers positive for COVID-19 at Devon poultry factory
2 Sisters has revealed that a “small number” of workers across different departments have tested positive for COVID-19 at its meat factory site Willand in Cullompton, Devon.
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Alt milk start-up taps microbes, not plants, to ‘reinvent the meaning of dairy’
Israeli start-up Remilk hopes to replace cows as ‘food factories’ with its microbe-based ‘milk’. Co-founder Aviv Wolff tells FoodNavigator the product is functional, versatile, and ‘behaves the same way as cow’s milk’.
HelloFresh’s strong first quarter illustrates shift in consumer eating habits
HelloFresh has raised its earnings expectations for the full year after reporting a successful start to 2020 as increased numbers consumers dine at home amid coronavirus restrictions.
Organic food's coronavirus boost: 'Health crises have a long-term impact on consumer demand'
The coronavirus pandemic has led to surging demand for organic and sustainable foods, according to a new report. Why is the organic sector getting a ‘coronavirus boost’ and will gains be sustained in the face of an economic downturn?
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Barry Callebaut distributes soap to Unilever’s cocoa farmer cooperatives
Cocoa producer Barry Callebaut is delivering 10,000 pieces of soap to customer Unilever’s cocoa farmer cooperatives in Côte d’Ivoire.
Arsenic in rice supply: Half of UK rice breaches limits for children
More than half of the rice sold in the UK contains levels of arsenic higher than regulations allow for babies and children under five, fresh research reveals.