Covid-19
Partnership with H-E-B Stores Saves Baking Business in Texas
Bread Man Baking, a Houston, TX, business, has partnered with the supermarket chain H-E-B. Bread Man Baking’s artisan breads can now be found at 14 local H-E-B stores. The timing couldn’t be better, the owner said, as the business declined…
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Puratos Belcolade Offers Free Webshops for Chocolatiers
Puratos Belcolade and Bakeronline are allowing businesses to launch their online webshop platform for free, while facing the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This supports governments' efforts to fight the spread of the virus outbreak…
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Panic Buying Increases Food Waste in the UK
During the current crisis, environmental impact is unlikely to be the first thought in some consumers' minds, but the panic buying seen as the coronavirus pandemic hit the UK has already had a huge impact on food waste, according to…
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Russia Restricts Grains Exports over Coronavirus Pandemic
Russia has suspended exports of all grains for 10 days due to the coronavirus pandemic, but Russia’s Agriculture Ministry discusses limiting exports of some grains including wheat to 7 million tons in the three months through June. The…
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COVID-19: GMB London Calls on Bakkavor to Improve Sick Pay for Self-isolated Staff and Reorganize…
GMB London, the union for food workers, is calling on senior directors of Bakkavor, the suppliers of pre-prepared foods (including desserts, pizza, and bread) to the UK food retailers to revise upwards the level of sick pay being paid to…
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Bimbo Bakeries Ensures Production Continuity during Pandemic
Bimbo Bakeries USA will continue to follow and enforce all guidance from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) relating to safe workplaces, monitor the situation and recognize their frontline associates for their above and beyond efforts to…
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ADM Commits USD1m to Aid in COVID-19 Response
ADM announced that it is has committed a total of approximately USD1m to various organizations involved in the fight against COVID-19. The contributions include commitments to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health…
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