DUBLIN, IRELAND – Greencore Group PLC temporarily halted production at its northampton, England plant at the end of WorkDay on 21 August due to an outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Northampton’s domain and in the Array Workers at will will self-insulate as a precaution.
Some of Northampton’s production will be transferred to other sites on the Greencore network. Greencore supplies prepared meals, adding refrigerated, frozen and room temperature foods to UK retail and catering customers.
Greencore said on 13 August that the company had begun testing all staff at the Northampton site and had shown that a “significant number” had tested positive and begun to isolate itself. All Greencore sites have implemented social distance measures, hygiene procedures and normal temperature control, according to the corporate. The Northampton district began experiencing a large number of COVID-19 cases in July, according to Northampton Borough Council and Public Health Northamptonshire.