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October 5
Sales of the year fell, but Greencore reports an “increase” in demand.
The UK-listed food manufacturer was one of the corporations that noticed sales under pandemic pressure and said this morning (October 5) that annual market revenue is expected to fall by 14%.
However, Ireland-based Greencore said it has noticed “a slow increase in demand” for one of its major product spaces that saw sales increase in the spring: takeaways.
In the year ending September 25, Greencore said it expected to make a profit of 1. 27 billion pounds, which, on a pro forma basis, would be equivalent to a 14% decrease. Greencore’s “other categories of meals in position” increased by 3%.
Greencore said its pro forma profits in the fourth quarter are expected to fall by 19%, indicating a 36% decrease in the company’s third quarter.
The manufacturer of sandwiches, sushi and sauces said their tight EBITDA “improved” in the last trimester. For the whole year, the adjusted EBITDA will be approximately 85 million pounds, Greencore said, after more than 10 million pounds at similar non-recurring operating prices. Covid-19.
Chief Executive Patrick Coveney said: “The fourth quarter of our fiscal year saw a steady improvement in demand for our products. I’m incredibly proud of the way our painters help each other and our consumers right now incredibly complicated, and it’s their difficult paintings and determination that lead to resilient and advanced business performance.
“Our agile business model, the intensity of our relationships with our consumers and the strength of our product diversity have already allowed us to capitalize on new business opportunities that will help rebuild the group’s revenue. We are realistic but also confident in our plans for fiscal year 2020/21, and we remain excited about Greencore’s long-term outlook. “
In August, Greencore closed its plant in the City of Northampton in the English Midlands after reporting heaps of coronavirus cases at the plant. Greencore said today that production had been “completely restored” by the middle of last month.
October 2
Gregory Sanson, Bonduelle Deputy Executive Director, on the Long-Term Effects of Covid-19, Resilience, and M&A: The Just-Food Interview, Part 2
In the moment component of our interview with Grégory Sanson, Deputy Managing Director of Bonduelle, we talked about how Covid-19 can simply practice long-term paintings, clients for recovery and the Newest mind of the French group on mergers and acquisitions.
October 1st
PepsiCo restores biological expansion forecast
Food and beverage giant PepsiCo has re-established its forecast for biological profit expansion that was withdrawn in April due to pandemic uncertainty, but has now reduced its past earnings consistently with a consistent percentage perspective.
Announcing its effects in the third quarter today (October 1), with a biological gain of 4. 2%, the owner of Frito-Lay and Walkers said he expects the measure to reach 4% for the total year. This is the same rate of expansion announced in February before the outlook drawn in April.
Basic earnings consistent with the percentage consisting of constant currency are expected to be approximately $5. 50, compared to the actual 2019 result of $5. 53, a minimum of 0. 5%. EPS estimated at 7% in February.
The president and general manager, Ramón Laguarta, said in the comment that the perspective “is based on what we can expect right now. “
He added in the smart comments that accompany him: “Our global snacks and food business has remained resilient, while our global beverage business has grown again. “
Net sales for the 3 months prior to September 5, increased by 5. 2% to $18. 09 billion, while the operating source of revenue increased by 5. 4% to $3. 01 billion. The net source of revenue increased to 9. 5% to $2. 3 billion and a key BPA through 9%.
PepsiCo reported that its global snacks and foods grew organically by 6%.
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China ” suspends imports from Minerva plant ”
China has reportedly suspended imports from a factory owned by Brazilian minerva meat due to fears of coronavirus contamination.
News firm Reuters reported that the suspension is expected to last one week from (October 1).
He quoted a Chinese customs office that the suspension came after a packet of frozen boneless meat from Minerva tested positive for coronavirus and pointed the finger at a factory in the municipality of Barretos, In the state of Sao Paulo.
Minerva declined to comment when she was contacted through the news agency.
China has suspended meat imports from Brazilian food processors, adding Marfrig, JBS and BRF, due to pollution in recent months.
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Cases at Pilgrim’s Pride factory in Cornwall.
The number of Instances of Covid-19 at a swine plant in Cornwall owned by the American poultry processor Pilgrim’s Pride has greater thanks to the NHS Test and Trace service.
About a week ago, Pilgrim’s Pride reported that there were a “series” of positive cases of coronavirus at the Pool plant in Redruth city, however, 170 infections have now been known in the application of NHS among staff who have no symptoms. has been tested for the virus.
A member of the local fitness authority said: “The Cornwall Council Public Health Team, as well as Public Health England SW and NHS, have worked intensively with Pilgrim’s Pride Ltd. food plant. . “
A spokesman for Pilgrim’s Pride said in the same statement: “These are the first positive cases we have noticed in our Redruth since the Covid-19 outbreak in the UK and they seem to coincide with the epidemics most widely observed in the county. “
“We do our daily role and work in our network and continue to comply with and exceed government standards as we have since March, when Covid-19 restrictions were introduced. “
Bernard Matthews plant in Suffolk suffers covid-19 epidemic
Bernard Matthews, the British turkey processor owned by the head of 2 Sisters Food Group, witnessed a coronavirus outbreak at his plant in Suffolk County, England.
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Expo West postponed until May 2021
The U. S. Food Industry Fair, Natural Products Expo West, cancelled this year due to coronavirus, has been postponed until May next year.
Organizer New Hope said the show, scheduled for March this year, will be held May 24-27 in Anaheim, California.
Program director Lacey Gautier said that if organizers had to cancel again, registered participants would be notified by email no later than 12 weeks before the program, with a refund for all badges paid.
He said the fair’s organizers “continue to expand and implement a variety of new protection and fitness policies for Expo West 2021. “
The exhibition’s events and teaching activities will take place from Monday to Thursday, while the exhibitions will take place from Tuesday to Thursday.
Registration for the exhibition is expected to be open from mid-to-November last year.
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“We don’t see the recovery recovering next year” – Gregory Sanson de Bonduelle on the effects of the French group and the outlook for the year
Bonduelle watched her sales rise, but her earnings fell in the 12 months ended in June. Deputy Managing Director Grégory Sanson talks with just-food about the functionality of France-based vegetable supplier and its prospects for next year.
September 30
FrieslandCampina expands in Indonesia; provides an update of Covid
The Dutch cooperative FrieslandCampina will build a new dairy plant in Indonesia, described as one of its “largest and fastest developing markets”.
The company also released an update on Covid-19’s business conditions, which provides information on the food and dairy services markets.
September 29
Mccormick
By 2020, the company expects sales expansion in the most sensitive of a diversity of four to five% and five to 6% at consistent exchange rates. Consistent with a source of income up to 6 to 7 consistent with penny and consistent earnings with percentage increased 6 to 7 consistent with a penny of $5. 24 a year earlier. The adjusted EPS is expected to be $5. 64 to $5. 72, an increase of 5 to 7%.
“While it detects that the operating environment continues to evolve and that some degree of uncertainty persists about the speed and shape of Covid-19’s recovery, the company believes that the change in customer demand for home entry will continue,” McCormick said today. . third quarter results. ” The Company expects it to drive expansion in this dynamic environment, as demonstrated by its functionality since the start of fiscal year 2020 and momentum at the beginning of the fourth quarter. “
For the third quarter through August 31, McCormick reported an 8% increase in net sales to $1. 43 billion ($4,040 million in nine months) and an 8% increase in the operating source of revenue to $273 million. , a 5% accumulation. Net source of income increased by 7. 4% to $206. 1 million.
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September 28
UK food reports on Covid-19 instances are questioned
There is a constant under-registration of Covid-19 cases and virus deaths at food production plants in the UK, to accusations through pension advisory group and Investment Research Consultants (Pirc).
Pirc, discovered in London, said he had reviewed 20 media reports and discovered 1,461 cases and six deaths, but said the actual figure was “much higher. “Some 47 positive cases were reported to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) through August 8. – and no deaths.
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Covid-19 cases and one reported at Aunt Bessie’s factory
Aunt Bessie, the Nomad Foods-owned frozen food logo in the UK, said 8 tested positive for Covid-19 at its plant in northeastern Hull, while one worker unfortunately died of the virus.
Eight at the Yorkshire pudding factory tested positive for the virus, but are now repainting or making plans to return after self-de-insulation, a spokeswoman for Aunt Bessie confirmed, adding that the plant with a total of 400 paintrs remains open. .
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China advises importers of frozen food from “most affected” countries
China reportedly pleaded with importers to purchase frozen food from “hard-hit” countries through Covid-19 amid an increasing number of cases where the virus has been detected in packaging.
The call was introduced this morning (September 28), according to Reuters, rating an envoy to the country’s importers through the Beijing Municipal Trade Office: “Customs and local governments have continuously detected coronavirus in food imported from the embedded chain, demonstrating that there are risks of contamination,” adding that they were asked to “proactively avoid loading bloodless chain food from hard-hit areas to through the ‘coronavirus’ and make plans of choice.
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British shopkeepers resume rationing
Several UK primary supermarket chains have resumed the restriction of purchases of certain products.
Tesco, Morrisons and Waitrose are among the stores that must introduce measures amid UK considerations on more spaces with local closures or the prospect of national movement restrictions.
In Tesco, there are now limits on items, such as adding flour, pasta and muffins. Morrisons, the fourth largest grocery store in the UK, also limits the amount of paper that can be purchased, as well as disinfectant.
Waitrose has limited limits on paper and hand sanitist.
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Iowa Premium Beef fined for violating Covid
Regulators in the U. S. state of Iowa have fined a meat packer after a Covid-19 outbreak at their plant.
Iowa Premium Beef, which is 51% owned by local meat giant National Beef, was fined $957 for a record-keeping violation after an outbreak at its Tama plant in April resulted in 338 of the plant’s 850 employees tested positive for the virus, The Associated Press (AP) reported.
The facility produces corn-fed Black Angus beef for the US market and export. But it’s not the first time
The Iowa Occupational Health and Safety Administration cited the company in August for not maintaining a mandatory record of work-related injuries and ailments and for not providing the document within 4 hours of the inspectors requesting it.
Both violations were classified as “different from serious”, according to documents received through the AP Open Registrations Act.
The beef factory suspended production for two weeks in April after staff became ill.
Brazilian meat heavyweight MarfRig has a 51% stake in National Beef, which is located in Kansas City.
September 25
2 sisters to raise a hundred workers to meet Covid-related demand
The British poultry company 2 Sisters will rent to a hundred employees in a prepared food factory that has noticed the need to increase due to the Covid-19 virus.
2 Sisters stated that this decision is the result of “the evolution of customers’ purchasing behaviour in relation to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic”.
He said 25 new products will be developed and introduced in the coming months. The assets already produce classic British dishes, prepared vegetables and fried sandwiches.
The new roles are located in several departments, ranging from device adjusters, line assistants, and line managers to production operators and preparation agents.
About 1,250 more people are already running on the site.
Sara Murphy, RR business partner. HH. de Cavaghan and Gray said: “The pandemic has actually played a role in fluctuating demand, but as we move towards the autumn and winter seasons, we are seeing demand take off for our products. “
September 24
UK food regulator is disappointed by government’s new economic plan
The British Food and Beverage Federation (FDF) said Chancellor Rishi Sunak had not done enough to help the sector with his plan for the country’s economy and protect jobs in the coming months, which was announced today (September 24).
Responding to the announcement of the Chancellor’s winter savings plan, which replaces the licensing program with an employment program, FDF Ceo Ian Wright said: “The resolution to introduce the employment program and make VAT relief for the government’s hotel industry bigger goes far enough.
“The requirement that staff paint part-time to be eligible for assistance will not be enough for hotel corporations and their food and beverage suppliers – the hurried surroundings – through a complicated autumn and winter where pubs, bars and restaurants have significantly reduced the custom.
The pandemic has had a much greater effect on some sectors of the economy than in others, sectors that would continue to help millions of viable jobs once a vaccine is received and social distance can end. As existing restrictions continue, we will avoid long-term high unemployment and the destruction of a sector that could otherwise help our economic recovery once the pandemic is over.
“We urge the UK government to interact with the most affected industries about what can be done most by food and beverage corporations that are affected to the fullest by restrictions. “
September 23
Tesco boss tells UK buyers to panic when buying
British grocery truck CEO Tesco told consumers they don’t want to panic and buy despite new Covid-19 restrictions imposed by the country’s government.
Dave Lewis said there is no need to carry the pantry because the food is plentiful.
The British public has been told at home paintings where imaginable restrictions and new opening hours have been imposed in pubs and restaurants in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus amid fears of a momentary pandemic.
This has led some observers to recommend that we could see empty shelves in the supermarket with some consumers storing parts, as happened in the early days of the virus.
But Lewis told Sky News: “The message would be reassuring. I think the UK has realized how well the food industry has been treated last time, so there are a lot of food supplies. “
“We just don’t need to go back to shopping out of panic, because it creates a tension in the source chain that’s not necessary. And as a result, we simply inspire consumers to keep buying normally.
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UK takeaway market will shrink as home-work policy cuts demand
The UK takeaway market is expected to fall almost in part this year to GBP 10. 8 billion (US$13. 7 billion) before “rebounding” in the next 12 months.
September 22
Covid-19 reported at Pilgrim’s Pride plant in Cornwall
A British red meat factory that previously operated through Tulip Ltd. , before the company acquired last year through the U. S. -based pilgrim’s Pride poultry processor, has a “certain number” of Covid-19 boxes.
The status quo in question is located in the town of Redruth, southwest Cornwall County, and produces bacon and ham.
A spokesman for Pilgrim’s Pride did not reveal the exact number of infections at the plant, but said in a statement: “There have been several cases shown of Covid-19 at our Pilgrim’s Pride food factory in Redruth, Cornwall. were discovered as a component of the enhanced touch search service established in collaboration with the Cornwall Council Public Health Team.
“Lately we are working with PHE [Public Health England] South West and Cornwall Council to do swab testing for all site employees. Any staff who have tested positive are isolated for 14 days, as well as with positive cases. Fully operational . “
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Global GDP to recover in Q3 next year – OECD
The Organization for Economic Co-oron and Development hoped that global GDP would return to prepandemic levels until the third quarter of 2021.
In a new report, the OECD forecasts a 4. 5% decline in GDP by 2020 before growing to 5% next year.
The organization expects economic production to remain below grades until the end of 2019 in many countries. The report also notes that uncertainty “remains maximum and the strength of recovery in many variables, resulting in a scenario of ups and downs. “
The downs and downs of the OECD is that global GDP has still recovered until the end of 2021.
“Customers for inclusive, resilient and sustainable economic expansion will have a variety of factors,” the report says. These come with “the likelihood of new virus outbreaks, how Americans practice fitness measures and restrictions, the confidence of customers and businesses, and the extent to which the government can maintain jobs and help businesses stimulate demand. “
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UK ‘should extend holidays in places to eat due to new restrictions’
The British Food and Beverage Federation, which represents food brands operating in the country, has asked the government to extend the holiday program to help the hotel sector, and industry suppliers, following the announcement of new Covid-19 restrictions this afternoon
Pubs, bars, restaurants and other welcome places in England will have to have an hour-long closure at 10pm from Thursday (24 September) as a component of the latest measures across the UK government to curb the spread of the virus.
Points of sale will also be just to serve consumers in ts.
By the end of October, the UK government’s coronavirus leave programme, which is helping corporations control workers’ wages in transition or leave, is expected to be completed.
These new restrictions on the fragile hotel and dining area in the UK are a potentially fatal blow to brands that specialize in supplying the hospitality sector. Many pubs and cafes will not be profitable for the industry under these new regulations and will have to close again. , with other threats of forced closure due to local or national closures. These corporations and their suppliers are also at risk of wasting their lives,” said Ian Wright, CEO of FDF.
We inspire the government to pay attention to the recommendations of the Treasury Select Committee and a specific extension of the coronavirus task retention program for the hotel sector and its production chain. With a vaccine and an end to social estating, these “intermediate” companies at the end of their aid in this unprecedented but limited period, these corporations can play their full role in building a task-rich recovery beyond the pandemic, avoiding unnecessary economic damage from the closure of businesses and the scourge of long-term unemployment. >>
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A plant occasion in the year of London.
In the context of Covid-19 where they are virtually positioned, Plant Based World Expo Europe organizers have announced dates for a physical occasion in London next year.
The show, aimed at retailers, distributors, food service providers, entrepreneurs, investors and healthcare professionals, will feature Quorn, Just, OmniPork, Beyond Meat and Meatless Farm and will be located from 8 to 9 April at the Business Design Centre in London. Islington District.
The related convention program will allow visitors to participate in educational seminars designed to “demonstrate the advertising strength of the plant industry. “
Jonathan Morley, managing director of the organizer of JD Events, said: “It is incredibly exciting to officially announce the world’s first plant-based exhibition in Europe. The plant sector is developing at such an immediate rate and we are proud of it. constitute the industry with the only B2B occasion committed in Europe. “
The Business Design Center has established a “comprehensive regime” following the recommendations of Public Health England. This includes restricting the number of others in your convention rooms, cleaning processes, thermal imaging upon arrival, and setting up a new air system. .
September 21st
British baker Finsbury awaits explanation of Covid and Brexit before resuming their monetary forecasts
Finsbury Food Group, the UK bakery company, still refrains from offering monetary recommendations until a clearer picture emerges of Covid-19’s trajectory and the final results of the industry’s negotiations with Europe on a Brexit agreement.
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Column: How U. S. brands can take advantage of the switch to internal intake [free reading]
After years of gains for food service in the United States, Covid-19 has stimulated demand for food to eat at home. How can packaged food corporations deliver these long-term benefits?American columnist Victor Martino reports.
September 18
Mademoiselle Desserts from France invests to meet post-Covid demand
Mademoiselle Desserts Group, the French supplier of frozen bakery products, plans to spend 30 million euros ($35. 5 million) over the next 18 months to develop its production capacity.
The organization said it is now making a cash investment to be able to meet the expected build-up in the call for when the Covid-19 crisis ends.
September 17
UK and beverage mergers and acquisitions fall dramatically – Research
The latest studies by London-based consultancy Oghma Partners revealed that food and beverage mergers and acquisitions in the UK had declined, particularly during the Covid period.
He said that from the beginning of the year, until the end of the tertiary moment, the volume of transactions had decreased by more than 50% on an annual basis and Oghma expects it to decrease by between 40% and 50% for the total. Year.
However, he stated that it “anecdotally sees a recovery in activity due to long queues”, but that it will lead to an improvement from year to year before the time of the quarter of 2021.
For the era of May to August 2020, the total volume of transactions (15 transactions) remained particularly below the same era in 2019 (37 transactions).
“The 59. 5% drop in transaction volume is a big surprise as we continue to see difficult situations for mergers and acquisitions in the UK food and beverage market,” Oghma said.
The total transaction price for the second quarter of 2020 was estimated at approximately GBP 350 million (US$453. 2 million), which is particularly lower than the same time in 2019, when the total transaction price was estimated at approximately GBP 1. 2 billion.
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US frozen food company Overhill Farms prepares for Covid’s fine
Overhill Farms, the U. S. frozen food supplier, is fined in California for allegedly not serving Covid-19 staff.
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Greenyard increases annual profit forecast as Covid sales increase
Belgian fruit and vegetable supplier Greenyard raised its year-round profit forecast in an ad update (September 17) after recording a third consecutive quarter of sales growth.
september 16
Covid-19: U. S. manufacturers talk about trade, economy and consumers
U. S. grocery suppliers in the U. S. But it’s not the first time They would have benefited greatly from Covid’s drive, however, with the economic and fitness effects of the virus still felt, we asked 4 what they think of trade.
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China bans imports from OK Foods factory in the US. But it’s not the first time
China has banned imports from a meat factory in the United States owned by OK Foods.
This is the time when U. S. companies will be affected by a ban, as China is trying to prevent the Covid-19 virus. Imports from a Tyson Foods plant in Springdale, Arkansas, were blocked in June.
The Reuters agency, bringing out US poultry.
OK Foods is owned by Industrias Bachoco de México.
In a distributed appointment, THE President of the United States.
OK Foods did not respond to requests for comment, US media reported.
September 15
Covid-19: U. S. manufacturers talk about trade, economy and consumers
U. S. grocery suppliers in the U. S. But it’s not the first time Possibly they would have been largely stimulated through Covid-19, but with the virus still causing uncertainty and fear about the economy, we asked a brand organization for its outlook on the industry and customers of its businesses.
September 14
JBS faces a fine in the US. But it’s not the first time On accusations of Covid’s physical fitness and protection failures
Brazilian JBS meat is expected to be fined US$15,615 in the US. But it’s not the first time For fitness and protection violations similar to Covid-19 at his plant in Greeley, Colorado.
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New report highlights tensions over UK and Covid-19 pubs
A UK report says nearly a quarter of pubs remained closed at the end of August due to the pandemic, the worst-case scenario for restaurants, with the entry into force of new social estating measures (14 September).
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Nomad Foods sees Covid outbreak in British factory
Nomad Foods has noticed an outbreak of Covid-19 among workers at one of its British plants.
The cases were shown in a factory through her Yorkshire roast potato and pudding business, Aunt Bessie’s in Hull, England, has been widely reported.
These reports imply that the number of staff affected has been revealed, but Aunt Bessie showed that a “small number” of her staff had been placed in solitary confinement after receiving the results.
Hull Live suggests that a first worker tell bosses they weren’t feeling well last Thursday (September 10), the day before the user’s symptoms appeared.
The plant employs another 250 people and produces 900 million Yorkshire puddings a year.
In a message sent to just food, Nomad said, “Currently, our Aunt Bessie’s plant has a small number of coronavirus cases, but PHE [Public Health England] has continually congratulated us on our social estating measures and proactive technique to make sure our colleagues are safe. “
He added: “If a factory employee contracts the virus, we will leave blank the domain where the user was working, verify that social estating has been implemented, and apply our own tracking and traceability procedure to identify colleagues who will also need to be isolated. . All employees who are ingested by symptoms or who have contracted the virus will continue to earn their full salary. “
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Covid-19 – How big food companies adapt to work from home
As offices closed around the world, painters went to paint from home, with more flexible schedules. On our research pages, Lucy Britner explores demanding situations and opportunities for giant packaged food corporations, while the behavior of new paints deserves to remain.
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South African poultry processor Astral Foods problems benefit Covid caution
South African poultry processor Astral Foods has issued a benefit warning due to prices related to Covid-19 and lower bird prices.
September 11th
Smithfield Foods cited in the US But it’s not the first time For “not protecting employees” from coronavirus
Smithfield Foods, the U. S. meat company owned through China’s WH Group, faces a fine from the U. S. Health and Safety Authority. But it’s not the first time After the processor “failed with employees” by the coronavirus.
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JBS a lot of staff from the Queensland plant in Australia
The Australian department of JBS, brazil-based meat conditioner, is firing six hundred employees at a Queensland plant due to coronavirus market conditions.
September 10
Mondelez to increase advertising investment to foster visitor loyalty won Covid
Mondelez International, owner of Cadbury and Oreo, is investing more money in advertising right now in 2020 to keep new consumers attracted to their brands in a year formed through Covid-19.
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2 sisters on hiring at a poultry factory in the UK
2 Sisters Food Group, the UK-based poultry products company, aims to hire 100 more workers at a UK processing plant.
September 9
General Mills highlights Covid-related earnings
U. S. Food General Mills highlighted the progress it has made in recent weeks.
In an update on old El Paso owner’s recent business functionality before his participation in the Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference 2020 today (September 9), the company said it “continues to compete well and win in the existing environment, adding for a year. -date of percentage market profits in the US. U. S. in retail and out-of-home channels. ” General Mills’ existing fiscal year began on June 1.
He added: “The combination of top-home food demand and General Mills’ leading supply chain, sales and marketing has led to a significant increase in family penetration of the company’s brands, adding Cheerios, Pillsbury, Old El Paso, Progresso, Yoplait, Betty Crocker and more.
“Over the more than six months, General Mills logos have gained more home penetration than the company’s top logo competitor in 8 of the company’s ten most sensible American categories. “
General Mills said it continues to hope that the most affecting its fiscal functionality by 2021 will be the relative balance between consumer demand at home and away.
He said that retail stock levels, which fell dramatically in the early stages of the pandemic, experienced a modest recovery in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 and that it expects retail stock levels to be particularly normalized until the end of fiscal 2021 and require balance. platforms throughout its product.
Outside the United States, General Mills said it has been “gaining market percentage since the beginning of the year in its largest foreign markets, adding Canada, France, the United Kingdom, China and Brazil. “
September 8th
Foster Farms re-opens poultry plant in California
Foster Farms reopened a poultry plant in California after its transient closure in early September due to a large number of coronavirus cases and a number of deaths.
The city of Livingston, Merced County, reopened today (September 8) after approval from the local fitness service and closed on September 1 when Foster Farms reported that 358 employees were inflamed with the virus, while 8 had died.
It was an American Labor Day holiday.
Foster Farms said in a statement: “Until Labor Day, Foster Farms has conducted more than 4,800 Covid-19 controls on the Livingston community workforce. Recent control effects imply a prevalence of Covid-19 positive below 1%. Positives were asked to self-insulate and will get all the right licensing benefits in case of ill health. “
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The fall of Bakkavor in the first half of 65%
Bakkavor, a leading player in the UK label market that has been affected by coronavirus at several of its plants, saw its profits fall by more than 60% in the first part of the year.
Profit before tax fell 65% to GBP 6. 8 million (US $ 8. 9 million) in the six months to June 27, with revenue of GBP 880. 5 million, down 4. 6%, it announced. the company this morning.
On a comparable basis, revenue fell by 5. 2% to 852. 4 million pounds, while the same size in the UK market fell by 4. 5% to 754 million pounds. Adjusted operating profits decreased by 32. 3% compared to the previous year to 28. 7 million pounds.
Bakkavor said: “It’s encouraging to see that the steady recovery in enterprise-wide trade in June continued in this part of the year.
“The macroeconomic uncertainty caused by Covid-19, combined with limited clarity on the situations and implications of the UK’s exit from the EU, means that we want to be careful for the rest of this year and in 2021. However, our functionality in the first part of the year has demonstrated our ability to address demanding primary operational situations and gives us confidence in the quality of our business style and the strength of our consumer partnerships. “
September 4
Seafood Mowi blames Covid-19 for closing the French plant
The Norwegian seafood company Mowi partly blames Covid-19 for resolving to close a French plant.
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UK Food Industry’s Lowest Confidence Survey
Confidence among UK food brands is at a record level according to a new industry survey.
The Food and Beverage Federation (FDF) and Banco Santander surveyed food and beverage brands and found that confidence reached a record -65. 2% in the quarter of the time, with covid-19-like considerations in the foreground.
The report analyzes the effects of Covid-19 in a sector that has faced demanding situations ranging from the closure of the hospitality and catering sectors to emerging prices and falling exports.
The FDF has known seven recovery steps to reactivate all sectors of the industry, as a component of its paints through the Food and Beverage Sector Council. These come with protecting the “integrity” and competitive position of the UK chain of origin and accelerating construction plans. Uk exports.
FDF executive leader Ian Wright said: “As the dust begins to settle down, we can now see how the pandemic has had a seriously damaging effect on 2020 overseas sales of British food and beverages. “
He added: “As companies move towards economic recovery, it will be imperative to ensure an immediate return to expansion for our industry’s recoverability. “
September 3
Campbell expects the so-called “high” to continue
The U. S. leader in soups, sauces, and sandwiches, one of the corporations that has benefited from the way Covid-19 has remodeled customers’ food applications, has given the market a concept of what it will look like in the next two months.
Along with the publication of its annual monetary effects (net sales increased by 7%, EBIT increased by 13%), Campbell provided a sales forecast for his first existing quarter, which began on August 3.
The owner of Prego sauces, Cape Cod sandwiches and Campbell’s soup expects their net first quarter sales to increase by five to 7%, contributing to an estimated 6 to 9% increase in “adjusted” EBIT and 13 to 18% “adjusted “share-consistent profits. “
“The company expects its products to remain the best in the short term,” Campbell said.
In the fourth quarter of Campbell’s fiscal year, the group’s sales rose 18% to $2. 11 billion.
On a biological basis, which excluded the effect of an additional week in the quarter and the effect of Campbell’s sale of its European chip business, net sales increased by 12%, and the company said the result reflected “a continued increase in demand for food: household food intake has remained high. “
September 2
Cancellation of the label lounge
U. S. industry agency, The Association of Private Brand Manufacturers (PLMA), cancelled an industry display scheduled to take a position in Amsterdam in December.
The World of Private Label, scheduled for 2 and December in the Dutch capital, had already been postponed due to the Covid-19.
PLMA said it will “soon” announce a new online industry display and an opportunity for B2B video networks “to offer an alternative” to the abandoned display.
Peggy Davies, president of PLMA, said: “We sense the sadness our members and others would possibly feel at the news that the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has once disrupted our plans to conduct a foreign display on the user in Amsterdam. committed to moving forward with a virtual occasion that will provide the global use label industry with valuable sales and marketing responses when they are most needed. “
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UK Premier Foods Sees Covid Outbreak In Cake Factory
Premier Foods, in the UNITED Kingdom, witnessed an outbreak of Covid-19 among its workers at a pastry factory in Kipling in the English Midlands.
In a just food envoy, the company broke the news but didn’t say how much if its workers at the Stoke-on-Trent plant had contracted the virus.
He said: “Over the next week, we noticed that a very small number of colleagues tested positive for Covid-19 at our Stoke plant, reflecting an accumulation in cases in the wider Stoke-on-Trent/Newcastle Under Lyme area. As a result, we have implemented new on-site coverage measures, in addition to our already strict hygiene and defence procedures.
“We have been in touch with our local ion fitness team and are confident that we have taken all mandatory measures for our equipment. We are largely following the stage and will continue to inform local government.
Affected workers are now isolated by themselves and, as a precaution, all colleagues who have come into contact with those who tested positive have also been sent home to isolate themselves.
Premier believes the transmission occurred on the local network than at the factory.
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2 Sisters Coupar Angus services went back
2 Sisters Food Group reopened its Coupar Angus poultry processing facility in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, which temporarily closed in August after several workers tested positive for coronavirus.
The site, which stopped production on August 17 amid larger network groups in Perth and Kinross, reopened (August 31).
“Working hard with the incident control team, NHS Tayside and local authorities, we work hard to close the transition to complement our existing Covid-19 control measures to ensure the protection of all of our colleagues,” 2 Sisters said in a statement.
“While it is vital to make sure that our on-site measurements are physically powerful and effective, it is also incredibly vital that our workers perceive their outdoor obligations at the plant in the local community, which, according to our initial analysis, played a vital role in the transmission of the virus. “
The company said all workers would get education and “good practice guides on issues ranging from transportation arrangements, community management, to Covid’s protection in a shared home. “
He added: “As one of the largest employers in the region, we are more than aware of our duty in the network to act with care for the health, protection and well-being of all.
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