Crisis Accelerates Need to Embrace Technology, E-Commerce

Baking companies need to stay abreast of the changing landscape and embrace technologies that further build their retail businesses, according to Gary Hawkins, founder and CEO of the Center for Advancing Retail & Technology (CART).

Developing Consumer Behavior During Corona Crisis: Implications on Food Businesses

May 21, 2020 Puratos Taste Tomorrow

Concerns about coronavirus trigger consumers to adjust their buying behaviour profoundly. These insights will help the food industry react to the rapidly developing consumer needs and expectations.

CDC Releases Guidance for Reopening Restaurants

As restaurants and bars resume operations in some areas of the United States, CDC offers the following considerations for ways in which operators can protect employees, customers, and communities and slow the spread of COVID-19.

Bristol Seafood Closes Portland Plant For 2 Days After COVID-19 Cases Confirmed

Bristol Seafood is closing its processing plant on the Portland Fish Pier for two days in response to tests confirming that five workers have COVID-19, the company said Monday.

Doctors Petition USDA to Warn Consumers About Potential Presence of SARS-CoV-2 on Meat and Poultry Products

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine—a nonprofit with more than 12,000 doctor members—has filed an Emergency Petition with the U.S. Department of Agriculture requiring that slaughterhouses test meat and poultry for SARS-CoV-2 prior to making it available for sale and requiring groceries to warn consumers of the potential presence of SARS-CoV-2 on meat and poultry products.