Coronavirus

Virginia Bakery Introduces Online Ordering and Delivery Service With “Quarantine Cakes” and Hand Sanitizer

April 24, 2020 Bread & Water Company

Bread & Water Company launched a redesigned website offering online ordering and delivery services to the immediate area surrounding their Belleview HQ location for the first time since opening their doors in 2011. To celebrate, the bakery created a series of cakes emblazoned with a polite reminder: “Wash Your Hands.” The bakery also released a limited supply of house-made hand sanitizer. …

ReposiTrak Launches FoodSourceUSA Sourcing Platform to Address Chronic Food Supply Imbalances Caused by COVID-19

April 24, 2020 ReposiTrak

The online platform, called FoodSourceUSA, will facilitate the identification and redistribution of excess perishable food products that are currently going to waste due to dramatically reduced foodservice sector volume, while serving the growing number of food-insecure communities around the country. …

KeHE’S Holiday Show Goes Virtual

April 24, 2020 KeHE

KeHE announces its 2020 Holiday Show will take place virtually. Due to COVID-19 safety concerns, KeHE’s annual Holiday Show previously scheduled for June 16-18 in Chicago, IL has been transformed. …

Record Sales & Empty Shelves: The Short- and Long-Term Impact of COVID-19 on Supermarkets

April 24, 2020 John Stranger, EvansHardyYoung

As supermarkets scramble to stay ahead of rapidly changing conditions, there are multiple short-term challenges they are dealing with. …

Canada Sees No Beef Shortage, But Prices May Rise Due to Coronavirus

April 23, 2020 Reuters

The Canadian government is not expecting a beef shortage despite the spread of the novel coronavirus in certain meat-packing plants, though prices may rise, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday. …