Coronavirus

COVID-proof? Unilever to merge Anglo-Dutch structure for ‘greater strategic flexibility’

11-Jun-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Consumer goods major Unilever will unify its split Anglo-Dutch legal structure into a single parent company in the UK – a move set to future-proof business, especially important during COVID-19, its CEO says.

WFP supply chain chief on COVID-19 challenges: ‘Every country we’re operating in is affected by the virus’

25-Mar-2020 By Flora Southey

While the coronavirus situation in Europe is ‘alarming’, World Food Programme Acting Director of Supply Chain, John Crisci, tells FoodNavigator his ‘greatest fear’ is for Africa.

COVID-19 and food: ‘This virus is sensitive to cooking temperatures’

16-Mar-2020 By Flora Southey

French food agency ANSES says heat treatment can reduce contamination of a food product by a factor of 10,000.

Coronavirus: ‘Dramatic decline’ in taste for Chinese and Italian cuisines

13-Mar-2020 By Flora Southey

Google Trends data has revealed interest in cuisines from China and Italy – the two hardest hit countries of the COV-19 outbreak – has plummeted.

Can coronavirus be transmitted via imported food?

05-Feb-2020 By Flora Southey

Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has claimed 425 lives in China to date, prompting concerns that food imported to Europe from Hubei Province and affected regions could be infected.