COVID-19

Baking, Cereal Demand Boosts General Mills' Sales, Shares Rise

General Mills Inc beat sales and profit estimates for the first quarter on Wednesday, as people stuck at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic stocked up on it...

Tesco Boss Tells UK Shoppers Not To Panic Buy After New COVID Curbs

There is no need for shoppers to panic buy grocery supplies after Britain imposed new restrictions to stem a second wave of COVID-19, the boss of Tesco, th...

Shell Launches Major Cost-Cutting Drive To Prepare For Energy Transition

Royal Dutch Shell is looking to slash up to 40% off the cost of producing oil and gas in a major drive to save cash so it can overhaul its business and foc...

Coca-Cola Bottlers Are Feeling Flat, Even As US Grocery Sales Sparkle

Martin Williams' great-grandfather founded their Coca-Cola distribution business in Corinth, Mississippi, in 1907, just a handful of years after Coke...

Vira Hygiene Launches Range Of PPE Products In Fight Against COVID-19

Vira Hygiene has said that is proud to partner with many of Irelands leading brands across multiple sectors including retail, hospitality, and facility man...

Aryzta Announces Resignation Of Annette Flynn As Director

Aryzta AG has announced that Annette Flynn will resign from the Board of Directors with effect from the conclusion of today’s Extraordinary General M...

Six In 10 Irish Food & AgriBusiness SMEs Use COVID Supports, Says IFAC

Six in 10 small and medium food and agri-businesses are using one or more of the COVID-19 supports to help manage the impact of the pandemic, acc...

British Supermarket Morrisons Sees Profits Dented By COVID-19 Costs

Morrisons, Britain's fourth largest supermarket group, has reported a 25.3% fall in first-half profit, hurt by costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic, but...