COVID-19

Essity Sales Hit By Household Hoarding And Lockdowns

Hygiene products maker Essity suffered an 11% drop in second-quarter sales, hit by coronavirus lockdowns and adverse effects of bulk-buying in the early st...

Tesco Ireland Launches Nationwide Food Appeal

Tesco Ireland has today announced that it will run a week-long food appeal calling on the shoppers throughout Ireland to support the nationwide campaign by...

Walgreens Swings To Loss On $2bn Boots UK Charges, Suspends Share Buybacks

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc on Thursday swung to a loss in the third quarter and suspended share buybacks, as the COVID-19 crisis further weighe...

GSK, Philip Morris Venture Tie-Up For Potential COVID-19 Shot

GSK, the world's largest vaccine maker, on Tuesday announced the latest partnership for its vaccine booster technology to develop and test a potential COVI...

Total Produce Says Trading For For Half Has Been Satisfactory

Total Produce has said that trading for the six months ended 30 June 2020, has been satisfactory. Sales have been resilient having regard to the impact...

91% Of Agri-Food Companies Rank COVID-19 As Highest Priority Risk, Survey Shows

Almost 91% of Argi-Food companies across Ireland rank COVID-19 as the highest priority risk facing the sector, a new survey showed. Launched today, the...

Aryzta Sees 'Steady Improvement In Revenue Trend'

Cuisine de France owner Aryzta said that it was seeing a steady improvement in the revenue trend of the business. In a trading update, published today,...

Why COVID-19 Can Run Rife In Meatpacking Plants

Meat-processing plants around the world are proving coronavirus infection hotspots, with an outbreak at a factory in Germany leading to Guetersloh becoming...