Fresh food supplier Bidfresh is adding direct-to-consumer home delivery services to its depots around the UK. The public will be able to order meat, fish and dairy products directly to their door.
Jane Aukim, marketing manager at Bidfresh, commented: "We are continuing to take orders from customers in the foodservice sector, but the current situation means many of them need less produce or are closing altogether, resulting in cancelled orders.
"At the same time, there's clearly a need for consumers to be able to access fresh food. Offering home delivery alongside our established business will hopefully ensure that as much of the food as possible in our supply chain is being used."
These delivery services will be even more useful now that Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced people should stay at home and only leave the house for necessities in an attempt to stop the spread of coronavirus.
National wholesaler JJ Foodservice has launched a home delivery service to supply people with key household essentials. Orders must be made by 9pm for next day delivery and the order must exceed £79.
Mushtaque Ahmed, chief operating officer at JJ Foodservice, said: “With schools closing and many of us required to work from home, having essential products like bottled water, fresh and frozen foods have never been more important. We are here to help.”
Fruit and veg supplier to the foodservice industry Reynolds has announced its national logistics network can help people. Tony Reynolds, managing director of Reynolds said the 1,300 staff across 14 depos were "willing to help the nation get through this crisis."
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