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Covid-19: Food, Drink & Consumer Goods Industry Survey
1.
Where are you based?
Republic of Ireland
Northern Ireland
GB
Continental EU
Other (please specify)
2.
What is your approximate annual business turnover?
< €500k per year
€500k to €1m per year
€1m to €5m per year
€6 to €10m per year
€11m to €50m per year
€50m to €100m per year
€100m to €250m
€250m to €500m
+€500m
3.
Approximate number of employees
1-10
11-25
26-50
50-100
101-200
201-500
+500
4.
Best description of your business activity?
A food & drink retailer
A HORECA / food service operator
A DIY / hardware retailer
A pharmacy retailer
A drapery retailer
A supplier/manufacturer of finished products
A supplier/manufacturer of ingredients/raw materials/packaging/components
A primary producer/grower/farmer
A distributor/wholesaler
Other (please specify)
5.
What is the product mix in your business?
Primarily branded
Primarily private label
Mixed branded and PL
Other (please specify)
6.
What is the sector mix of your business?
Primarily retail and 'in-home' consumption
Primarily food service and 'out of home' consumption
Other (please specify)
7.
How would you describe your business performance since the covid-19 crisis?
Down more than 50%
Down 26-50%
Down 11-25%
Down 0-10%
unchanged
Up 0-10%
Up 11-25%
Up 26-50%
Up more than 50%
8.
Have you already, or are you planning to......
hire more staff
lay off staff
leave staffing unchanged
9.
Have you seen any disruption in your supply chain and business already?
Shortages of raw materials, packaging or components
Increased absenteeism
Shortages of shipping containers or distribution capacity
Customer demand out-stripping your current capacity
Cancelled orders or promotional activity
Cashflow challenges
Debt issues
Forced temporary closure
Other (please specify)
10.
What business continuity mitigations have you done already?
No changes made
Appointed an internal steering group to assess ongoing impacts
Set up staff communications process
Assessed and applied for relevant Government led business supports
Staggered staff break times and physiscal distancing rules for canteens
Segregation of shift crews
Increased personal hygiene procedures and training
Increased use of PPE and training
Increased frequency of sanitising contact surfaces and general cleaning
Introduction of isolation protocols for suspected covid-19 staff illnesses
Introduction of 'back to work' protocols for suspected/confirmed covid-19 staff illnesses
Introduced protocols around compassionate leave for employees
Quarantine protocols for team colleagues of suspected/confirmed covid-19 staff illnesses
Agreed reduced range size with customers to allow increased overall production capacity
Cross-training staff to fill gaps in essential teams due to anticipated illness
Recruiting & training new staff to create a reserve crew in anticipation of increased absenteeism
Recruiting and training new staff (recently unemployed from negatively impacted sectors)
Cooperating with industry peers / competitors to build contingency plans
Actively securing raw material and component supplies
Prepared policies and infastructure for flexible work locations
Established emergency communication procedures
Taken steps to ensure cashflow
Diversified or pivoted the business to exploit new opportunities following covid-19 pandemic
Working with industry peers to establish second-site production capacity in the event of a factory closure e.g. temporarily transferring your production to a peer or competitor
Other (please specify)
11.
What industry leadership measures is your company taking?
Paying bonuses to staff to recognise increased workload and risk
Paying top-ups to staff on temporary unemployment benefit
Making donations to relevant causes e.g. the local hospital and frontline workers
Committed your media assets to amplify the 'stay at home' / '2m distance' messages
Other (please specify)
12.
What additional supports do you need?