Struggling food producers are turning online to reach new customers. Many firms that were selling into the food service sector have seen their trade plummet since Covid-19 restrictions hit.
One seafood processor in Wexford saw business drop by 70% as pubs, restaurants and hotels closed their doors. Atlantis Seafood says that a new website it has developed will help save jobs and build a new customer base.
The company, which has been in business for 25 years, is now selling fish nationwide using specially developed packaging which keeps it chilled.
The fleet of vans which had once been used to deliver fish to food service customers will now be used to deliver directly to people's doors.