COVID-19 PREPAREDNESS

Corfini Gourmet has a robust resiliency plan in place to ensure that we will be able to continue to deliver you fresh and frozen proteins, as well as ready-to-eat and ready to cook products regardless of what comes next in the rapidly escalating response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.

Our Plans to Continue Supporting You

DELIVERIES DURING QUARANTINE OR SHELTER-IN-PLACE:

In the event of a government quarantine or other shelter-in-place order, Corfini Gourmet can continue operations because we are a designated national critical infrastructure food supply company. Our essential team members (i.e. production, warehouse and drivers) have received Essential Industry Badges to show to authorities in order to continue coming to work and making deliveries to our customers even during a shelter-in-place order.

LEVERAGING OUR VERTICAL INTEGRATION TO PROTECT PRODUCT AVAILABILITY:

Corfini Gourmet controls its own final mile supply chain including processing and distribution. If a geographical region is significantly impacted by the COVID-19 response, we can flex production capabilities, leverage our availability of frozen inventory and use the strength of our logistic operations and innovative packaging capabilities to meet customer needs.

There is no doubt that the COVID-19 response is an unprecedented event that is having enormous economic consequences. Corfini Gourmet stands ready to continue supporting you as our customer and fellow business partner in America’s critical food supply network.

Please let us know how we can further support you through this emergency. Together WE CAN AND WE WILL get through this.

ADDITIONAL SAFETY INFORMATION:

Corfini Gourmet is closely monitoring updates from the FDA, USDA, CDC and other leading authorities. These agencies are reporting NO EVIDENCE OR RISK OF HUMAN TRANSMISSION FROM FOOD OR FOOD PACKAGING. Information from the FDA is available online here. Information from the CDC is available online here.

PROACTIVE ACTIONS WE ARE TAKING:

As part of our proactive strategy to promote safety and peace of mind for our team members, customers and communities, the below tactics are being implemented at all facilities.

  • Doubling the amount of sanitizing and cleaning protocols in our facilities

  • Doubling our regular cleaning and disinfecting of common spaces such as lunch rooms, break rooms and restrooms

  • Regular disinfecting of phones, keyboards, desks and other “high touch” workspace surfaces

  • Encouraging team members to refraining from personal travel

  • Educating team members on prevention. Practices include:

    • Hand washing several times throughout the day

    • Avoiding face touching

    • Covering nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing with a tissue, elbow or shoulder and then washing hands immediately after

  • Requiring team members to stay at home if they themselves or someone in their household displays the following symptoms:

    • Fever/Aches

    • Diarrhea

    • Runny nose

    • Sore throat

    • Cough

    • Shortness of breath

  • Requiring team members to seek medical care if they exhibit symptoms of respiratory infection or acute respiratory illness (i.e. difficulty breathing)

CUSTOMER RESOURCES:

The National Restaurant Association has released the following guidance for restaurant and food service operators.

The National Retail Federation has released the following guidance for retailers.

The National Fisheries Institute has created a website that answers questions about COVID-19 and provides research showing seafood is not related to transmission.

The North American Meat Institute has released the following guidance for it's members which includes information from the United States Department of Agriculture as well as from the Food Safety and Inspection Service.