technology & supply chain
Sainsbury’s spends £2m on green energy start-up Subscription
Sainsbury’s is investing £2m in a start-up company that produces energy from organic waste.
Tesco complains about 'avoidable damage' of late deliveries
Tesco has accused its suppliers of costing it millions in lost sales after imposing a new system of fines to tackle availability problems.
Suppliers: 'fines from Waitrose are an abuse'
Small suppliers have accused Waitrose of “an absolute abuse of power” following its introduction of fines for late deliveries.
'Communication is only way to prevent Olympic chaos'
The Olympics will bring chaos to the fmcg supply chain unless there is better communication between organisers, retailers and logistics providers, pallet specialist LPR has warned.
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Innovation in dairy must be rewarded, says Begg Subscription
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Kellogg's deal is first big win for Harlequin
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Boffins shine a light on fake alcohol problem
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Newsagents sign up to Localink plan
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Ocado adds a new shopping tracker to site
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Has Shop Scan Save's hour finally arrived?
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Biofresh harnesses ozone power to keep produce fresh for longer
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Dual-fuel lorries give Nisa greener delivery
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Philip Dennis spends big on wind turbine
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The Ice age cometh: farm shop sales boosted by eco-cardholders
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Mars vows to keep Fresh Connection crown Subscription
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Automatic site ups web sales at fishmonger
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Wyke Farms goes from dairymen to cybermen
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Mineral strip in packs ‘could save millions of veg from the bin’ Subscription
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Revamped Coke app urges people to trace CO2 footprints
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'Vingenius' system helps lift wine sales
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LED lighting slashes energy bills at Tout's
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M&S lifestyle app hints at future of shopping Subscription
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Ocado hosts new virtual sweetie shop
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Till-free grocery shop? There's an app for that
opinion
Short-termism is a habit retailers must kick
The storm surrounding bankers’ bonuses represents the most overt example of a developing public antipathy towards capitalism.
For every useful question it answers, the carbon footprint label raises several more
OK, we were wrong about self-service supermarkets in 1947, but our doubts about the Carbon Trust label have proved well founded.
The loyalty equation is usability vs visibility
The power of social media to conflate our private and work lives has recently hit the headlines, with Olympics volunteers banned from discussing the Games online.
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David Cameron wants 'drunk tanks' and 'booze buses' to tackle British drinking culture.
you say...
Carbon label still relevant
In response to your recent article we wanted to clarify the role of the carbon label within our overall supply chain footprinting work with business around the world.
Milk prices mustn't falter
The fact that the UK wholesale price for bulk cream decreased between December 2011 and January 2012 by approximately £220/tonne is not wholly unexpected, but will be unwelcome news for UK dairy processors.
