All Supply Chain articles
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NewsNew review of insect farming criticised for ‘inaccuracies’
‘Have the Environmental Benefits of Insect Farming Been Overstated? A Critical Review’, published on 29 October in Biological Reviews, asserted insect farming was less environmentally-friendly than many touted it to be
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Comment & OpinionPrinces is now the bellwether for UK business success
Princes is likely to become a real test of whether it is possible to run a newly minted, successful international food and drink business here in the UK, says Ian Wright, partner at Acuti Associates
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Comment & OpinionPay now or pay more later – the real cost of ignoring RAM
Smart retailers are viewing RAM assessments as strategic intelligence gathering that reveals exactly where their packaging investments should go, says John Redmayne, MD of ERP
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NewsTract raises €20m to strengthen supply chain resilience
Data management firm Tract has raised close to €20m in a Series A round to expand its supply chain intelligence platform
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Comment & OpinionChocolate-free Penguins point to a bigger issue in our food system
It’s clear that climate change, along with resource constraints and geopolitics, are converging to make food production less stable and more expensive, says Jim Mellon, executive chairman of Agronomics
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Comment & OpinionIt’s time the food industry treated climate risk as a financial issue
Media reports of political pushback against climate action are plentiful – but they don’t represent the whole story, says Andrew Coburn, CEO at Risilience
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NewsCouncils to be docked funds if they misuse packaging tax cash
Defra has brought forward a raft of regulations in parliament aimed at tackling producer concerns over the accountability for the £1.4bn a year tax
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Category ReportBooze loses its bottle: trends in alcoholic drinks 2025
As Brits buy less booze and EPR charges hit suppliers, alcohol producers are ditching glass in favour of alternate pack formats
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Comment & OpinionThe cost of cheap meat and why industry insiders are breaking rank
Inside Track, as the group calls itself, is not a group of radical, leftwing firebrands. They are leading executives from a raft of major food companies who feel compelled to demand change
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NewsParliamentary group warns of 32% drop in food production without urgent action
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Science and Technology in Agriculture said domestic food production could decline by 39% per capita
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NewsInsider whistleblowers accuse industry of relentless drive towards cheap and processed meat
The report claims public heath and the UK’s food security have been ‘deprioritised’ as supermarkets go in pursuit of sales of ‘cheaper and more highly processed’ meat and dairy products
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NewsWorld leaders urged to put food waste at centre of COP30
A raft of leading climate and food waste organisations held a webinar yesterday ahead of the event, which starts on 10 November in Belém
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NewsFarm closures key driver of beef prices, consultancy firm says
Inverto pointed to the closure of 8.5% of cattle farms since 2020
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NewsAsda distribution managers approve GMB union recognition in ‘historic’ vote
‘Asda’s distribution managers told us they were fed up and needed a voice in the workplace,’ said GMB national officer Nadine Houghton
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NewsTurkey prices soar as retailers ‘rein in’ loss leaders
According to analysis by The Grocer using Assosia data, more than half of all frozen turkey lines in supermarkets are outpacing general inflation, while preorders of fresh turkeys are seeing double-digit price hikes
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NewsImports of cheap glass threatening UK manufacturers
Imports of Turkish glass into the UK have jumped by 19,000% since 2018
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NewsOatly makes move to 100% British sourced oats
The brand will now source 100% of its oats from farms in the south of England
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NewsDiageo moves to dismiss tequila class action lawsuit
It is one of several legal challenges that have been mounted against Diageo North America this year
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NewsReady Egg invests £2.9m into Fermanagh to drive productivity and growth
It was announced by economy minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald, who said the Lisnaskea-based company’s £2.9m investment would also create opportunities for upskilling and workforce development