All Supply Chain articles – Page 119
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NewsIndustry leaders call for mass coronavirus testing of food sector workers
It has emerged online delivery company Ocado had privately ordered 100,000 Covid-19 testing kits for staff
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Analysis & FeaturesCoronavirus: how international supply chains are coping
As this pandemic develops, stress will shift onto supply chains. So how are they responding?
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NewsChristine Tacon calls for retailers to help suppliers facing cashflow problems
Tacon has always previously refused to give any guidance on payment terms, because the issue is not covered in GSCOP
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NewsPackaging supply starts to creak under soaring demand
Many food and drink manufacturers have increased production by as much as 50%
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NewsCoronavirus: ‘US trade negotiations must be delayed’
It a letter to the prime minster, 17 charities argue it is inappropriate for trade talks to continue with both countries in lockdown
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NewsGlobal coronavirus lockdowns set to hit vegetable supplies
India announced a “complete” lockdown on Wednesday. The country is the UK’s main supplier of vegetables such as baby sweetcorn, chillies and okra
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NewsGreengrocer Reynolds reports 95% drop in business
The pandemic has seen its foodservice and out-of-home customers shut down their operations
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Analysis & FeaturesCoronavirus availability: which supermarkets have the best stock levels
We’ve teamed up with asset checker Shepper to give you an idea of how the supermarkets are stacking up when it comes to keeping stock on shelves
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NewsSainsbury’s trials sale of Brakes catering-sized products
Sainsbury’s is currently selling catering-sized packs of Brakes own-label food in 10 stores in Kent
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Comment & OpinionTo feed the nation, we must keep calm and collaborate
The food industry needs to share ideas and information, says Ged Futter, director of The Retail Mind
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NewsSainsbury’s moves to immediate supplier payments
The supermarket said support would also be available to suppliers in financial distress as a result of the ongoing uncertainty
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NewsCoronavirus Bill could force industry to share food supply data
The document stresses the key role played “on a voluntary basis” by the industry
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Analysis & FeaturesHow could the coronavirus affect food and drink supplies?
While the biggest concern is undoubtedly the serious risk to public health, fears are also mounting over the potential impact on food and drink supplies
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NewsPiccolo opens online babyfood shop to ease pressure on mults
It follows reports that shoppers had been unable to get hold of formula milk
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Analysis & FeaturesCoronavirus: what has the government done to help food & drink so far?
The government has said it will do ‘whatever it takes’ to keep food on shelves during the coronavirus crisis. Here are the measures it has taken so far
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Analysis & FeaturesBrexit: will British supermarkets drown in a sea of red tape?
The flow of goods between Northern Ireland and Great Britain has been Brexit’s Achilles’ heel. So how will supply chains adapt? Can retailers sustain their Northern Irish operations? And what’s the situation for suppliers?
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NewsKellogg’s seeks temporary workers to ramp up production
It has urged anyone with food manufacturing experience to apply
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NewsCoronavirus: baked beans brands offer supply reassurance as shoppers bulk buy
Kraft Heinz and Princes said their supply chains were robust enough to handle the high demand for canned goods
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NewsMorrisons looks to ease small supplier cashflow problems with faster payments
Farmers, local food makers and many more small businesses will be paid early
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NewsMPs to launch inquiry into post-Brexit immigration proposals’ impact on food
Efra Committee chair Neil Parish warned produce could be ‘left to rot in fields’ if the food sector’s labour requirements weren’t met