All Supply Chain articles – Page 151
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NewsTesco redistributes five million meals with FareShare FoodCloud
Tesco says work is now underway to extend the scheme across a further 1,800 convenience stores
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NewsAsda launches Surplus Swap app to help suppliers cut waste
App enables suppliers to sell off unwanted ingredients and trimmings
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NewsOrnua and EasiYo forge yoghurts supply deal
The businesses have invested some £700,000 to establish a new blending facility
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NewsArgos delivery drivers call off strike plans
Argos delivery drivers have suspended strike action over the Christmas period following successful negotiations over holiday pay
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NewsSupply chain complexity and Brexit set to drive up food crime
Insurance broker Arthur J Gallagher called for co-ordinated action from the world’s regulatory bodies
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Comment & OpinionBrave brands need to commit to fixing supply chain problems
Ferrero has cut ties with one of its toy suppliers over the Kinder Egg scandal, but long-term change requires sticking around
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NewsCo-op to make 80% of its packaging easily recyclable by 2020
Only half a million of the 1.5m tonnes of recyclable plastic waste created every year in the UK is reused as intended
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NewsThe Co-op pledges to double its number of local suppliers
The initiative is part of the company’s plan to “foster closer relationships” with small businesses
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NewsWalmart tech boosts Asda forecasting
Asda has turned to new tech from Walmart to improve its availability and increase the efficiency of its supply chain
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NewsRobots to replace 25% of supply chain jobs by 2035
Conveyor operator roles most vulnerable but HGV drivers also at risk
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NewsEssential Fruits hands warehousing and distribution to NFT
NFT says its six-month rolling contract could generate ‘substantial commercial savings’
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NewsIGD's ECR UK to expand its supply chain mentoring scheme
The aim is to establish 100 partnerships between retailers, manufacturers, wholesalers and foodservice companies
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NewsFood crime guidance launched to encourage info sharing
The new guidance sets out how businesses can best work with the National Food Crime Unit
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NewsMinisters prepare wholesale change to Tacon's remit
The government is to consider extending the role of Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon
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NewsGovernment calls for evidence on extension of GCA powers
The government says it could look to extend the role even if competition authorities decide there is insufficient evidence
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NewsCo-op trials blockchain tech to boost traceability
Blockchain is the technology underpinning Bitcoin and is also referred to as ‘distributed ledgers’
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NewsPerfect Order programme proposed to standardise supply
GS1 says industry could save up to £100m a year by removing inefficiencies and avoidable costs
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Analysis & FeaturesWho is winning the war on waste?
For our Green Issue we have ranked how the UK’s 10 largest retailers are doing in the war on waste
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NewsCalais wall 'will just be a sticking plaster' says FTA
A 1km-long wall, announced by immigration minister Robert Goodwill, will cost £1.9m and sit alongside the current fence
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Comment & OpinionBuyers who ask smart questions are brands' greatest allies
Brands tell us alert buyers who ask smart questions about supply chains, standards and quality checks make a real difference