All Supply Chain articles – Page 156
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NewsWaitrose to build major supply hub in Milton Keynes
Waitrose is planning to open a major new distribution centre in Milton Keynes in summer 2015.
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NewsSmith News rebrands to Connect Group
Smiths News PLC is to change its name to Connect Group to reflect the diversification of its business away from newspaper and magazine wholesaling.
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NewsFareShare hails 30% jump in surplus food donations
FareShare, which redistributes surplus food to charities in the UK, says it has seen a 30% increase in donations over the past 12 months but is calling on industry to do more.
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NewsCidermakers warn of long-term effects of flooding
Cider makers are monitoring orchards to assess how much damage the recent flooding and storms have done…
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NewsCoca-Cola Enterprises pours £52m into UK operations
CCE is to invest £52m in its UK operations Coca-Cola Enterprises is to invest £52m in its UK operations this year. The company said the latest investment – which takes CCE’s total spend in the UK to £227m since 2011 – underlined its “commitment to manufacturing excellence ...
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NewsCo-op stripped of chicken welfare award
The Co-operative Food’s ethical credentials have been dealt a blow after the retailer was stripped of a major chicken welfare award.
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Comment & OpinionTechnology can aid supply chain transparency
With technology in place to offer complete transparency, businesses will have the competitive advantage - faring better than others in the glare of public scrutiny.
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NewsMenzies Distribution sales drop in weak magazine market
Menzies Distribution has posted a fall in full-year sales and profits as newspaper and magazine sales continue to drop.
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Comment & OpinionThe £1 milk club
There are few things that agitate farmers quite as much as supermarkets messing with the white stuff. Milk prices are hot political currency, so Tesco’s announcement yesterday that it was slashing the price of four pints of milk by 39p – as part of a £200m investment in everyday low ...
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NewsTesco milk price cut sends ‘wrong signal’, farmers warn
Farmer leaders have blasted Tesco’s decision to slash the price of four pints of milk to £1, saying the move sends the “wrong signal”.
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NewsSainsbury's suffers prawn crackers supply 'issues'
Prawn crackers are back on shelf at Sainsbury’s following a supply problem…
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Analysis & FeaturesDark store wars: which retailer has the best strategy?
As online shopping gathers more and more momentum, retailers are engaging in a new generation of store wars…
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NewsSupermarket chicken to undergo new campylobacter tests
The FSA is to test 4,000 supermarket chickens over the next 12 months as part of a major new survey to assess levels of campylobacter contamination in the UK.
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NewsSupermarkets are the solution, not the problem: Boparan
Farmers should see supermarkets not as a problem but “the solution,” Ranjit Singh Boparan has said.
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NewsFishermen appeal for same help as farmers after storms
Help for fishermen battered by an “unprecedented” succession of storms is on the agenda today at a meeting between the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) and fisheries minister George Eustice.
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NewsScottish seafood gets £700,000 funding boost
The Scottish government is to invest £700,000 in the Scottish seafood sector.
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NewsSupermarkets can still do more to back British food: Kendall
Supermarkets should respond to steady consumer support of British food by increasing their support for it, NFU president Peter Kendall has said.
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NewsUK food security needs long-term strategy, says NFU’s Kendall
The UK urgently needs a long-term food strategy to ensure its food security and boost the global competitiveness of UK food and farming.
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NewsUK to lead food fraud fight with €12m EU project
A major new pan-European project to tackle food fraud is launching this week under the leadership of the UK’s Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera).
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Comment & OpinionA bruising battle
The Fairtrade Foundation is making bananas the centrepiece of Fairtrade Fortnight. But will it make a difference to banana pricing?