All Supply Chain articles – Page 16
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NewsVeg shortages loom if dry weather continues, growers warn
Carrot growers are ‘gambling’ on using all their water now to keep core crops growing in the hope that rain will come before later crops come into their key growing season
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KVI TrackerStrawberries and cream up to 30% more expensive as input costs soar
Strawberries across the major multiples have seen steady inflation as growers grapple with increased wage costs
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NewsRefrigeration accounts up to 70% of supermarket carbon emissions
Up to 70% of the global supermarket sector’s Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions currently stem from cooling systems, either within stores or across the supply chain, a new ‘first of its kind’ report from the Environmental Investigation Agency has revealed
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Comment & OpinionUS attacks on diversity and inclusion don’t need to take hold in UK
Many women in the UK and elsewhere are watching developments in the US with unease, says Laura Ryan, global chair at Meat Business Women
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NewsWindsor Framework NI checks set for this week, despite M&S’s Machin’s complaints
M&S’s CEO said on Friday the final phase of the post-Brexit checks on goods sent to Northern Ireland was ‘bureaucratic madness’
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NewsMorrisons improves welfare for prawn supply chain
The supermarket has announced its ambition to phase out eyestalk ablation and suffocation in ice slurry
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Analysis & FeaturesBritain’s Biggest Alcohol Brands 2025: Riding out the storm
A storm is forecast for Britain’s top booze brands. Input costs, duty changes, tariffs, EPR and National Insurance rises are all hiking expenses as the market declines
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s at stake in the GCA’s investigation into Amazon?
What is the evidence that has prompted the probe, and what do the latest GCA annual survey results say of Amazon’s efforts?
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NewsKit Kat Chunky goes Funky with marbled chocolate bar
The NPD features a cocoa wafer, enrobed in a marbled milk chocolate and white coating
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Promotional FeaturesHow looking further afield could reduce UK retailers’ carbon footprint
With UK retailers under pressure and scrutiny to achieve their sustainability goals, sourcing supply from close to home need not be the only option as there are plenty of arguments to support looking further afield.
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NewsNearly half of Gen Z would eat lab-grown meat: new report
The survey of 1,098 people revealed younger people are much more likely than older generations to say they would eat cultivated meat
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NewsCO2 gas supply still in the balance, despite government crisis talks
Concerns over the supply of critically important CO2 gas resurfaced last month
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NewsJempson’s switches to Morrisons supermarket supply chain in new trial
Jempson’s is trialling the new supply model at its supermarket store in Battle, East Sussex
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NewsFix factory farming ‘climate doom loop’, governments urged
A Compassion in World Farming report has advised governments to substantially reduce livestock production, switch to more climate and nature-friendly farming practices and ensure food systems align with planetary boundaries
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NewsMiddle East conflict: volatile oil prices will push up food and fertiliser costs, experts warn
With energy prices and food production ‘deeply intertwined’, food and fertiliser prices could ‘soon be affected’, putting ‘millions at risk of hunger’, a report has claimed
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NewsAmazon still bottom of GCA supplier survey as investigation appeals for evidence
On Friday the Adjudicator said he had ‘reasonable grounds’ to suspect Amazon had breached paragraph five of the groceries code
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NewsFood industry reacts to government industrial strategy
The industrial strategy was published on Monday and included a range of policy measures such as lowering energy prices for big users, speeding up grid connections, enhancing access to skills and talent, removing planning barriers and increased defence investment
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NewsCo-op to cut ties with Israel and other countries in sourcing policy overhaul
The retailer’s members recently voted to ban Israeli goods from shelves
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Category ReportWho will blink first? Trends in fresh produce 2025
UK growers are demanding more government and retail support to help them compete with cheap foreign imports. Will they get it?
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NewsAldi to offer quicker payments for small produce growers and suppliers
The move follows a period of dry weather across the UK that has placed additional strain on growers