All Supply Chain articles – Page 164
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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?
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NewsBanana pricing needs action, Fairtrade Foundation warns
The Fairtrade Foundation has called for urgent government intervention in the UK banana supply chain, saying that retailer ‘price wars’ have triggered job losses and left smaller producers marginalised.
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NewsCotswold Sheep Society urges use of logo to safeguard breed
Producers of rare-breed Cotswold sheep are urging butchers and restaurants to start using the Pedigree Cotswold Lamb logo…
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NewsUK prepares for new round of EC horsemeat tests
The UK is gearing up for a new round of random horse tests on beef products at the request of the European Commission…
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Analysis & FeaturesSheep rustling - a worsening problem for UK farmers
Rustling doesn’t just happen in the Wild West. It is a growing problem for UK farmers…
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat UK seafood suppliers are doing to combat fraud
… and why fish was most implicated food in Interpol investigation…
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NewsNew meat trading platform aims to be 'eBay for meat industry'
A new online auction site is vying to become the ‘eBay for the meat industry’…
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Analysis & FeaturesTea players warn of pressures on crops
Tea faces crop shortages and soaring prices unless the entire supply chain works together to support the industry…
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NewsUK floods: Retailers and suppliers battle the deluge
As the UK battles the wettest winter for decades, suppliers and retailers across the country are battling to get supplies through to flood-hit areas.
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NewsRed Tractor logo expands to include ready meals
The new ‘Made with Red Tractor Assured Beef’ mark will start appearing on Asda chilled beef ready meals Shoppers are to be given greater reassurance over the provenance of meat in their ready meals following the launch of a new Red Tractor logo for more highly processed ...
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NewsEast of England Co-op launches home delivery service
East of England Co-operative has become the latest co-op to launch a home delivery service…
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NewsThird of food products fail authenticity tests, report finds
More than one third of samples indicated the foods were not what they claiemd to be or were mislabelled…
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NewsHereforapound.com site targets £4m in first-year sales
Hereforapound.com, the UK’s first online pound shop, is targeting £4m sales in its first year…
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NewsSomerset floods could have ‘long-term’ impact on livestock
Flooding in Somerset could affect the health of the region’s livestock long term, experts haved warned.