All Supply Chain articles – Page 173
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NewsRed Tractor pork advert did not mislead on welfare standards
A Red Tractor pork ad featuring celebrity farmer Jimmy Doherty did not mislead consumers about Red Tractor welfare standards, the Advertising Standards Agency has ruled.
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Analysis & FeaturesThe depot that tears up the rule Booker
After buying Makro in April, Booker converted Makro Sheffield into a hybrid depot servicing both sets of customers…
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NewsTesco to tackle food waste with cut on promos
Tesco has announced a major new focus on reducing food waste across its supply chain after new figures indicated that over two thirds of its bagged salad is wasted.
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NewsAsda cuts Silver Spoon to make Whitworths its main sugar brand
Asda is dropping Silver Spoon as its main sugar brand and switching most of its branded business to rival Whitworths.
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NewsOne Direction advent calendars hit by production delays
Hordes of teens hoping to get their hands on an Advent calendar featuring Harry Styles and co are set to be disappointed…
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NewsMüller Wiseman vows to keep milk flowing after Droitwich fire
Müller Wiseman Dairies has pledged to keep the milk flowing to customers despite suffering a major fire at its Droitwich processing plant earlier this week.
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Analysis & FeaturesUK 'sleepwalked' into tobacco directive says JTI's da Motta
We talk to Japan Tobacco International UK MD Jorge da Motta about TPD2, plain packs, the illicit trade and e-cigs…
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NewsBooker woos retailers with Treasurer Executive cigarettes
Booker is taking the fight to the illicit tobacco trade with the launch of a new tobacco brand that offers retailers a profit on return of 10%.
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NewsHome Bargains hones in on the south with £70m Wiltshire depot
TJ Morris, the discounter that trades as Home Bargains, is to invest £70m in a new 1,013,150 sq ft distribution centre in Wiltshire as it looks to expand its presence in the south of England.
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NewsMackerel stocks revised upwards despite overfishing fears
The North East Atlantic mackerel stock has grown bigger despite concerns about overfishing by Iceland and the Faroe Islands, the European Union’s fisheries advisory body has admitted.
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NewsTesco to pay farmers more for milk
Tesco is to increase the milk price paid to dairy farmers by 1.02 pence per litre to reflect the increased cost of cattle feed.
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NewsFlorette shores up UK salad supply with Angflor joint venture
Florette is set to ramp up its supply of British-grown salad through a joint venture…
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Analysis & FeaturesHorsegate: first impressions from the Elliott Review round table
Time is of the essence in securing a positive legacy for Horsegate…
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NewsScots freight sector in Glasgow games alert
The Scottish Freight Transport Association has warned of supply chain disruption during the 2014 Commonwealth Games…
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NewsSoya mince products to return to shelves in November
Frozen soya mince products will be back on supermarket shelves by mid-November – six months after they were pulled as a precaution, Hain Daniels Group has confirmed.
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News2 Sisters lab guns for food-borne pathogens
2 Sisters Food Group is upping the ante in the fight against foodborne illness with the opening of a new £1m testing lab…
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NewsPork supplier FA Gill in dialogue with Cranswick and Tesco
FA Gill, the slaughterhouse implicated in last week’s pork mislabelling row, says it is in “positive and ongoing dialogue” with other parties involved.
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NewsBirds Eye gains huge sustainability boost as fishery wins MSC status
Birds Eye’s sustainability credentials are to get a major boost after the MSC certification of a large fishery supplying pollock to the brand.
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NewsWaitrose plots e-commerce depot for South London
Waitrose is planning to open a second e-commerce depot in Coulsdon, South London, in a move that will double the number of online delivery slots available to shoppers in London.
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NewsMenzies app orders soar as magazines added
Menzies Distribution has seen a 70% surge in transactions through its smartphone app…