All Supply Chain articles – Page 2
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News
Animal welfare warnings ahead of Gulf trade deal
A UK-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) trade agreement is said to be imminent
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Interviews
Andrew Howard: Beechdean’s pedal-to-the-metal ice cream man
Beechdean Dairies’ boss is a former racing driver who’s now pushing for success in ice cream, via own-label deals and a groundbreaking partnership
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Magnavale wins £500m backing for 10-year growth
Cold storage firm Magnavale has secured a £500m loan to pursue growth, following the completion of its new 101,000-pallet cold store near Grantham
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GXO’s £762m acquisition of Wincanton cleared by the CMA
CMA has cleared GXO’s acquisition of Wincanton following the business’s offer to sell Wincanton’s dedicated grocery warehousing business.
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Speed up deforestation efforts ahead of EU law change, urge retailers in Northern Ireland
The upcoming EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) will bring new requirements for fmcg businesses in NI and the rest of the UK – but the government is yet to provide any clarity or support
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News
UK exports down since Brexit while imports remain steady, new logistics data shows
The disparity between exports and imports levels since Brexit was clear in the latest analysis by business group Logistics UK
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Global fmcg coalition launches framework to align retailers’ emissions reporting
The Consumer Goods Forum’s new framework will help the retail industry align on emissions and deforestation data
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Tesco rolls out more solar-powered refrigerated lorries
Until recently, keeping food chilled and frozen on the road has meant running diesel engines on the back of trucks – generating emissions and burning fuel even when vehicles are stationary.
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Comment & Opinion
Spending review shows food is low in government pecking order
Defra is one of the big losers in the review, says former FDF boss Ian Wright. It’s clear that Chancellor Rachel Reeves doesn’t worry much about the food and drink industry
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News
Supermarket wine shortage looms as factory workers plan strike
Over 200 Unite members at bottling company Encirc are planning to strike
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Aldi delisting trial: Adjudicator wins High Court fight to step in
A High Court judge this week ruled that Adjudicator Mark White should be allowed to intervene in the Aldi case
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Comment & Opinion
Brand Britain needs more trade deals like £25bn India agreement
There is much to celebrate with this trade deal, but it also shows what we are missing elsewhere, says Dr Jason Wouhra, CEO of Lioncroft Wholesale
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News
‘Chicken King’ BPO buys 2 Sisters JV poultry farming operation
The deal means the BPO is now larger than 2 Sisters Food Group itself
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News
Sauce Shop apologises to customers for weeks of delayed deliveries
‘This is nowhere near the service that we aim to deliver,’ said Sauce Shop
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Comment & Opinion
Waitrose: British farmers need support from supermarkets
As British farmers grapple with rising costs, labour challenges and policy uncertainty, it’s disappointing to see retailers backing away from their promises, says Jake Pickering of Waitrose
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News
Carlsberg rolls out first beer brewed from entirely regeneratively grown barley
Initially, the beer will only be sold in limited quantities from Carlsberg’s brewery in Copenhagen
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UK food and drink exports to US jump in Q1 – but April figures hit by Trump tariffs
British food and drink producers rushed to export to the US ahead of Trump’s tariffs
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News
Brexit: future of environmental health officers in danger amid UK-EU deal
With EU and UK controls on agrifoods set to be massively scaled back, the personnel originally hired to handle the controls could be let go
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News
Eleventh-hour bid to stop Brazilian meat giant JBS’s Wall Street listing
Campaigners have told the New York Stock Exchange board that the public listing of meat giant JBS listing risked violating US laws
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News
Imported Dubai-style chocolate poses risk to allergy sufferers, FSA warns
Some imported Dubai-style chocolate products could lack a full ingredients list or allergen labelling