All Supply Chain articles – Page 30
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Analysis & FeaturesOatly, Asda and RSPCA hypocrisy: The Grocer’s unofficial review of 2024
The Grocer takes a look back over what hit the headlines this year – the highs, the lows and the downright ridiculous, in our 100% unofficial review of 2024
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NewsJohn Lewis ‘optimistic’ £400m investment in automation will pay off this Christmas
The investment in automation had led to 75% improvement in storage capacity at John Lewis’ Milton Keynes distrbution campus
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NewsDon’t slap tariffs on spirits that can’t be made in US, spirits group urges Trump
The spirits industry had been ’weighed down by retaliatory tariffs’ since 2018, Discus said
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NewsBlue Yonder ransomware attack still impacting UK supermarket supply chains
Morrisons and Sainsbury’s have deployed contingency measures to keep stock moving following Blue Yonder’s ransomware attack
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NewsMajority of companies bracing for commodity price increases in 2025
Rising energy costs and continued geopolitical turmoil are set to contribute to commodity price increases, experts warn
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KVI TrackerRecord coffee prices mean farmers are finally earning enough to live, says Pact
Coffee has been sold for ‘far too cheap’ for ‘far too long’, according to the supplier
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NewsFresh farm protests on Wednesday as tax row still rages
Save British Farming and Kent Fairness for Farmers will stage a rally in Dover in protest at inheritance tax changes and wider government policy
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NewsUnilever completes £40m investment into Burton condiments hub
The site now produces an average of nine million jars and bottles of condiments a month
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NewsMilk & More goes for growth by targeting 1,000 new customers per week
The Freshways-owned DTC company is looking to build on its current 600,000 weekly deliveries by targeting new households
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NewsFrylight reduces bottle weight by 9% to reduce carbon emissions
The change will remove 20 tonnes of plastic from the supply chain
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NewsBlue Yonder software hack impacting supermarket supply chains
US tech firm Blue Yonder clients include Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Tesco, as well as 30 fast moving consumer goods suppliers
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NewsCod prices to reach highest level ever after quota slashed
Next year’s total allowable catch for Barents Sea North East Arctic cod has been reduced by 25% to 340,000 tonnes, in light of declining stocks
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Analysis & FeaturesAs Wales backs out, is there any hope left for a UK DRS?
Hopes DRS would be simpler under Labour have been shattered, as Wales’ withdrawal leaves drinks industry players ‘speechless’
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Comment & OpinionWhy Lindt denying its own ‘excellence’ risks shopper loyalty
It was particularly surprising when Lindt scuppered its own marketing claims about the ’excellence’ of its products in a US court last week
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Comment & OpinionNFU: Labour can’t wish away farmers’ anger. We will keep fighting
Our industry feels betrayed. A year ago, Steve Reed said no changes would be made to Agriculture Property Relief if Labour won the general election, says NFU president Tom Bradshaw
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NewsIceland backs bid for warmer frozen food temperatures
The supermarket has joined a coalition advocating for a rise in frozen food temperature standards to slash CO2 emissions
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Comment & OpinionFarmer protests are about more than a tax break
The current system is failing our farmers, our fields, and our future harvests, says Edd Lees, co-founder at Wildfarmed
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NewsMass walkouts at cognac maker Hennessy over China bottling plans
Hennessy is said to be exploring the possibility of shipping cognac to China where it could be bottled locally
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Category ReportMaking UK fish fitter for the future
Investment is pouring into Grimsby, where 70% of the UK’s fish is processed. So, we headed to Lincolnshire to see where it’s going
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KVI TrackerLindt dark chocolate gets pricier in the UK as US lawsuit rages on
Shelf prices have risen by 20% in Morrisons this month