All Supply chain articles – Page 4
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Analysis & FeaturesCan carbon labelling for food and drink products finally find its feet?
Until now, carbon footprint labelling attempts have fallen flat in grocery. Now companies such as Oatly and Quorn are trying to forge their own path
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Carrot growers warn of tight crop and planting delays after wet winter
Some of the worst rainfall on record has compromised current and future crops of the root vegetable
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Wholesalers taking ‘common-sense’ approach to restricting sales of hygiene products
One specialist household another personal care wholesaler sees sales jump 28%
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Don’t panic: toilet roll production and distribution normal, say suppliers
The outbreak has had no immediate impact on the UK tissue industry, tissue manufacturing, wholesale stock levels, the industry supply chain or supply to retailers
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Sainsbury’s joins major supermarkets rationing sales of hygiene products
The retailer is now limiting purchases of handwash, tissues, cleaning products and pain relief
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Coronavirus: New emergency plans could use army to deliver food to shops
Ministers have stepped up their talks with the industry on how to tackle the crisis
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Supermarkets call for lifting of delivery curfews to safeguard supply from panic buying
A raft of retailers have introduced rationing on some items in response to the crisis
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Food industry hits out at ‘very slow’ government coronavirus response
The Food Chain Emergency Liaison Group is meeting today for the first time since the outbreak
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Coronavirus: Importers face difficulties sourcing food from Italy
Italy has reported more than 3,000 cases of coronavirus, concentrated in the regions of Lombardy and Veneto
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Morrisons becomes first supermarket to join Slave-Free Alliance
Morrisons will get access to a range of services including site assessments, online resources, and technical consultations
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Danone launches ‘We Act For Water’ raft of sustainability initiatives
We Act For Water is billed as “a set of actions, objectives and investments aimed at bringning healthy hydration and safe drinking water to people in a responsible way”
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Coronavirus: hand sanitiser manufacturers racing to meet demand
Manufacturers in the UK are looking to increase production to meet soaring demand for hand sanitiser
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US trade deal could ‘do more harm than good’ to UK economy
More than three quarters of the global supply chain managers surveyed expressed concern that the government will sacrifice food standards and worker protections
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Intensive chicken meat production ‘more wasteful’, RSPCA study finds
Farmers could lose nearly half of their flock through use of fast-growing breeds, according to the report
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Comment & Opinion
Today’s consumer wants accurate product data – suppliers and retailers must provide
Consumers now expect to be able to access a wealth of information about what they consume, says Chris Tyas, chair of GS1 UK
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Mars warns of confectionery shortages after ‘breakdown’ at factory
The Galaxy and Maltesers owner said in a tweet it was ‘really sorry’ that it was not ‘able to make as many treats as we would like’
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Supermarkets ‘face panic buying and stockpiling’ as coronavirus fears escalate
The prime minister chaired an emergency Cobra meeting this morning to draw up plans to try to slow the spread of the virus
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Analysis & Features
How Aldi is tackling slavery in its global supply chains
In 2018, Oxfam ranked the discounter bottom for protecting human rights
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Campaigners launch ethical supply chain accreditation scheme
The initiative is aimed at retailers, veg box schemes, markets and other retail models
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Italian food producers stockpile in UK over coronavirus fears
If factories start to close due to the outbreak, a potential shortage of Italian ingredients will add concern to businesses
