All Supply Chain articles – Page 45
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NewsFortnum & Mason to ‘double’ supply chain capacity and invest in food to go
Fortnum’s saw ‘record’ numbers in stores during the Christmas period, but struggled to meet demand online
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NewsHalewood Artisanal Spirits to distribute Krupnik Vodka in the UK
Krupnik is stocked with retailers including Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Asda
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Comment & OpinionThe farming sector is hanging by a thread. Now is the time for change
There needs to be change in all parts of the sector, by farmers and growers as well as by retailers, says Ged Futter, founder of The Retail Mind
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NewsAmazon gives suppliers new 30-day window to resolve disputes
Upgraded system will provide suppliers with real-time data and automatically alert them when shipment variances occur, enabling them to resolve disputes faster
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NewsNational Pig Association calls for tighter imports as tonnes of illegal meat seized at Dover
There is a growing black market for pigmeat due to the cost of living crisis, the NPA said
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NewsUK fishing industry to crack down on exploitation of overseas crew
It is one of the biggest sector-wide efforts to tackle labour exploitation in Europe
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NewsExpat favourite British Corner Shop enters administration
The Bristol-based online retailer has ceased trading with all 20 employees made redundant
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NewsDefra proposes changes to egg labelling rules to support British industry
Currently when mandatory housing orders are introduced, eggs from free-range birds may continue to be labelled as ‘free-range’ for 16 weeks and then must be labelled as barn eggs
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NewsClarence Court eggs owner invests in egg supply chain with new finance initiative
The new initiative has been created by Stonegate in partnership with British agriculture bank Oxbury
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NewsMore imported vegetables likely as flooding hits key growing areas
Carrots, parsnips and leeks are among crops affected by ‘a recent surge in flooding’
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Comment & OpinionHow slowing inflation will shape growth tactics in 2024
Our expectation is that volume growth will be the primary focus, says Alex Lawrence, senior strategic insight director at Circana
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NewsSainsbury’s swaps mushroom punnets from plastic to cardboard
The swap marks the retailer’s biggest single plastics removal in its history – equivalent to the weight of 43 full London double-decker buses
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NewsNew origin and production food labelling plans in pipeline
The proposals would help back British farmers, said Defra secretary Steve Barclay at today’s Oxford Farming Conference
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NewsRed sea shipping attacks will lead to ‘inevitable’ food inflation
The crisis in the key shipping route lining the Mediterranean via the Suez Canal has sparked military and political action by the US and other governments
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Comment & OpinionDairy farmers need support to improve systems for people and animals
Dairy processors, retailers, food manufacturers and foodservice companies can all take steps to transform dairy, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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Comment & OpinionWhy ‘regen ag’ must be more than a buzzword in 2024
The food and farming system must work to bring nature back across the UK, says Mark Varney, head of Fair to Nature at RSPB
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NewsHorticulture growth under threat as costs continue to rise for sector
A new report by Promar International found costs of production had increased by as much as 39% in the past two years
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Comment & OpinionWhat’s driving your product and pricing decisions?
As we enter the new year, the UK economy is still in the grip of uncertainty, say Julie Neal, director, and Sabine Sayer, managing consultant, at management consultancy, Vendigital
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NewsFarmers subsidising cheap food ‘cannot continue’, new report urges
The report’s author Ged Futter wrote that recent global and climatic events had exposed supply chain weaknesses and emptied farming bank accounts
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NewsPublicans, farmers and retailers among figures to receive new year honours
Honourees include the founder of Glastonbury Festival Michael Eavis, who runs a dairy herd