All Supply Chain articles – Page 47
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NewsFruit & veg importers may avoid Brexit red tape for additional six months
The government has proposed extending the Temporary Staging Period for fruit & vegetable imports until July
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NewsJohn Lewis follows Waitrose with new retail media upgrade
Suppliers will now be able to access data on how specific advertising campaigns are performing on the John Lewis website, among other things
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KVI TrackerBrexit border delays economically affecting British tomato industry
Lengthy testing and release protocols are resulting in delays in sowing and subsequent delivery of tomato plants to growers, with ‘dramatic financial implications’
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NewsUK food exporters have spent over £200m on vet paperwork since Brexit
An industry-wide group has urged new Defra secretary Steve Reed to address several concerns around the UK’s post-Brexit controls
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Comment & OpinionWe need to scrutinise the ‘cost of business’ for challengers
Startups are spending tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of pounds just to elicit a response from buyers, says Thea Alexander, CEO at YF
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Comment & OpinionLabour’s solar farm push will rob UK of fertile farmland
The UK is just 61% self-sufficient in all foods, yet politicians are alarmingly relaxed about reducing food security further, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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NewsGrowUp founder Kate Hofman leaves vertical farming business
After 11 years in the business, Hofman said it was time to move on to her ‘next adventure’
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NewsLab-grown foie gras application submitted in UK and EU
The move marks the first-ever submission to sell cultivated meat in the EU
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Labour’s worker reforms apply to the gig economy?
Labour’s ‘new deal for workers’ makes no mention of app couriers
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Comment & OpinionWhy supermarkets must scale up refillables at ‘frightening’ speed
Somebody had better tell Chancellor Rachel Reeves not to read the latest report by Wrap on the industry’s war on plastic
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NewsUK supermarkets urge Defra to green-light deforestation law
Britain’s leading retailers told Defra secretary Steve Reed to press ahead with anti-deforestation regulation
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NewsDanone and Microsoft unveil major AI partnership
The multiyear collaboration with the tech giant includes the creation of a Danone Microsoft AI Academy, tasked with improving staff AI literacy
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NewsUK food security under threat as Met Office unveils impact of warming weather
2023 was the second-warmest year on record for the UK
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NewsAfrican countries step up efforts in the lead-up to EUDR amid pushback
Major cocoa producing countries, Ghana and Ivory Coast, reject claims they will not be prepared for the December 2024 deadline
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Comment & OpinionSME and startup growth is being hampered by lack of data
Although fmcg SMEs hold 15% of the market by value, their products account for 27% of delisted items over the past year. Lack of data is the issue, says Alex Lawrence, senior strategic insight director at Circana
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KVI TrackerCadbury Dairy Milk prices rise due to cocoa costing ‘far more’
The base price of its 110g chocolate bar has rocketed by as much as 12% in the past month
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NewsMicrosoft software outage could affect global supply chains ‘for weeks’
Air and sea cargo was severely affected by Microsoft and CrowdStrike’s software breakdown last week
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NewsTwo fifths of berry growers at risk of going out of business by 2026
Almost half (47%) of British berry growers are no longer making a profit and over half (53%) assessed their financial health as bad, or extremely bad
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Comment & OpinionUS election 2024: What Trump's win could mean for global food and drink
The Republican policy commitments are scary enough: the US will start a trade war with China, banning imports and blocking Chinese investment in American business, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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NewsMorrisons partners with Love British Food for British Food Fortnight
Morrisons will become the exclusive retail partner of Love British Food with use of all associated branding in store, online and on own-label products