All Supply Chain articles – Page 5
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NewsMedia Bites 20 May: UK-EU deal reactions, Greggs fridges and Diageo plans
The food and drink industry has been quick to react to yesterday’s announcement of the new EU-UK trade deal, whish set out post-Brexit relations on fishing rights and farming exports
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Analysis & FeaturesFood and drink reacts as border checks on EU exports scrapped
The government has reached a 12-year deal that will grant fishing access for EU boats into British waters, with ministers also having nailed down a reduction in checks on food exports to the bloc in return
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NewsUK seafood sector to get £360m fishing growth fund from government
The fund will invest in new technology and equipment to modernise Britain’s fishing fleet, deliver training and skills to back the next generation of fishers, and promote the seafood sector to export
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NewsMeat-free brands unite with new campaign to drive category growth
The campaign, ‘Meat Free Made Easy’, has launched as a “large scale, test-and-learn activation” across Instagram, press and influencer channels
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NewsUK and EU reach deals on fishing quotas and food & drink exports
London and Brussels have agreed to extend fishing quotas for 12 years while reducing rules on food trade
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InterviewsBeyond Unilever: Alan Jope on soap, slavery, and the supply chain
Ex-Unilever CEO Alan Jope is enjoying retirement, but he continues to fight for sustainability and ethical supply chains within global food and drink
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Analysis & FeaturesWill UK producers benefit from trade deal with the US?
Keir Starmer’s ‘historic’ US deal may be more about avoiding tariff chaos than pushing exports. So what’s in it for the food industry?
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NewsEfra committee calls on government to halt IHT reforms until 2027
A report has called on the government to delay announcing its final agricultural property relief and business property relief reforms until October 2026, to come into effect in April 2027.
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NewsIceland Foods targets China as ‘biggest’ export market after first store
Iceland opened its first store in China in May, as part of a new partnership with BTG We-Link
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Comment & OpinionLet’s move beyond ‘us vs them’ debates on food policy
Food can spark disputes and even riots, but it should unite communities, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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NewsCranswick ‘disappointed’ at shocking animal welfare abuse footage
An undercover exposé showed newborn piglets being swung by their legs and slammed against concrete
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NewsNisa and Costcutter hit by stock shortages amid Co-op cyberattack
In communications sent to retailers, the symbol groups listed products that were either ‘temporarily unavailable’ or ‘out of stock’ as a result of supplier issues
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Comment & OpinionAnimal welfare is in crisis; now is the time to be proactive
Over the weekend, horrific and violent footage revealed the full extremes of the bad treatment animals can be subjected to inside some of the nation’s biggest farms
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NewsSupermarkets suspend Cranswick pig farm supplies following violent animal abuse claims
Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Morrisons have suspended supplies from a Cranswick farm after an undercover investigation revealed animal rights abuses at the site.
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NewsCo-op societies hit by availability issues amid ongoing cyberattack on Co-op Group
Midcounties Co-op, Heart of England Co-op and Lincolnshire Co-op have all confirmed disruption to the supply of food to stores
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Comment & OpinionNow is UK grocery’s chance to influence the food strategy
There is an opportunity for industry to give an honest reflection of the barriers to a healthier, fairer and more sustainable food environment, says Sarah Wakefield, executive director at Eating Better
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Comment & OpinionBuyer negotiations for branded suppliers are as fraught as ever
As buying roles have been reduced, buyer responsibilities are relatively unchanged but their actual responsibility is through the roof, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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NewsSainsbury’s returns Fairtrade label to tea lines for first time in eight years
The switch marks a reversal after Sainsbury’s controversially dropped the label from its tea lines in 2017, in favour of its own – now ditched – ‘Fairly Traded’ accreditation