All Supply Chain articles – Page 7
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Comment & OpinionApocalyptic scenes highlight food systems’ fragilities
A power outage across the Iberian peninsula brought Spain and Portugal to a standstill. What does that mean for our food systems’ fragilities?
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NewsCompassion launches Salmon Retailer Spotlight comparing policies
The Retailer Spotlight will challenge retailers to demonstrate their commitment to welfare standards through their own policies, rather than relying on assurance schemes
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Deliveroo’s white label offer tempt supermarkets?
Deliveroo Express is set to rival an established Uber Eats service
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NewsMiddle East meal delivery player Calo launches in UK, absorbs two local brands
Calo delivered more than 10 million meals last year across Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, Kuwait, and Qatar
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NewsUS shoppers ‘less likely’ to buy British products due to tariffs
American consumers said that a 10% increase in prices would force them to stop buying British goods
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Comment & OpinionPistachio problems and Toblerone troubles: why UK chocolate has become an expensive treat
The Dubai-style chocolate trend has triggered pistachio shortages, while cocoa shortfalls suggest prices might be higher long term
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Comment & OpinionB Corp’s new standards will hold business leaders to account
B Corp’s recent update to its standards is an exciting leap forward, says Laura Harnett, founder of Seep
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Comment & OpinionA bitter harvest: the trouble with Easter chocolate
In light of recent concerns around heavy metals appearing in chocolate, Jon Trask, CEO of Dimitra, looks at a number of solutions which can help farmers grow safe, edible cacao beans.
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NewsPrinces pledges to reduce emissions by over 50% by 2032
Princes’ target will be using 2022 as its baseline and is a pivotal component of the company’s broader objective to achieve net zero emissions by 2050
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NewsMilk & More reports fruit & veg surge as customers avoid plastic packaging
The DTC company has seen a 286% increase in doorstep delivery of fruit & veg boxes
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NewsIceland Foods £100m warehouse a ‘game-changer’ for store expansion plans
The new Omega Park site in Warrington has capacity to supply 500 Iceland stores
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NewsGroceryAid invites food workers to ‘give back’ through its first ever raffle
Tickets cost £1.50, with funds being donated towards the charity’s ongoing programme of support for food and drink industry workers
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Category ReportThe big tomato fight: trends in canned & ambient foods 2025
Brands’ ambient tomato products are battering own label as they cash in on scratch cooking, provenance and the fallout from a BBC exposé
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NewsCo-op switches to 100% British strawberries ahead of Easter
Co-op’s launch date for the strawberries has moved four days earlier than last year and in time for the Easter bank holiday
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NewsLamb volumes decline as prices soar by up to 76% year on year
AHDB has revealed that lamb saw a 16.9% decrease in volume sales
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KVI TrackerHot cross buns up 44% this year amid tight sultana and butter supplies
Twenty-two hot cross bun lines are pricier this year than last
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NewsChina’s biggest retailer JD.com test-launches UK grocery site Joybuy
JD.com has commenced a major recruitment drive for ‘category superstars’ ahead of a full launch later this year
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NewsUsdaw appoints Joanne Thomas as its new general secretary
A ‘lifelong trade unionist’, Thomas makes history as the retail trade union’s first-ever female head
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NewsFareshare appoints Kris Gibbon-Walsh as permanent CEO
Kris Gibbon-Walsh will be supported by Dominic Blakemore, who has been appointed as FareShare’s chairman to succeed John Bason
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Comment & OpinionHow to capture retailer imagination with category visions
Everyone wants category growth but much category work is too flat, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction