All Supply Chain articles – Page 7
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News2Agriculture appoints agricultural relationship manager
The business, which is owned by the same company as the 2Sisters Food Group, is an independent milling business that has been supplying feed to the poultry industry for the past 50 years
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NewsMcDonald’s makes ‘significant investment’ in north east with new DC
The 138,000 sq ft facility in Darlington will supply more than 200 McDonald’s restaurants across the north east
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NewsNew planning rule proposals risk undermining food security, expert warns
Professor Paul Behrens of the University of Oxford has warned that changes to planning that would make it easier to approve intensive livestock units will make food less secure due to the farming method’s dependence on feed imports
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NewsRio Mare expands portfolio with premium tuna fillets launch
The premium Italian brand said the tuna fillets were positioned to drive ‘premiumisation within the shelf-stable seafood category’
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NewsAldi and Lidl top 2025 product recall league table
The discounters accounted for 13% of products pulled from shelves due to incorrect allergen labelling or contamination, analysis by The Grocer reveals
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NewsHospitality businesses urged to reinstate Better Chicken Commitment pledges
RSPCA, Compassion in World Farming, and The Humane League expressed their ‘deep concern and disappointment’ with the eight companies, representing 18 major brands, that dropped the commitment in the forum’s favour
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NewsIran war: food leaders plead for government not to ‘pile on more costs’
Food companies have urged ministers not to “pile on more costs” in the form of new health restrictions amid huge economic certainty caused by the the war in Iran
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NewsAgrifood sector records highest number of migrant worker abuses in 2025
More than 200 cases were recorded, accounting for more than 32% of the Migrant Worker Allegations Database from the Business and Human Rights Centre
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Comment & OpinionIt is time for women in wholesale to grow, lead and influence
Networks like Women at Booker are helping create a culture where women can grow, lead and influence, says director of supply chain Trudy Wilson
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Comment & OpinionWhy gender equity is essential to coffee’s profitable future
Expanding our direct relationships with more of the world’s most talented women growers has pushed quality further, says Sophie Reid, chief commercial officer at Pact Coffee
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NewsFDF calls for government help over energy price spike
Energy prices have surged since the start of the conflict last weekend
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NewsMajor retailers commit to review mackerel sourcing policies
Last week, Waitrose announced it would stop its sourcing of fresh, chilled and frozen mackerel by 29 April, with tinned lines to follow
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NewsCriminals swerving inland border controls to bring illegal meat into UK
So-called ‘drive-bys’ of ‘disease-risk’ illegal meat and plant products – where vehicles swerved the facility after being directed there from Dover – rose from 8% last August to 18% in November
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NewsPackUK asks government to allow EPR scheme to run at a loss
Under the proposed shake-up, PackUK also revealed it will significantly reduce the window for firms to resubmit their data for the tax
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NewsConservatives vow to tackle food labelling ‘flag loophole’
The proposal was unveiled on Monday by the oppostion party, which warned it was ‘increasingly urgent’ especially in light of the ‘devastating Family Farm and Family Business Tax’ and the ‘lack of clarity’ over the Sustainable Farming Incentive
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NewsDefra currently without strategy, Efra committee chair warns
In an Efra Committee meeting this morning, chair Alistair Carmichael said the department was publishing ‘tactics before you have strategy’
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News‘Defra error’ to blame as Soil Association Certification appeals ruling
The accreditation scheme has argued the Information Commissioner’s Office judgement was made following an administrative error on the part of Defra
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NewsIran conflict raises inflation fears as global trade badly hit
Container costs are surging, while shipments are having to be diverted as a result of the rapidly escalating war
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NewsAvara Foods eyes better 2026 after turnaround progress
The poultry giant said it was ‘back to a sustainable business model’ in its strategic report for the year ended 31 May 2025
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NewsOne in five grocery trips involves missing items: research
The research assessed the in-store availability of 40 high-frequency grocery items across fresh, ambient and household categories