All Supply Chain articles – Page 87
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Analysis & FeaturesCan new Ocado pilot finally crack the code of refillable packaging?
Ocado is the latest retailer to take a stab at reusable packaging. Can it finally provide a route to scale where others have failed?
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Category ReportWinter remedies trends 2024: How discounters are reshaping the medicines aisle
With deals on the rise, how are bulk buying and discounters reshaping the medicines aisle? And where does that leave brands?
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Comment & OpinionWe must walk the walk, not just talk the talk on sustainability
Retailers and suppliers must take the lead in this era of innovation, says Patrick Finlay of The Category Management Company
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Comment & OpinionA producer-first approach is vital to building food system resilience
Food retailers and brands need to be courageous in empowering and supporting good livelihoods of their producers, says Jason Archie-Acheampong, member of Food Ethics Council
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NewsMona Island Dairy collapsed owing nearly £40m, administrators report reveals
At the time of the administrators report, Mona Island Dairy had 201 company creditors, owed £37.2m
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NewsCo-op and Wincanton extend 30-year partnership deal
Wincanton is UK retail’s leading supply chain provider
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Comment & OpinionReuse must be the end goal for sustainable packaging
Keeping material in its intended use for as long as possible ensures more extraction doesn’t further damage our planet, says Hugo Lynch, sustainability lead at Abel & Cole
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Comment & OpinionFood and drink SMEs need to join forces on buying
SMEs can leverage their collective buying power to achieve substantial cost reductions and operational efficiencies, says Helen Murphy, co-founder of Opply
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NewsAldi invests £3bn into British beef suppliers
Aldi hopes the investment will allow farmers to plan confidently and provide security for supply chains up and down the country
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NewsPip & Nut becomes first UK snack brand to commit to Tony’s supply chain principles
Tony’s has so far signed up five UK ‘mission allies’ that have committed to supporting more sustainable sourcing
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KVI TrackerPremium and value egg prices up by up to 27% since January
Nearly a third of egg lines available at the start of the year and the week commencing 5 August have seen a rise in price
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NewsOcado first to pilot online reusable packaging scheme
Once used or decanted, customers then return the empty vessel to the Ocado driver when they next deliver
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ProfilesHeck’s Mica Keeble on Molly-Mae, Casualty and Atomic Kitten
’I did have a spot in Casualty last year which was fun, but the day job is now very much on the sausage line’
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NewsCoca-Cola invests in climate startup turning wastewater into clean electricity
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners’ business innovation arm, CCEP Ventures, led an £800k investment round for Pipeline Organics
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Comment & OpinionUkraine needs our trade, not just charitable aid
UK supermarkets and retailers must seize this opportunity to stock more Ukrainian products, says Mike Penrose, co-founder and partner at FuturePlus
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Comment & OpinionInternational buying groups are a threat to UK grocery values
If UK suppliers were forced into centralised IBG agreements, our grocery industry would suffer, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment & OpinionGene editing can improve food security. The UK is falling behind
In the UK, gene editing efforts are hamstrung and genetic modification is ultimately outlawed, say Fieldfisher’s co-head of life sciences Janita Good, regulatory director Taly Dvorkis and trainee solicitor Daniel Bishop
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NewsAustralia trade deal lawsuit blocked by government, claim campaigners
Environmental campaigners were set to take the government to court over its Australia trade agreement
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NewsFoundation Earth announces EU backing to tackle eco scoring ‘wild west’
Foundation Earth said the move would provide the expertise needed to develop internationally recognised standards
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NewsFrozen food trade bodies join Morrisons in campaigning for temperature standard reset
The British Frozen Food Federation and the Cold Chain Federation have joined the Move to –15°C coalition