Buying & Supplying news – Page 43
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NewsCoca-Cola Enterprises pours £52m into UK operations
CCE is to invest £52m in its UK operations Coca-Cola Enterprises is to invest £52m in its UK operations this year. The company said the latest investment – which takes CCE’s total spend in the UK to £227m since 2011 – underlined its “commitment to manufacturing excellence ...
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NewsFairtrade blasts Morrisons and Aldi for banana price wars
Retailers have hit back at the Fairtrade Foundation after it blamed UK price wars for putting the squeeze on banana produc…
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NewsBadger cull was 'ineffective', leaked report finds
An independent expert panel has concluded the pilot badger cull was ineffective, according to the BBC…
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NewsSupermarkets are the solution, not the problem: Boparan
Farmers should see supermarkets not as a problem but “the solution,” Ranjit Singh Boparan has said.
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NewsSupermarkets can still do more to back British food: Kendall
Supermarkets should respond to steady consumer support of British food by increasing their support for it, NFU president Peter Kendall has said.
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NewsUK floods: Retailers and suppliers battle the deluge
As the UK battles the wettest winter for decades, suppliers and retailers across the country are battling to get supplies through to flood-hit areas.
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NewsHook attacks FSA's proposed clampdown on raw milk
The nation’s biggest seller of raw milk has criticised the FSA for failing to take his sales into account.
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NewsDairy industry 'voluntary code' gets first review
The dairy industry ‘voluntary code’ is to get its first review, led by Alex Fergusson, MSP.
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NewsWrap reacts to Defra cuts by seeking charity status
Supermarket bosses have warned that government cost-cutting could derail efforts to tackle food waste.
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NewsTesco strikes two-year contracts with British lamb farmers
Tesco has struck two-year contracts with 200 British lamb farmers.
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NewsTacon warns retailers over ‘forensic’ auditing of suppliers
The Adjudicator has asked retailers how they plan to crack down on “no win, no fee”-style auditors going back up to six years to find reasons why suppliers owe them money.
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NewsAsda sourcing arm IPL boosts meat traceability
IPL, the sourcing arm of Asda, has revealed it is on the lookout for more direct meat suppliers in the wake of the horsemeat scandal.
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NewsLake District Cheddar is 'safe' insists First Milk
First Milk has insisted the future of the Lake District Dairy Company in the Cheddar category is safe, despite having handed the commercial development and marketing to Adams Foods.
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NewsTesco suppliers asked to pay for eye-level display
Tesco is asking suppliers to pay a premium to guarantee the best shelf positions for their products – even if the product …
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NewsAsda cuts Silver Spoon to make Whitworths its main sugar brand
Asda is dropping Silver Spoon as its main sugar brand and switching most of its branded business to rival Whitworths.
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NewsM&S to slash food business costs by 2% per annum
Marks & Spencer is looking to slash costs across its food business by 2% per annum…
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NewsSuppliers and retailers walk out of Scottish HFSS talks
Supermarket bosses and suppliers have walked out of HFSS talks with the Scottish government…
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Category ReportFocus on Sports Nutrition: Ripped Off?
Sports nutrition’s value is bulging after the VAT imposition but struggling volumes suggest its fitness is falling…