All Logistics articles – Page 44
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News
Alpro agrees to keep one-litre Junior cartons nut-free
Alpro has agreed to keep production of its one-litre Junior soya milk cartons in a nut-free environment following protests by allergy campaigners.
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Waitrose to build major supply hub in Milton Keynes
Waitrose is planning to open a major new distribution centre in Milton Keynes in summer 2015.
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Smith News rebrands to Connect Group
Smiths News PLC is to change its name to Connect Group to reflect the diversification of its business away from newspaper and magazine wholesaling.
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FareShare hails 30% jump in surplus food donations
FareShare, which redistributes surplus food to charities in the UK, says it has seen a 30% increase in donations over the past 12 months but is calling on industry to do more.
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Waitrose gets six new eco-friendly lorries on the road
Six eco-friendly Waitrose lorries designed with the help of Cambridge University professors have hit the roads…
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Citrus black spot: EC urged to do more to combat disease
EU fruit growers have called on Brussels to step up efforts to prevent citrus black spot disease spreading to Europe…
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Co-op stripped of chicken welfare award
The Co-operative Food’s ethical credentials have been dealt a blow after the retailer was stripped of a major chicken welfare award.
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Comment and Opinion
Technology can aid supply chain transparency
With technology in place to offer complete transparency, businesses will have the competitive advantage - faring better than others in the glare of public scrutiny.
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Menzies Distribution sales drop in weak magazine market
Menzies Distribution has posted a fall in full-year sales and profits as newspaper and magazine sales continue to drop.
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Analysis and Features
Spring milk flush 'will not mean price collapse'
British milk production was at its highest in 18 years in December 2013…
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Boparan defends Tesco over chicken sourcing issue
Ranjit Singh Boparan urged farmers to be patient and not to expect moves to 100% British overnight…
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Sainsbury's suffers prawn crackers supply 'issues'
Prawn crackers are back on shelf at Sainsbury’s following a supply problem…
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Analysis and Features
Dark store wars: which retailer has the best strategy?
As online shopping gathers more and more momentum, retailers are engaging in a new generation of store wars…
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Fishermen appeal for same help as farmers after storms
Help for fishermen battered by an “unprecedented” succession of storms is on the agenda today at a meeting between the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) and fisheries minister George Eustice.
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Scottish seafood gets £700,000 funding boost
The Scottish government is to invest £700,000 in the Scottish seafood sector.
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Supermarkets 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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UK food security needs long-term strategy, says NFU’s Kendall
The UK urgently needs a long-term food strategy to ensure its food security and boost the global competitiveness of UK food and farming.
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UK to lead food fraud fight with €12m EU project
A major new pan-European project to tackle food fraud is launching this week under the leadership of the UK’s Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera).
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Banana pricing needs action, Fairtrade Foundation warns
The Fairtrade Foundation has called for urgent government intervention in the UK banana supply chain, saying that retailer ‘price wars’ have triggered job losses and left smaller producers marginalised.
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UK prepares for new round of EC horsemeat tests
The UK is gearing up for a new round of random horse tests on beef products at the request of the European Commission…