All Logistics articles – Page 50
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Comment & Opinion
Supply chain finance comes of age
A decade ago the buyer was king. Contacts were guarded even from their own finance and treasury departments…
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Comment & Opinion
Brands should be careful with those 'British' claims
Misleading advertising claims can incite consumer anger and result in challenges from campaigning and industry groups…
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Analysis & FeaturesOnline delivery tracking - who is ready?
Retailers will soon be able to tell online shoppers exactly where their delivery is. But are suppliers keeping up? One app is set to have a massive impact on consumers…
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Analysis & FeaturesWhich eco-friendly truck tops the lot?
As pressure mounts for greater cuts to CO2 emissions, the road haulage sector is experimenting with new technologies…
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NewsBrakes, 3663, Nestlé and Unilever link to boost efficiency
The biggest names in foodservice have joined forces to improve supply chain efficiency — and save £100m by 2020…
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Comment & Opinion
Joanna Blythman should heed GM feed facts says NFU
Joanna Blythman is wrong to suggest GM technology is being used in food…
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Comment & Opinion
Technology is key in a fresh approach to food waste
Food waste costs £17bn a year from farm to fork. This must change – it’s not sustainable…
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NewsTyrrells takes crisps to Japan with biggest-ever export deal
Tyrrells crisps are heading to the land of the rising sun after the company signed its biggest-ever export deal…
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NewsFSA Northern Ireland horsemeat misnaming 'cost 31 jobs'
Botched communications from the FSA at the height of the horsemeat scandal led to 31 people losing their jobs…
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NewsJJ Food Service: forecasting and purchasing software
JJ Food Service has teamed up with software company Relex to improve the efficiency of its supply chain…
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NewsPoppadom production 'blip' causes shortages in supermarkets
Sharwood’s and Patak’s have struggled to supply the Indian snacks to the likes of Waitrose and Tesco…
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury's has set itself tough supply chain targets
Sourcing is very much on people’s minds at the moment…
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NewsOnline tool to put the cool into cutting CO2
Farmers supplying Tesco have become the first to use a new online tool to help producers slash carbon emissions…
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Comment & Opinion
Advertisers: demand practical consumer data!
Perhaps like no other, the food and drink sector relies on well-targeted advertising to drive sales…
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Analysis & FeaturesWet weather washes 100% British wheat pledges away
The worst British crop in 30 years has scuppered promises by suppliers, with a few exceptions…
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NewsCranswick shortens supply chain with East Anglian Pigs deal
Cranswick has acquired pig breeder East Anglian Pigs in a move that will further shorten its pork supply chain and strengthen its position in the premium, higher-welfare pork sector.
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Comment & Opinion
Britain needs a new food framework
Last week, David Heath, Defra minister for food, told the Telegraph Britain needs to produce more food. He’s right…
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Comment & Opinion
NFU urges - don't let British cheese be devalued
Recent comments by First Milk chairman Bill Musto made me ponder the current state of cheese supply chains…
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Comment & Opinion
Food policy: give consumers more of a say
The continuing horsemeat scandal has served to highlight the many challenges affecting the food chain…
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NewsWeetabix halts Minis production due to poor quality wheat crop
Weetabix has halted production of Minis and Oatibix Bites due to the poor quality of the UK wheat harvest…