All Supply Chain articles
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Comment & Opinion
Retailers should rethink their National Lottery communications
Retailers have a huge opportunity to reap a second benefit from the lottery, on top on their commercial win, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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News
Working through post-Brexit import checks? Experts to reveal their tips
Brexit has fallen down the agenda for discussion in recent times, but new consequences are still coming into force, causing consternation for businesses. Our panel of expert speakers will help to crystalise how to make the new landscape work
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Interviews
Wycliffe Sande on being a black founder and paying it forward
Blue Turaco’s founder says ‘coffee saved my life’. He talks paying it forward, championing robusta and the difficulty of being a black founder
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News
Waste giant Biffa launches partnership with Olio app to tackle hunger crisis
Businesses using Biffa as their waste partner will be able to set aside unsold food at the end of the working day for Olio volunteers to collect
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News
Freight crime costs to hit £6bn in the next 25 years as safety concerns grow
Ministers and industry are working together on a roadmap to tackle freight crime as concerns over costs and driver safety mount
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News
Tilda boosts annual rice yields of north Indian farmers by 7%
It worked with 1,270 rice farmers in the region, teaching them sustainable practices
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News
FDF boss criticises ‘missing’ government roadmap for food system overhaul
FDF CEO Karen Betts warned the race to net zero and other key environmental targets are being hindered by the lack of a strategic roadmap
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KVI Tracker
Pumpkins cheaper for Halloween, despite challenging growing season
According to The Grocer’s analysis of Assosia data, 10 out of 23 pumpkin lines at the major mults have declined in price in the past year
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Promotional Features
How the EU is pursuing quality through sustainable practices
Retailers are under pressure to source products sustainably and, in Europe, a new campaign from the EU shows how it is supporting quality and sustainability across its food producing regions.
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News
Microsoft boss hails ‘amazing’ new AI footprinting chatbot for food companies
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella described the technology as “unbelievable” and said it could have a huge impact on the sustainability of food companies that use it
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News
Tea brand Devagiri aims for new supply chain model that champions workers’ rights
Devagiri, which has set up its own-brand tea supply chain model, is trying to enter the UK retail market
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News
Asda hires former Morrisons supply chain director Lauren Lepley
Lepley will join in early December as vice president central operations, having parted ways with Morrisons earlier this year
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Promotional Features
How AI is saving supermarkets from commodity crises
As climate disruptions drive up costs for key commodities like coffee, cocoa, olive oil, and sugar, discover why supermarket buyers need to embrace AI-driven sourcing tools to staying competitive.
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News
Tesco extends good faith payment system for suppliers
The Good Faith Receiving auditing system essentially assumes most suppliers’ inbound deliveries are accurate, and has been used by several of Tesco’s rivals for a number of years
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News
More than 600 charities call for Reeves to salvage £15m farmgate food waste fund
The charities said the fund could go towards providing up to 67 million meals a year to people in need but would go to waste without government support
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News
Brexit red tape and climate change pushing UK self-sufficiency to ‘critical low’ levels
A City Harvest report points to Brexit costs and extreme weather as the main threats to the UK’s food self-sufficiency
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News
DP World confirms £1bn investment in London Gateway hub
The logistics giant confirmed it would go ahead with the investment at Labour’s investment summit on Monday
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Profiles
My food & drink job: Theo Richardson, category executive, Tony’s Chocolonely
’There aren’t many typical days at Tony’s’ says Theo, sharing insight into his data analysis role at the ethical chocolate brand
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News
Creamline Dairies expands north west presence with Mortons Dairies depots acquisition
The acquisition will strengthen the presence of the Manchester-based distributor in the north west
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News
Iceland Foods expands Dunnes partnership after Irish store closures
The expansion is the first announced by Iceland following the supermarket’s controversial exit from the Irish market in 2023