All Supply Chain articles – Page 33
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Whitepapers
How the food industry can embrace sustainability
The goal of sustainable and regenerative agriculture is to meet today’s food demands without compromising the ability of future generations to also cover their needs. Discover the three key priorities that will take food businesses one step closer to a truly sustainable future.
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Analysis and Features
Why are supermarkets ignoring the Better Chicken Commitment?
Despite ‘Frankenchicken’ headlines and activist campaigns designed to shame retailers, few have adopted the BCC poultry welfare standard
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News
Food security alert after Ukraine grain deal falls through
Russia this week pulled out of the deal, which had allowed the safe passage of Ukrainian wheat shipments from ports on its coast
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Comment and Opinion
CMA turns attention to suppliers, but what will ‘profiteering’ probe achieve?
Timing, it seems, is everything these days, but especially when it comes to announcements from the competition watchdog
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Comment and Opinion
Food waste: four game-changing strategies we can all adopt now
Progress on food waste so far is insufficient but where we need to focus action is clear, says Sebastian Munden, chair of Wrap
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News
Defra director David Kennedy to leave for private sector role
Kennedy spent six years at Defra and eight years in total in the civil service, and is now moving on to a role at EY
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News
Pay row leads KP Snacks workers to vote on strike action
A decision to allow agency workers to cover striking staff was recently overturned
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Pilgrim’s UK invests £5m to enhance King’s Lynn factory
The new technology has increased output by as much as 15% per week
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Comment and Opinion
It’s no surprise soaring costs have sent vegan brands to the wall
Evidence shows growth in plant-based products has slumbered this year due to price increases, says Heck co-founder Jamie Keeble
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News
Thai Union launches next stage of sustainability strategy to reshape seafood industry
The company has committed to spending the equivalent of its entire 2022 net profit of $200m
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News
Fischer Farms launches trial of vertically farmed strawberries
The agri-tech company has announced trials have started at its dedicated research and development farm in Litchfield
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Analysis and Features
Nespresso responds to its critics
Since announcing its certification in April 2022, Nestlé-owned Nespresso has found itself at the centre of the debate around B Corp. Here, Nespresso UK & Ireland sustainability manager Mary Child responds to some of the key criticisms levelled against the business
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News
Traders warned of customs chaos as new system deadline looms
All exporters must use the government’s new Customs Declaration System by 30 November 2023
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News
DX opens new depot in Deeside
The new site will serve the group’s parcels operation, helping to provide tracked deliveries to both businesses and consumers
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News
Welsh exporters to see Brexit costs decline thanks to vet checks tech solution
The system, currently being trialled by organic lamb producer Rhug Estate, replaces manual in-person vet checks with remote digital checks
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News
AF Blakemore signs up Relex to automate forecasting and replenishment
It will replace AF Blakemore’s previous manual methods with spreadsheets and overlapping multiple ERP systems with AI and machine-learning based analytics
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News
Tesco’s sustainability head Anna Turrell resigns
Anna Turrell has quit her job as Tesco’s sustainability leader after three years
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News
Cold Chain Federation CEO Shane Brennan steps down after five years
Brennan is leaving the trade body, which represents businesses across the temperature-controlled supply chain in the UK, at the end of 2023
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Comment and Opinion
Sustainable beer raring to inspire a green food and drink future
Pubgoers increasingly complain a pint of beer is costing the earth. And they’re right, but in more ways than one
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Analysis and Features
Supermarket buyers share how to get NPD into their baskets
In the fiercely competitive world of NPD, industry insiders share how to make a brand stand out to buyers