All Supply Chain articles – Page 68
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NewsUK food sector on brink of new CO2 gas crisis as supplier halts production
CF Fertilisers, the UK’s largest supplier of CO2 gas, has announced plans to close, amid an ’uneconomical’ energy landscape
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Comment & OpinionWhy big business needs to join the B Corp movement
Large B Corps have an opportunity to work alongside SMEs to advocate for change, says Nespresso’s sustainability lead Mary Child
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NewsFood import disruption expected as Felixstowe port workers strike
Shipments have been diverted due to an inflation-related wages row at the nation’s biggest container port
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NewsCrediton Dairy continues to see turnover growth despite challenges
The Devon-based company saw turnover increase by 16.3% to £101.5m while profit before tax was down to £9.6m compared with £9.8m the previous year
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NewsCostcutter picked as main supply partner for Eddy’s Food Station
CEO Stephen Thompson opened the third store today (18 August) in Larbert, out of a planned 30 over the next five years
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NewsCCEP launches sustainability-linked supply chain financing programme
GB Coke bottler Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has launched a new finance programme to encourage suppliers to make their businesses more sustainable
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NewsBooker plans to open 150 new Budgens stores by the end of this year
The symbol group has so far signed up 36 which are “up and running”, with another 84 stores in the pipeline
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NewsAldi adopts biomethane-powered HGVs as demand for low-carbon fuel ‘skyrockets’
The retailer has struck a deal with one of the leading European suppliers of the low-carbon fuel, CNG Fuels
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NewsSurplus food donations from supermarkets down during cost of living crisis
FareShare said the “crippling” knock-on effects of the supply chain crisis had resulted in a fall in supermarket donations of around 200 tonnes a month
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NewsAldi gives warehouse workers second pay boost within a year
The majority of distribution centre roles are warehouse selectors, who will receive a minimum rate of £12.66 an hour
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy – and where – supermarkets are making range cuts
Inflation is pushing the major mults to reduce their ranges. Exclusive data for The Grocer reveals where the axe is falling most heavily
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NewsSimplyFresh spoke with Waitrose as possible supply partner after Sainsbury’s pullout
The Grocer understands that SimplyFresh spoke to Waitrose shortly after the Sainsbury’s move but the parties did not come to an agreement
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Comment & OpinionEnd of Tesco’s Loop trial shows reusable packaging isn’t a catch-all solution
When assessing the environmental credentials of any packaging, we must remember that every decision in the logistics chain contributes to the overall picture, says Andy Barnetson of the CPI
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NewsFishing fuel prices leading to labour concerns and supply issues, warns industry
Seafish, the industry body for seafood, has said fuel prices are now higher than its predicted worst-case scenario
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NewsDairy supply chain continues to prioritise climate goals despite economic pressure, report finds
The report also found that the roadmap is still well placed to meet the needs of future sustainability policy
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NewsNisa retailers to face disruption to frozen deliveries amid second heatwave
The symbol group said the lines that would be mainly affected were those that were “ordered less frequently”
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Analysis & FeaturesHow to eat in a nuclear war: what our food system would look like post-apocalypse
With the nuclear threat level raised, what would an apocalypse mean for our food system?
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NewsDefra appoints former G’s Fresh boss to examine food industry’s labour crisis
It will consider the challenges facing food and farming businesses to recruit and retain labour and provide recommendations
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Analysis & FeaturesThe scientists and farmers battling ‘olive leprosy’ in the groves of Italy
Xyella fastidiosa is a threat to olive oil supplies in the Mediterranean. At the 70-hectare Filippo Berio olive grove in Tuscany, they’re searching for a cure
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Comment & OpinionHow the English Tea Shop adapted in crisis-hit Sri Lanka
With Sri Lanka facing a series of crises, companies can help by putting themselves in the centre of the community, says English Tea Shop’s Suranga Herath