All Supply Chain articles – Page 82
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Comment and OpinionWe need a consistent UK-wide DRS policy
A consistent DRS policy would have benefits for consumers, producers and retailers alike, says Marnie Millard, president of the BSDA
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Comment and OpinionThe upcoming UN Food Summit has been hijacked by wealthy corporations and their food agenda
Citizen food and farming groups are boycotting the summit and setting up a parallel meeting, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Comment and OpinionThe time is now for UK government to deliver a world-leading food policy
Too many food strategies have previously been academic reports with little chance of success, says Andrew Opie, director of food and sustainability at the BRC
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Comment and OpinionWe can’t keep taking the food industry’s resilience for granted
The industry has stepped up during the pandemic, and the government is now relying on it to fight its own way through Brexit, says Andrew Kuyk, director general at Provision Trade Federation
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Analysis and FeaturesWhy is Oatly building its first UK factory and what could it mean for the brand?
With its oat drinks soaring on the UK market, the plant-based brand has revealed plans to build a site in Peterborough
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Packaging
The packaging industry has faced trying times due to both the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit.
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Comment and OpinionKen Murphy: Why the food sector needs collective action on climate change
Beyond our own operations, we know we can achieve more by collaborating with our suppliers, experts and others in our industry, says Tesco’s CEO
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NewsBirds Eye owner Nomad Foods announces partnership with WWF
Centring on Nomad Foods’ agricultural operations, the tie-in will aim to improve biodiversity and tackle climate change
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Analysis and FeaturesBrexit border check delay: are the extra months enough for food and drink?
The government extended the grace period for full border checks by another six months
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Comment and OpinionCheap food culture creates fertile ground for modern slavery in supply chains
A slave-free food sector will remain a distant dream unless those in positions of influence step up, says Dan Crossley, executive director of the Food Ethics Council
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NewsSimplyFresh and Costcutter extend supply deal
The symbol groups said the new deal worked on rolling two-year basis
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NewsFarmer Connect raises $9m to meet surging supply chain demand
The investment would be used to capitalise on demand for sustainable, inclusive and efficient agriculture supply chains
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Comment and OpinionHow chicken producers can make a positive impact with soy supply checks
French businesses are leading the way on detailed traceability and the exclusion of soy cultivated on deforested or converted land, says Fabien Girard, head of Earthworm Foundation France
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NewsIceland joins alliance to tackle ‘ghost’ fishing gear abandoned at sea
The supermarket has become a member of the Global Ghost Gear Initiative, a cross-sector alliance whose work includes training fishers to safely recover equipment from waters
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NewsAldi to fund 60 fresh produce management trainees
The move is in partnership with fresh produce management training scheme MDS, chaired by former GCA Christine Tacon
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Comment and OpinionAction on human rights should amount to more than compliance
Some of the most powerful impacts supermarkets can have are the least tangible, says Anna Triponel, founder of Triponel Consulting
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Petcare
Despite the challenges of 2020, premiumisation continues to drive growth – this has to be good news for the Petcare category.
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NewsNew vehicle emissions rules ‘crippling’ business, logistics firm warns Sadiq Khan
Heathrow-based fresh produce logistics business PML said the new rules could force it to relocate
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Comment and OpinionHow grocery can unite to take meaningful action on food waste
The Consumer Goods Forum has brought together 21 of the world’s largest retailers and manufacturers, says its director of sustainability Ignacio Gavilán
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NewsOcado boosts capacity with opening of ‘mini’ CFC in Bristol
A further two CFCs in Purfleet and Andover – which will fulfil 85,000 and 60,000 orders per week respectively – are under construction