All Supply Chain articles – Page 96
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NewsM&S rolling out AI supply chain tech to all food stores
The business is partnering with retail software specialist Relex, which has also worked with Morrisons, Waitrose, WH Smith and One Stop
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NewsJJ Foodservice sees frozen fish sales soar as ‘catch date’ transparency pays off
The Enfield-based wholesaler launched the Catch Dates campaign on 1 April
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Comment & OpinionHow doing business ethically has evolved beyond the environment
The sustainability dialogue is expanding to include the health and wellbeing of staff and customers, says Perran Jervis, head of retail and consumer goods at UK law firm TLT
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Comment & OpinionMilk is precious – farmers should be paid accordingly
It’s hard to claim the work of dairy farmers is truly valued when farmgate milk prices can be as low as 26p per litre, says Dan Crossley, executive director of the Food Ethics Council
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NewsCovid ‘war room’ closure ‘short-sighted’ warn food industry members
Discussions have shifted more towards problems arising from Brexit in recent months
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Comment & OpinionWhy have suppliers overtaken retailers on animal welfare?
The Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare report scores the world’s top 150 food companies on their welfare practices, processes and performance based on publicly available information, along with a survey
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Free From & Plant Based
The surge in shopper appetite and eagerness to experiment has not been lost in the free from, plant based and vegan categories. Locked down Brits are hungry for innovation and manufacturers have responded with a raft of ambient, chilled and frozen NPD.
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Analysis & FeaturesCan AHDB evolve fast enough to stop more sectors rejecting levy?
Horticulture and potato growers have voted to abolish AHDB’s levy, putting £14m of its funding under threat
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NewsJohn West to bypass UK for Irish imports
The move had become the “least worst option” following the UK’s departure from the EU
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Comment & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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