The Government needs to launch a clear and informed debate into the various policy options about access to non-UK workers, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has urged.
The just-in-time supply chain is at risk of becoming “just-too-late” post-Brexit, grinding manufacturing to a halt and driving up prices, according to an expert in food law.
Food traceability is expected to be boosted by a new £1.4m data-sharing network that will look at how the Internet of Things (IoT) can benefit manufacturers.
Industry 4.0, the current trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies, is creating numerous opportunities for food and drinks firms to digitise their supply and demand systems, thereby reducing waste and maximising profitability.
Temperature-controlled storage specialist Rick Bestwick, part of the Magnavale Group, has doubled its blast-freezing capacity to become one of the largest providers in the UK.
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has launched a new partnership with technology company Oritain to create a traceability programme for PGI Welsh Lamb.
Supply chain software costs are preventing smaller foods firms from developing robust traceability systems, so a free software tool is being launched to encourage an honest, level playing field.
Two Essex-based bakeries and their directors must pay £10,000 in court costs and damages for the misuse of equipment belonging to bread basket management firm Bakers Basco.
A post-Brexit border breakdown will result in less availability and higher prices for butter, yogurts and cheese, the UK’s biggest dairy company has warned.
Third-party logistics companies are the weakest drivers of developments in supply chain and customer service, according to a survey conducted by logistics and supply chain consultancy SCALA.
Collaboration throughout the entire supply chain is the only way to lessen the environmental impact of the logistics industry, claimed Coca-Cola European Partner’s (CCEP’s) associate director of warehousing Clare Bottle.
The UK Government’s white paper, proposing a free-trade area for goods to create frictionless trade post-Brexit, has been met with mixed responses from across the food and drink industry.
Blockchain will have its place in the food and drink supply chain, but won’t be the answer to all of its problems, an expert in supply chain has claimed.
People are the key drivers of change within the supply chain, not companies, according to Coca-Cola European Partners’ (CCEP’s) associate director of warehousing Clare Bottle.
The Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) and the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) have signed an agreement to develop a new multi-species livestock traceability service for England.
Meat alternatives producer Quorn Foods has signed a deal with Johnston Logistics UK to receive, store and distribute ingredients and packaging for the manufacturer.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has successfully completed a pilot using blockchain technology in a cattle slaughterhouse, claiming that the data tool offers ‘great opportunities’ for further development.
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has decided to grant a temporary derogation to allow some pigs which would have been processed at Brechin to be processed at a plant south of the border and remain eligible for the Specially Selected Pork brand.
The head of the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) National Food Crime Unit has renewed calls for collaboration between the organisation and manufacturers, to help prevent food fraud.
Morrisons’ commercial director Darren Blackhurst has pledged to work harder to create open and fair trading relationships with suppliers, while cutting costs by improving forecasting accuracy and agreed on-shelf activity.
The next week is “crunch time” for the British meat industry as C02 supply shortages edge closer to critically low levels, with processors forced into falling back on contingency plans.
Spain’s food export trade could give the UK a run for its money, as a business consultancy report reveals the UK’s overall international sales growth is flagging, while Spain’s growth has overtaken it.
The importance of British food to the economy, particularly as it gears up to leave the EU, has been stressed to the Secretary of State for Food and Environment Michael Gove.
The proposed merger between retailers Asda and Sainsbury’s would cause suppliers to suffer, the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) has claimed.
Food suppliers are being kept waiting for payment by the top supermarkets, with a maximum delay 50 days, Duncan Swift, partner and head of Moore Stephens’ food advisory group has claimed.
Confidence in the Government’s ability to deliver a frictionless exit from the EU is “fast collapsing”, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has claimed.
With a wealth of challenges facing the evolving distribution sector, Steve Granite, chief executive of Abbey Logistics, explains how the firm is preparing for the future.
A multi-million pound investment by food-to-go business Adelie Foods, a new fleet of tankers at logistics firm Ralph Davies and the Freight Transport Association’s relaunch of its emissions reduction scheme feature in this round-up of recent developments...
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