Jun 22, 2018 | News, Retailing
Research suggests supermarkets are removing some product lines in order to compete with “more streamlined, efficient” discount retailers. According to Supply Chain and Logistics Consultancy (SCALA), many large retailers are attempting, in part, to adopt a simpler and...
Jun 21, 2018 | News, Red Meat Processing
Major industry bodies the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) and Food & Drink Federation (FDF), have voiced their concerns following the news that carbon dioxide gas shortages may affect the supply of food products to UK consumers. The shortages are said...
Jun 21, 2018 | News, Retailing
Following the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee on 19th June, which is questioning both Sainsbury’s and Asda on their proposed merger, Duncan Brock, group director at the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) has raised...
Jun 20, 2018 | Food Packing, News
A serious shortage of food grade carbon dioxide (CO2) is set to have a major impact on the UK food processing sector. The supply situation affecting the European carbon dioxide market is reported to be the worst for decades. Many users of CO2 especially UK food...
Jun 20, 2018 | Food Equipment & Services, News, Retailing
GS1 UK has announced that Tesco and Ocado have become the first retailers to sign commercial contracts for using productDNA, a new grocery product data-sharing service. productDNA, which launched last month, is said to be the result of the retail industry getting...
Jun 19, 2018 | Brexit, News
The Soil Association has claimed that unhealthy eating and obesity in the UK could increase if post-Brexit trade deals do not account for public health. The association’s report, Brexit: Trade, Healthy Eating and Obesity, identifies three risks if the UK is unable to...
