22-Jul-2011 - The Chilled Foods Association (CFA) has rebuffed criticism from a food firm md who described the manufacture and sale of chilled prepared foods as “incredibly wasteful" compared with ambient and frozen foods.
06-Jul-2011 - Chilled and frozen food transporter, BW Refrigerated Couriers has started to switch its panel van fleet to Mercedes Sprinter vans, each with 100% Somers ATP-certified refrigerated panel van conversions.
06-Jul-2011 - As rising landfill taxes are making alternative disposal routes more attractive, waste disposal firm Biffa has responded by building "the largest anaerobic digestion plant in the UK", with more planned, said Ian Wakelin, chief executive of Biffa.
01-Jul-2011 - Lawson Software's M3 Graphical Lot Tracker is a pre-configured supply chain traceability system that is an enhanced version of the previous Lawson M3 Trace Engine. It helps manufacturers manage potential product recalls and track production processes from the raw material stage to the point of sale.
01-Jul-2011 - Most product categories have similar traceability issues to those confronting the fresh produce industry following the E.coli scare in Europe, according to one supply chain expert.
01-Jul-2011 - Cold storage and transport specialist company Rick Bestwick has taken delivery of five new trailers fitted with Carrier Transicold's Vector 1550 transport refrigeration units. Carrier Transicold is a unit of Carrier Corp, provider of high-technology heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration solutions.
01-Jul-2011 - Manufacturers need to improve their assessment procedures to quantify the level of risk involved as they source more ingredients from around the globe, a food safety expert has warned.
01-Jul-2011 - Rhys Davies Freight Logistics (RDFL) has opened a depot in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham to serve customers in the north east of England, including the food and drink sector.
01-Jul-2011 - w When we decided to have our kitchen re-fitted, I knew that choosing a reputable tradesman would be tough. It was my fault for not making the rules of the house clear in the first place.
27-Jun-2011 - A food logistics expert has “real concerns” that a delay in training UK truck drivers to standards demanded by an EU directive could result in a driver shortfall by 2014, and add costs to the supply chain.
21-Jun-2011 - Surviving stagnant domestic demand and breaking into lucrative export markets are key challenges for UK manufacturers over the coming year, according to a new study, which also warns that cutting supply chain costs carries potential risks.
15-Jun-2011 - Transport giant Eddie Stobart has warned that the supermarket demand for two-for-one offers is placing a strain on logistics firms, and increasing the number of miles the company’s fleet runs empty.
01-Jun-2011 - Scotland is heading for a “perfect storm” in which major supply disruption could occur as a result of increased overseas and domestic demand in areas such as seafood, and lack of supply chain visibility.
01-Jun-2011 - An optimised supply chain is generally recognised as fundamental to a business’s success, according to Crimson and Company, a supply chain consultancy that has published 'The Journey to Supply Chain Excellence'.
01-Jun-2011 - The uncomfortable ride and the fact that we were overtaking every car on the motorway indicated my taxi driver might be breaking the speed limit. I glanced over his shoulder and realised what was wrong. According to the speedometer, we were doing zero miles per hour. Yet all my senses were telling me that we were going too fast.
01-Jun-2011 - Simplifying and speeding up product recalls would be the next logical step along the road of GS1 UK’s mission to refine data quality, according to chief executive Gary Lynch.
01-May-2011 - Fresh pineapple harvests will be hit by bad weather later this year, with businesses forced to resort to canned versions of the fruit and other stocks, fresh produce processor Nature’s Way Foods has warned.
01-May-2011 - Mapping exactly where Efficient Consumer Response (ECR) starts and finishes as a discipline has never been easy. But experts say that task is being made that much more challenging by the pace of change in the UK economy and society, and in the wider world.
01-May-2011 - International Produce (IPL) has shifted to a zero waste to landfill operation, having sent 942t to landfill in the previous year.
01-May-2011 - DIY instructions always sound so easy. First, assemble item A to item B. Then screw together with item C but do not tighten as item D is yet to be inserted in the gap (see picture 1) – use screws (a) supplied.
11-Apr-2011 - Soaring input costs and increasing competition between suppliers serving retailers is driving the use of electronic trading systems such as Global Data Synchronisation (GDS) and Advance Shipment Notices (ASNs), according to one leading e-commerce specialist.
01-Apr-2011 - A new guide for public sector procurement in Scotland shows how to make purchases that help local companies, within the framework of EU regulations.
01-Apr-2011 - Food chain integrity: A holistic approach to food traceability, safety, quality and authenticity is a new guide that provides key information to anyone preventing breaches in the security of a manufacturer’s supply chain.
01-Apr-2011 - Sustainability continues to be a major issue in the food manufacturing sector.
01-Apr-2011 - Global food industry giants grappled with the grim realities of food security at a meeting in Brussels last month, building on the UK government's Foresight report: The Future of Food and Farming (2011).