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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
Environment minister for Wales, Jane Davidson opened consultation on the ‘Food Manufacture, Service and Retail Sector plan’ for waste last month. She did so during a visit to Wales’s first commercial-scale anaerobic digestion (AD) plant at Premier Foods’s...
The villains broke into the flat. They moved cautiously. Suddenly, as if by magic, a chair flew across the room in their direction. They quickly aimed their pistols towards the corner where the chair once stood but there was no one to aim at. To their...
Adnams Brewery plans to purchase its first two commercial vehicles that will run on biomethane generated from the anaerobic digestion (AD) plant it built at its Suffolk factory in 2010.
Popular uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East have led to further uncertainty about oil supplies that risk putting more pressure on food manufacturers, industry players have warned.
A new forum for food logistics has been launched, which will enable supply chain managers to collaborate and share ideas about new ways of working together.
Despite the clamour to reduce food miles, the food industry relies on transporting products and ingredients whether it is milk, poultry or hops between locations, in order to add value to them.
The queen marched on, confident of her move. The bishop stayed near her, knowing that his position was vulnerable to attack. If the enemy struck, he would be the victim. Yet it would be an honour to die protecting his queen. The moment was tense. Then,...
Analysing the carbon footprint of Kingsmill loaves has helped Allied Bakeries squeeze out additional cost savings that it would not have extracted through traditional continuous improvement techniques, its operations director has claimed.
The food and drink supply chain is poised to take a big step forward, with major retailers committing to a single channel of product data sharing working with the GS1 standards organisation.
Waves of activity involving the food industry, researchers and politicians will follow the government's Foresight Global Food and Farming Futures report, published last month.
Norbert Dentressangle (ND) aims to develop vegetable processing services at its Lowestoft freezing plant, building on a contract it announced in October last year to handle frozen peas there for Ardo.
NFT Distribution forecasts strong growth in 2011, with plans to develop reworking and repacking services and deep chill business in meat and meat products, plus invest in further warehouse capacity.
The Foresight report, Global Food and Farming Futures, is expected to shape the agenda. It looks to 2050 and takes a global view of the food system, considering demand, production and supply, as well as broader environmental issues.
Standardised product information for the whole grocery supply chain has been opened up to mobile devices via a data management service launched by global data standards (GDS) body GS1 UK.
Unilever boss Paul Polman used his time on the podium at last night's City Food Lecture in London to unveil a radical new manifesto to improve food security and launch a blistering attack on “well-meaning but ill-conceived” policies on biofuels.
Market uptake of sustainable palm oil will need to accelerate in 2011 in order to keep up with rapidly growing production, claims the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).
Pies and pasties specialist Peter’s Food Service has opened a new multi-million pound multi-temperature distribution depot in Sidcup to serve as a hub for its growing sales and distribution operation in the south-east.
Contracts are being finalised on an exciting new project exploring how super-chilling foods could help manufacturers reduce costs and increase product shelf-life.
Contrary to some expectations, cold storage areas can present businesses and insurance firms with a serious fire hazard. Michelle Knott investigates the risks and the preventative measures
Biodiversity is the new carbon footprint, it seems, and the food industry is at the heart of the problems and the solutions. But how do you measure your impact? With great difficulty, says David Burrows
Edge Worldwide Logistics (EWL) saved 25% on the inbound shipping costs of frozen fish for one UK customer through a newly launched refrigerated container service supported by a Russian partner.
I thought I was doing well. The employee at the till had entered a frightening scanning frenzy, throwing cans of beans and packs of chicken breast at me. My wife seemed unaware of my marathon-beating performance.
The Foresight Committee’s global food security report will call for greater investment and research into technology supporting farming and global measurement of climate change influences and effects, among other themes.
Dairy was the top performing category in the latest ECR UK on-shelf availability survey, achieving 97.91% availability in an audit at the leading supermarkets conducted during October 14-20 compared with 96.2% in October 2009 and 96.33% in October 2008.
Tesco's commercial and marketing director has refuted recent press claims that the involvement of big businesses would undermine the success of government public health initiatives aimed at addressing issues such as the growing obesity epidemic.
Norbert Dentressangle's (ND's) acquisition of logistics firm TDG "changes the landscape" of UK logistics and will substantially benefit UK food and drink manufacturers, according to industry experts.
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) achieved a 20% uplift in volumes and avoided £1.7M in capital expenditure and off-site storage costs by installing Witness simulation software from Lanner at its Northampton distribution hub.
The Culina Group aims to double volumes going through its Dublin warehouse in the next year after announcing its use to distribute Müller Dairy products in north and south Ireland last month.
In recent years the food and drink sector has been active in making genuine environmental improvements, focusing on the areas over which they have the most control. Such thinking underpins the Food and Drink Federation’s Five-fold Environmental Ambition,...
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has called on the big guns in the food industry to use their brands more effectively to engage consumers on sustainability issues.
Asda has identified more ways to increase the retained shelf-life of its chilled food offer by looking again at purchase order cut off times for suppliers and allocation cut off times for its depots.
