Budgens opts for traffic light labelling
The front of pack nutrition labelling battleground looks set to intensify as yet another retail group adopts the traffic light system.Musgrave...
Archives for November 13, 2006
Calling all packaging stars
Entries are now being invited for next year's Starpack packaging industry awards, which take place next May.The awards will be presented on May 15,...
Krebs calls for honesty on food safety
Former Food Standards Agency (FSA) chairman Sir John Krebs has urged the government to be upfront with the public, claiming that no food should ever...
A third of suppliers ‘awful’ at collaboration, says Asda
Manufacturers could significantly improve their planning and forecasting functions if they made better use of collaborative tools provided by...
Too much stock in ambient supply chain, say retailers
Retailers are holding far too much safety stock in their ambient supply chains, logistics bosses have claimed.Speaking at the IGD supply chain summit...
Tighter rules needed on Halal certification
Calls are being made for tighter restrictions on the certification of Halal food in the UK amid claims the market is rife with “unscrupulous”...
Cheap imports undermine the viability of UK’s chicken processors
The future looks bleak for the UK’s poultry processors unless they can do more to reduce costs, add further value to differentiate themselves from...