Archives for February 2, 2016

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Hovis outsources its EDI data sharing needs

By Rick Pendrous

Hovis has outsourced its electronic data interchange (EDI) requirements to TrueCommerce Europe, a HighJump company, in a move designed to reduce costs and the time taken to bring new customers on-board.

Student demands lifetime supply of Nestlé after bar blunder

By Laurence Gibbons

A student has threatened legal action unless Nestlé provides her with a lifetime supply of her favourite chocolate bar Kit Kat, after she purchased a multipack in which none of the bars contained a wafer biscuit.

Iceland signs three-year pallet deal with CHEP

By Rick Pendrous

Iceland has signed a new three-year deal with pallet provider CHEP that is expected to deliver supply chain efficiencies in the frozen food supermarket chain’s operations, both in the UK and internationally.

Create consumer-driven supply chain networks, report claims

By Noli Dinkovski

Food industry manufacturers, suppliers and retailers should no longer think of their supply chains as linear, and instead organise themselves in a series of networks around consumers, a joint report by consultancy firm Capgemini and The Consumer Goods...

RSSL gains food authenticity testing recognition

By Noli Dinkovski

Reading Scientific Services (RSSL) has been recognised as a centre of expertise in food authenticity testing by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).