Hovis outsources its EDI data sharing needs
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.
Archives for February 2, 2016
Sainsbury’s £1.3bn bid for Argos owner
Sainsbury has agreed the key terms of a £1.3bn offer for Argos owner Home Retail in a bid to create a food and non-food retail giant.
Student demands lifetime supply of Nestlé after bar blunder
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
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.
Gregory Distribution invests for Cadbury contract
Gregory Distribution has selected 10 trailers fitted with refrigeration systems to support a contract with Mondelēz International to deliver Cadbury chocolate.
RSSL gains food authenticity testing recognition
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).
Co-op rolls out telematics to manage its truck fleet
The Co-operative has implemented a new telematics system for managing its transport fleet to support its plans to open 120 new shops in 2016.
Create consumer-driven supply chain networks, report claims
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...
Millennials and predictive analysis set to change supply chains
Millennials – those aged between 18 and 34 – are expected to have a huge impact on supply chains over the next few years as they transform the way consumers shop, according to a new study.
How horse riding helped food boss in business
Dawn Foods’s boss Chris Jenkins urged food and drink businesses to show the courage of their convictions in order to secure business success.