Supply Chain

Soviet-Era Grain Record Seen Tumbling On Bumper Russian Harvest

A quarter century after the collapse of the USSR, Russian farmers are finally poised to beat the record for grain production that the country set during th...

Lidl Netherlands Increases Sustainable Range By 40% In Two Years

Lidl has increased the range of sustainable product it sells in its Dutch stores by 40% in two years, according to a report published by the discounter....

UK Food And Drink Exports See Record Growth In 2017

UK food and drink exports grew by 8.5% year-on-year to £10.2 billion in the first half of 2017, which represents the largest value on record, accordi...

Sheep Farmers Most At Risk From Brexit, Those With Cows May Gain

Brexit may split Britain’s farmers down the middle. While the UK government’s favoured option of a free-trade agreement with the European...

Valio Opens New Dairy Production Plant In Finland

Finnish dairy company Valio has opened a new production facility in Riihimäki, southern Finland, following a €170 million investment. The new...

Sales Of Packaged Ice Cream On The Rise In Italy

Sales of packaged ice cream in Italy have gone up by 4.4% in the first six months of 2017 compared to the same period last year, according to the Isti...

UK Cranks Up The Pressure On EU To Pivot Brexit Talks To Trade

The UK has announced that it’s piling pressure on the European Union to shift the focus of Brexit negotiations away from the terms of divorce and ont...