Supply Chain

Billa Opens First Centre For Online Food Orders In Austria

Austrian supermarket chain Billa has opened its first food fulfilment centre (FFC) in Austria. The new facility will handle only online orders, with m...

Italian Canned Tuna Sales Grow By 2% In 2016

Canned tuna sales in Italy have grown by 2% to 150,000 tonnes in 2016, according to a report published by La Repubblica. The report was commissione...

Rainforest Alliance And UTZ Announce Merger

Sustainability groups Rainforest Alliance UTZ are to merge to create a new organisation which aims to establish a single agriculture sustainability standar...

SCA Closes US Tissue Production Plant To Improve Efficiency

SCA, the Swedish paper-product company, has announced that it is closing its US tissue production plant in Flagstaff, Arizona. The decision was made to...

Russian Wheat Farmers Will Get Relief As Soggy Fields To Dry Out

Russia’s wheat fields are expected to see warm, dry weather in the next two weeks, a relief for farmers that have struggled with a cold and soggy pla...

China Wins From Global Trade Outlook As Imports Signal Strength

China’s overseas shipments accelerated from a year earlier in May, aided by more buoyant global demand, and robust imports signaled resilience in the...

Confusion Rules Waves As Shippers Seek Qatar-Ban Clarity

Shippers hauling oil, food and consumer goods across the Middle East are grappling with the fallout from a diplomatic standoff between Qatar and its Persia...

Food Importers Get Sticker Shock as Costs Rise Most in Six Years

The world’s food bill is set to climb by the most in six years as imports and shipping costs increase, with some of the poorest nations being hardest...