Supply Chain

Chilly Weather Risks Delaying Black Sea Wheat, Barley Harvest

Unusually cold weather in Russia is delaying wheat and barley ripening, meaning buyers may have to wait longer for the cheaper new crop to arrive. Tempe...

Transgourmet Acquires Majority Stake In Team Beverage

Transgourmet, the wholesale supply company owned by Swiss retailer Coop, has acquired 70% of the shares in German drinks distribution company Team Beverage...

Aldi Süd Receives Award For Responsible Sourcing

German retailer Aldi Süd has received an award for excellence in responsible sourcing from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltigkeit (German S...

South Africa Seen Raising Forecast For Biggest Corn Crop Since 1981

South Africa, the continent’s biggest corn grower, will probably increase its forecast for a bumper crop of the staple grain for a third time this ye...

NATO Lawmakers Warn Global Warming Will Trigger Food Shortages

Lawmakers from nations in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are warning that global warming will lead to mass migration and conflict in the Middle Eas...

X5 Expands Ural Logistics Infrastructure In Russia

Russian chain X5 Retail Group has announced the expansion of its Ural logistics infrastructure, with the opening of a distribution centre in Perm....

China Spins A Worldwide Web Of Food From Mozambique To Missouri

Inside a gated compound patrolled by armed guards, hulking towers and concrete buildings loom over fields where Silva Muthemba once grew maize and fattened...

Mediterranean Drought Leading To Increase In Olive Oil Prices

The price of extra virgin olive oil has surged by almost a quarter this year as a result of drought conditions in the Mediterranean, reports the Financial...