Supply Chain

Carrefour Opens 4-Square-Kilometre Logistics Centre In China

Carrefour’s expansion into Asia has been furthered by the construction of a new logistical hub in Tianjin, north China, straitstimes.com reports....

Turkish Wheat Buyers May Turn To EU If Russian Trade Slows

If Turkey’s flow of wheat from Russia runs dry, it will have plenty of other exporters to choose from. Turkey was the biggest buyer of Russian whe...

Fattest-Ever U.S. Cattle Herd Signals End To Record Beef Prices

Cattle in the U.S. are now the fattest they’ve ever been, signaling an end to the seven-year run of record beef prices just as losses begin to mount...

Waitrose Guarantees Prices For Egg Farmers

Waitrose has reached an agreement with its egg-packing company, Stonegate, which will ensure relatively steady margins for the farmers who supply the super...

Carrefour and Edeka Unveil New Distribution Centres

Carrefour has announced that its plans to establish a new distribution centre in Romania as it ramps up its logistics network across Europe, repo...

Italy to Invest €60m to Promote Original Food Products

Italy will invest €60 million in a public awareness campaign to promote original Italian food products, initially in the US, Canada and Mexico. Acc...

Colruyt Announces Switch To Greener Cooling Systems In Stores

Belgium's Colruyt Group has announced plans to install cooling installations in its stores that operate on natural propane gas and emit up to 90% fewer gre...

Russia Targets Turkish Food, Tourism in Retaliation for Jet

Russia banned a range of Turkish food imports from Jan. 1 and is curbing travel in retaliation for the downing of a bomber on the Syrian border. The mea...