Supply Chain

French Farmers Block Imports At Borders With Germany, Spain

French farmers set up checkpoints at the German and Spanish borders, blocking food trucks carrying imports, as protests against low meat and dairy pri...

Auchan Unveils New Polish Distribution Centre

Auchan is continuing to inject cash into its Polish infrastructure in the form of a new distribution centre, IGD Supply Chain Analysis has reported. The...

UK Suppliers Experiencing 'Significant' Financial Distress

Retailers slashing prices and delaying payments to suppliers means that the food retail industry has never been tougher for the UK’s smallest food su...

Mexico’s Bimbo Pays €190m for Panrico

Mexican bakeries company Grupo Bimbo announced a final agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Panrico, excluding the branded packaged bread category, f...

Parmalat Acquires Dairy Division Of Brazil’s BRF

Italian dairy giant Parmalat has completed the acquisition of the dairy division of BRF, one of Brazil’s top companies in the food sector. The tra...

New Supply Chain Transparency Law To Affect Food Companies In UK

Supermarkets and FMCG suppliers trading within the UK will, because of new legislation, be required to publish on their websites detailed information about...

French Farmers Clear Roads As Summer Holiday Departures Start

Protesting French farmers lifted blockades across the country Friday, clearing highways in time for the first day of local summer holiday departures. Pr...

Haribo Selects BEC For Warehouse Management Technology

Fruit gums and liquorice manufacturer Haribo has selected BEC to supply its data capture solutions for supply chain logistics and manufacturing. Having...