Supply Chain

Kaufland Restructures Distribution Structure

German retailer Kaufland, part of the Schwarz Group, is restructuring its distribution structure, moving from a centrally managed operation to a decentrali...

Fonterra Forecasts Milk Price Recovery as Farmer Payout Cut

Fonterra Cooperative Group, the world’s biggest dairy exporter, forecast a recovery in milk prices even as it cut its estimated payout to New Zealand...

Unilever, Colgate-Palmolive, Coca-Cola Named Among Gartner 'Global Supply Chain Leaders'

A number of leading FMCG firms have been named in the 11th annual Supply Chain Top 25 list, compiled by Gartner Inc. to recognise global supply-chain leade...

Italian Retailers Pam And Simply Reduce Stock With JDA Solution

Italian retailers Pam and Simply (Auchan Group) have utilised JDA Advanced Warehouse Replenishment to optimise forecasting and replenishment at their...

Greencore Reports Increased Half-Year Revenues

Greencore Group plc has announced that revenue for the six months to the end of May totaled £639.8 million, up 3.9% year-on-year on a like-for-like b...

Brazilian Meatpackers Soar After China Lifts Beef Embargo

JBS SA, the world’s largest meat producer, surged after China officially removed an embargo on beef imports from Brazil, the world’s biggest be...

Moy Park Works With Waitrose On ‘Farm To Fork’ Poultry Safety Programme

Poultry supplier Moy Park and UK retailer Waitrose have revealed the results of an initiative through which both businesses have been able to ‘signif...

Russia Sets New Wheat Tax To Limit Exports, Support Meat Farmers

Russia introduced another tax on wheat exports in an effort to keep domestic grain prices down and support its bakeries and livestock industry. Exporter...