Supply Chain - UK

UK Heatwave Will Hit Food Supplies, Could Worsen Brexit Disruption: FDF

Britain's prolonged heatwave will impact food supplies later this year and could exacerbate any disruption caused by a hard Brexit, an industry lobby group...

The Co-op Calls On Retail Industry To Sign Protocol Against Modern Slavery

UK retailer The Co-operative has urged other retail companies to sign the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority’s protocol, designed to he...

UK Food Waste Redistribution Increases By 50%: WRAP

UK-based sustainability campaign group WRAP has released a report that reveals that food waste redistribution from retailers, manufacturers and hospit...

Trade Wars 'Could Add £200m' To UK Cost Of Sourcing Goods From The US

Escalating trade wars could add as much as £200 million to UK companies' costs of sourcing products from the US, according to new research from Retai...

Irish Food And Drink Firms Wary Of Customs Compliance With UK Post Brexit

More than four fifths (89%) of Irish food and drink firms are wary of the impact that customs compliance with the UK and Northern Ireland will have on thei...

UK Food & Farming Sector Unites To Set Brexit Objectives For Government

Leaders of over 100 organisations across the UK’s food supply chain have signed a manifesto outlining key principles they believe can help ensure tha...

Morrisons Acquires Yorkshire-Based Free Range Egg Producer

UK retailer Morrisons has announced the acquisition of Chippindale Foods, a supplier of free range eggs based in Flaxby, North Yorkshire. With the acqui...

Irish Food Group Calls For All-Ireland Supply Chains To Be Protected

Food Drink Ireland (FDI), a group that represents the Irish prepared consumer foods industry, has said that agreements to protect all-Ireland food supply c...