Supply Chain - UK

Tesco UK Introduces Online 'Food Waste Hotline'

In a continuation its efforts to fight food waste, British retailer Tesco has announced a new online 'food waste hotline'. The initiative will allo...

EU Must Avoid 'Suicidal' Trade Strategy On Brexit, Hungary Says

The European Union must avoid the “suicidal strategy” of alienating Britain by ensuring that any trade barriers it imposes after Brexit still g...

UK Farmers Say Food Will Rot In Fields Without EU Labour

The UK agriculture industry will come to a standstill if the government doesn’t reach a deal that guarantees access to European labour, according to...

Morrisons To Recruit 200 Local Suppliers Across UK

UK retailer Morrisons has announced that it intends to recruit more than 200 local suppliers of fresh produce and processed foods this year, supportin...

Tesco Manager Negotiates Sweet Deal For Cornish Bees

A Tesco community manager in Cornwall, Lucy Hughes, has negotiated a sweet deal for Cornish bees, in partnership with the Bee Improvement Programme for Cor...

Trump’s UK Trade Pledge Strengthens May As She Plans Brexit

Donald Trump’s promise of a speedy U.S.-U.K. trade deal strengthens Prime Minister Theresa May just as she’s preparing to set out her vision fo...

Booker Group Sees Group Non-Tobacco Sales Up 4.8% In Q3

Booker Group, the UK’s largest food wholesaler, saw group non-tobacco sales rise 4.8% in the third quarter of the year, the 16 weeks to 30 December l...

Tesco To Cut 1,000 Jobs As Two Distribution Centres Close In Revamp

UK retailer Tesco has announced proposed changes to its distribution network, shuttering two distribution centres in order to 'run its business more simply...