Supply Chain

World’s Biggest Cocoa Grower Is Wiping Out Its Rainforests

After disease ravaged his cocoa farm, Philippe Zongo walked into one of West Africa’s last remaining rainforests to hack out new acreage. Like tho...

BRC Says It Will Side With Consumers To Improve Efficiency Of Supply Chain

In the wake of yesterday's dispute between Unilever and Tesco, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has said that it is not able to comment on the comm...

Mousquetaires To Streamline Private Label Production Costs

France's Le Groupement des Mousquetaires has set itself the goal of reducing costs in its private label supply chain in a move it says is a reaction t...

Pernod Ricard Improves Supply Chain Accuracy

Pernod Ricard has said it has improved its supply chain management through its use of Infor Demand Planning technology in the UK, the Netherlands and...

South Africa Set To Raise Wheat-Output Estimates, Survey Shows

South Africa will probably raise the estimate for wheat production this season by 1.2 percent as recent rainfalls improve yields and crop conditions, a sur...

IGD: Wholesale Market In UK Set To Grow By 1.3% Over Next Five Years

IGD has said that the wholesale channel in the UK is likely to grow by around 1.3% over the next five years, driven by the development of new clients using...

Sugar Surges To Four-Year High As Global Supply Concerns Mount

Sugar futures jumped to the highest in more than four years as concern mounted that a global supply deficit will increase partly because of adverse weather...

Food Commodities Trader Olam Sees Low Grain Prices Into 2017

Olam International Ltd., one of the world’s largest food commodities traders, forecasts that grain prices will remain low into 2017 as oversupply and...