In what will be a milestone year for the UK and Ireland supply chain specialists Oakland International, it has now been confirmed that Barry Davies is the company’s new
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Nestlé has pledged to reduce food loss and waste in a new initiative launched at a SAVE FOOD event in its headquarters in Switzerland, attended by industry, research, government and
LeanLogistics, international provider of transportation management systems has announced that CHEP Europe has made savings in transportation management as well as efficiency improvements as a result of implementing LeanTMS from
Goplasticpallets.com has introduced to its range a new, improved version of its Hygienic pallet, which has been optimised for superior performance in automated conveyor systems. Jim Hardisty, Managing Director of
Supply chain expert Cold Move Ltd has announced the completion of its management buy out, in a €4.5 million deal structured by Donworth Capital. Cold Move provides temperature controlled and
Family business and specialist Ireland and UK supply chain operator, Oakland International, has appointed second-generation family member Luke Attwell to their senior management team to take the roll of Project
Nagel Langdons, the UK subsidiary of the Nagel-Group, has signed an agreement with Macsween of Edinburgh which will see it expand its current storage and distribution service to include contract
Specialist UK and Ireland supply chain operator Oakland International has confirmed the appointment of Jeremy Hoare as the company’s new Finance Director to assist with delivery of its next phase
Ljubljana (Slovenia), 16.12.2014 – NiceLabel has been chosen to the FL 100+, Food Logistics magazine’s annual list of the top 100-plus software and technology providers to the food and beverage
Snack food giant Tayto Group has slashed its annual fuel spend by almost €100,000 and drastically reduced its carbon footprint, after installing TomTom Telematics technology to transform driver behaviour. Mr.
The second Schütz site in France; the new state-of-the-art factory in Saint-Étienne. Selters/Saint-Étienne (hds).- On 28 November 2014 the second Schütz site was officially opened in France. The new factory
Manna Foods is a producer of savoury sauces and employs 70 people. It is a family owned business, and although relatively small, they are extremely successful in what they do
A New Joint Farm Development Programme has been agreed and launched between Glanbia Ingredients Ireland (GII) and Teagasc (Irish agriculture and food development authority). This three year development programme, running
Nestlé has inaugurated the Dairy Farming Institute in Northeast China, in one of the company’s biggest dairy investments that will help modernize Chinese dairy farming practices to enable farmers to
A new qualification has been launched by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) that will benefit anyone working in a logistics business where food is stored, transported or delivered.
Startling new figures unveiled by a YouGov survey focusing on the Groceries Supply Code of Practice reveals that four in every five suppliers have reported varying issues in their dealings
Barry Callebaut, the world’s largest manufacturer of cocoa and chocolate products, recognised that a significant increase in operational efficiencies could be achieved through the installation of a robotic palletising system
Nestlé UK & Ireland has announced it is on target to achieve 100 per cent cocoa from sustainable sources by end of 2015, becoming the first major confectionery company in
Sainsbury’s is the first UK retailer to recycle its old food crates into more efficient ones made from 100% recycled material. Recycling these crates to a more efficient crate type
Inet-logistics is an international software company that specialises in developing integrated, scalable and flexible SaaS Transportation Management Systems (TMS) for the fast moving consumer goods industry. The inet TMS enables
PET solutions provider Sidel has created a new business unit to serve drinks products producers globally. Split into six teams including maintenance, line improvement, training, spare parts and logistics, line
Gordian Strapping has supplied a Horizontal Strapping Machine to T.H. Clements in Boston. T.H. Clements is a family-owned vegetable company, founded in Lincolnshire in the late 1940s by Harry Clements.
Dixon International, one of Ireland’s leading national and international logistics and distribution companies, has equipped their refrigerated trailer fleet with
As a producer of industrial packaging, Schütz is certifying its production plants around the world to the Food Safety System
Contraload is a B2B pooling company specializing in supporting customers with the management of plastic pallets and IBC requirements for
Selecting an Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC) solution requires careful consideration to ensure you partner with a provider that will enable
Materials handling specialist Jungheinrich has completed the acquisition of ISA-Innovative, a leading warehouse management systems software company. Jungheinrich has held
As the UK’s number one dairy company and the leading provider of butter, spreads and cheese, Arla Foods makes 4,000
AIC Plastic Pallets Ltd has been supplying hygienic plastic pallets to the Irish market since the early ‘90’s. Since then
Beecraft UK, based at Wembley in Middlesex, is a well established distributor of plastic pallets and recently released a new
Founded in 1936, Bavaria-based BARTEC BENKE is the global technological leader in milk measurement and sampling systems, both on-truck and
Manufacturing since 1947, at two ISO certified factories at Bray in Ireland, Industrial Packaging Ltd stock a complete range of
A new full service logistics offering from the business behind the hugely successful Palletline network is off to a flying
Award winning Indian food producer, County Wicklow based Bombay Pantry, is developing and extending its successful Irish chill chain retailer
Responsible supply chain specialists Sedex Global has announced a partnership with the World Bank Institute to develop Open Supply Chain Platform
Brussels, Belgium, April 9, 2014 – Asda, one of the United Kingdom’s leading retailers, recently purchased low noise whisper units
Over three-quarters (77 %) of Europeans believe the common agricultural policy (CAP) benefits all EU citizens and over 90 % support the
VISBEEN specializes in frozen and temperature controlled transport (groupage and full loads). The company operates transport solutions right across Europe
Retailers should listen to their customers and show their support for British farming by stocking more British food, according to
“There are some important changes going on in the field of end-of-line palletising.” Jan de Bruijn, Managing Director at CSi’s
UK robot sales figures for 2013 from the British Automation and Robot Association (BARA) reveal a 60% increase in robot
Last year, LITA celebrated 50 years of activity and this important anniversary is evidence of the company’s efficiency and ability
Every primary school in the UK will be given the chance to learn more about food and where it comes
CHEP, the global leader in pallet and container pooling services, has revealed that its Collaborative Transportation program removed 2.9 million
Mondelez International has achieved Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) coverage for 100% of the palm oil it bought in
Food and drink manufacturers that, through excellence and innovation, have helped to lead the UK economy out of the recession
Recent food fraud cases, including the sale of horse meat as beef, should prompt the EU to review the functioning
Partner Logistics has developed an automated entry system for inbound traffic at their warehouse in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, in order to
The independent review into the integrity and assurance of Britain’s food supply networks in the UK, being led by Professor
Bord Bia has launched its national ‘Sustainable Dairy Assurance Scheme’ (SDAS) in Ireland, following eighteen months of planning in conjunction
Partner Logistics is assisting staff to reach their full potential by offering National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) to help consolidate and
The second report of the Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare has applauded Coop Group (Switzerland), Marks & Spencer, Arla
Nestlé is encouraging more female coffee growers in Kenya to take up leadership roles in farming cooperatives as part of
Kloosterboer, in collaboration with PAOP (Północnoatlantycka Organizacja Producentów), is to open a 30,000 tonne capacity cold store in the Polish
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