Rochdale, UK: The Unite union is warning that there could be nationwide shortages of chilled foods at Asda stores during strikes by HGV drivers who work at the supermarket’s Rochdale distribution centre; Around 80 HGV drivers, employed by Wincanton on the Asda contract, will strike over the Christmas period. Unite says they are angry at …

Warrington, UK: Iceland Foods, has completed a 20-year lease on a 505,000sq ft distribution centre in Warrington. The site is on the Omega West logistics park, the largest mixed-use development site in the North West covering around 2.5 million sq ft of logistics space. Law firm Gordons advised Iceland Foods on its new lease. Commercial …

Novi, Michigan, USA: Lineage has endorsed the Join the Move to -15 C initiative to reassess the international temperature standard of -18C, established in the 1930s and untouched for nearly a century. This initiative offers a chance for industry-wide collaboration to explore practical avenues that would contribute toward realising the shared net-zero goal for the …

London, UK: This website, coldchainnews.com, has been ranked as number 3 for best cold chain websites and blogs by FeedSpot. Lineage, the world’s largest cold chain logistics provider, takes the number one slot followed by the Global Cold Chain Alliance‘s site. ColdChainNews.com says it “provides the first and best news on temperature-controlled matters from Britain, …

Atherstone, UK: Aldi is to become the first supermarket to pay all warehouse staff at least £12 an hour. from 1 February 2024. The new minimum hourly rate for warehouse and store staff, which increases to £13.55 within the M25, takes effect from 1 February 2024. Aldi says the move makes it the first supermarket …