Easton, Lincolnshire, UK: Magnavale has expanded its contract packing lines at its Easton cold store. The move has led to a “huge increase in our packing, labelling and date-coding output”, says Magnavale. The new lines are suitable for a variety of ambient, chilled, and frozen food products. Amanda Cogan, chief operating officer, says: “These high-volume …
London, UK: UK and EU trade disruption is predicted with EU exporters not ready for UK customs changes which start this month, warn trade associations. The new Border Target Operating Model comes into force in February and will be introduced in three phases. Initially, EU exporters of animal and plant products, such as eggs, dairy, …
Tolworth, London: Lidl’s warehouse and store staff are set to receive the highest hourly pay rates in the sector with workers earning up to £13.85 an hour. From March 1, Lidl’s entry level rates will jump from £11.40 to £12.00 outside of the M25, rising to £13.00 with length of service. Meanwhile, those working within …
London, UK: In a surprise move, Ceva Logistics, owned by French shipping firm CMA CGM, is to buy Wincanton for £566.9m. Wincanton’s work for grocers was one of the reasons behind Ceva Logistics’ takeover decision. Ceva Logistics said that it believed the acquisition would “build on Wincanton’s proven expertise in partnering with prominent grocers and …
Breda, Netherlands: The recent supply chain disruption caused by attacks on ships in the Red Sea underlines the lessons learned during Covid-19, says Jonas Swarttouw, hairman, North America, NewCold, writing in
Cambridge, UK: Marshall Fleet Solutions, as part of a “trailblazer” group, has launched the Mobile Transport Refrigeration Technician apprenticeship to install, service and repair transport refrigeration units. The trailblazer group include Morrisons, Petit Forestier, Nagel-Langdon, Turners of Soham, Michael Ward Refrigeration, Peter Staines Refrigeration, Coolmax Refrigeration, TIP Group, and Tesco. City of Liverpool College developed …
Rotterdam, Netherlands: Netherlands-based Eurofrigo, Thermotraffic Holland, and UK-based Kevin Hancock, and Norish, have merged to create a new end-to-end logistics service provider for the food industry in Europe. All four companies belong to the European arm of Japan-based Nichirei Corporation’s Logistics Division and will now continue as one, under the brand name Thermotraffic. The merger …
Lisburn, Northern Ireland: McCulla Ireland has trialled Hultsteins’ Ecogen2 refrigeration systems over the past year. The Ecogen generator, fitted to the tractor, allows the existing diesel-powered fridges to run on electricity during transit. McCulla operates a mixed fleet of 130 diesel and CNG trucks with 220 trailers and produces in-house biomethane for use in its …
London, UK: A government crackdown on disruptive roadworks, designed to speed up journeys, is “positive” as congestion is a major cause of delays for the] industry, says Logistics UK. The comments came as roads minister Guy Opperman launched a street works consultation on a series of measures to prevent utility companies from letting roadworks overrun …
Warwick, UK: Georgios Tetradis-Mairis, head of R&D futures, Nomad Foods; Dr Chloe Brimicombe, climate scientist, University of Graz, Austria; and Dr Tim Fox, consultant in climate change mitigation and adaptation, are the keynote speakers at the Cold Chain Climate Summit 2024. The summit takes place on 13 March at Warwick University’s Slate Conference Centre, and …
London, UK: Marks & Spencer was Britain’s fastest growing supermarket in the Christmas quarter, according to NIQ. It said M&S’s food sales on a value basis rose 12.1% in the 12 weeks to end of December, year-on-year, with its share of the UK grocery market rising to 3.8%. Lidl GB’s sales over the 12 week …
Melton Mowbray, UK: Samworth Brothers is to use Sunswap’s Endurance battery and solar-powered refrigeration system following a two-week trial. During the trial the solar technology removed 600g of nitrogen oxides and 65kg of tailpipe carbon dioxide emission that would otherwise be emitted by a traditional diesel fridge. The trial data indicated a £221 cost-saving per tonne …
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