London, UK: Aldi is planning to open 500 more stores in the UK, Giles Hurley, chief executive, Aldi UK and Ireland, told Sky News today. Speaking to Business Live with Ian King, Hurley said Aldi now has a long-term target of 1,500 stores – building on an earlier goal of opening 1,200 sites by 2025. …
Nairobi, Kenya: In the fight against food waste, farmers in rural Kenya are increasingly turning to mobile, solar-powered cold stores. Companies like SokoFresh, for example, can supply pay-as-you-go storage units to small volume farmers who grow fruit and vegetables such as avocados, mangos and French beans. About 90% of Kenya’s agricultural produce is understood to …
London, UK: The new Direct Vision Standard London means existing kit will have to be replaced, say transport associations. The RHA and Logistics UK are disappointed that their concerns about the new standards have not been considered, placing “a huge onus on operators, with no regulatory oversight from TfL and no accreditation process for the …
Springdale, Arkansas, USA: Tyson Foods, working with Gatik AI, is using autonomous refrigerated trucks in Northwest Arkansas. The trucks will operate 18 hours a day, delivering to Tyson’s warehouses in the Rogers and Springdale, Arkansas areas. The deployment will introduce Gatik trucks with commercial-grade autonomous technology to the Tyson supply chain, operating on predetermined short-haul, …
Luton, UK: Discount grocery store chain Lidl has opened its largest regional distribution centre in the world in Houghton Regis, Luton. The 1.2 million-square-ft warehouse, at a cost of £300m, will deliver more than 9,400 pallets daily to 150 stores. The new RDC has solar panels that generate 2,000,000kWH’s of electricity annually. It will operate …
London, UK: Operators are over-speccing charging points by up to 20% for electric vehicles, says VEV. A common misconception is the assumption that each electric vehicle requires a dedicated charger: this is not the case, VEV says. “Proper analysis of vehicle usage patterns, routes, and charging needs can reduce the required infrastructure needed, therefore lowering …
Reading, UK: Tower Cold Chain will be exhibiting its latest reusable passive container design for smaller shipments such as direct-to-patient, clinical trials and last-mile deliveries. The new product will be on show at the CPHI exhibition in Barcelona (24-26 October 2023). Alongside this, Tower will also show its other passive temperature-controlled containers for the pharmaceutical …
Tunbridge Wells, UK: More targeted government investment – combined with action to improve the flow of goods across borders and a commitment to work in closer partnership with the logistics sector – could boost GDP by £3.9 billion per annum by 2030, and generate enough revenue to finance the salaries of 20,000 nurses. That is …
London: The UK government decision to delay, for the fifth time, post-Brexit checks on food imports, reported earlier by Cold Chain News, is blamed on the additional cost of the extra red tape and charges that would add an estimated 0.2% to inflation. The charge for exports to the UK could be as high as …
London, UK: Claire Coutinho has been promoted to energy security and net zero secretary as part of a Cabinet mini reshuffle. Paul Bennell, president of the Cold Chain Federation, said: “We look forward to working with Claire Coutinho as Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero. Energy management and the journey towards Net …
Liverpool, UK: Cold Chain Live 23! is sold out, says the organiser the Cold Chain Federation. “With close to 500 delegates joining us in Liverpool next month, this is our biggest event of the year and the event that sets the agenda for the industry,” says the Federation. In 2023 sessions will focus on ‘Resilience …
Redditch, UK: Swisslog is promoting its automation systems for cold stores at Cold Chain Live! 2023, 14-15 September 2023 at the ACC, Liverpool, UK. Swisslog has undertaken over 250 deep-freeze projects and will show a recent project for Virto Group of the automation of its warehouse in Funes, Spain. Here the upgrade delivered more storage …
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