One of the UK’s leading foodservice providers, Bidfood, has today revealed the food and drink trends it expects to shape the out-of-home market in 2026. Alongside value, quality and elevated experiences – which continue to rank highly – this year’s trends are strongly influenced by emotional drivers such as comfort, adventure, tradition and sharing, coupled …
Electric transport refrigeration is now handling the complex challenge of multi-temperature deliveries, with Sunswap’s technology successfully operating across different temperature zones in single trailers for major retailers including Tesco and food producers Cranswick. Sunswap’s technology demonstrates electric refrigeration is more than capable of handling these more complex operations through purpose-designed remote evaporators working with their …
Magnavale has officially broken ground on its new 90,000-pallet, fully automated frozen cold store in Bristol, marking the commencement of construction on a landmark facility that will transform food supply chain infrastructure across the Southwest and beyond. The site is strategically positioned at the junction of the M4 and M5, providing unmatched access to South …
A team of 48 riders from across the transport and logistics sector have returned from an epic 328 km cycle challenge from Cork to Dublin to raise funds for Transaid’s road safety and access to health projects across sub-Saharan Africa. After three days in the saddle, the group raised more than £90,000, supported by headline …
Sysco GB, the UK’s largest foodservice supplier, has introduced a programme to support night workers across its British business. Following research that highlighted the challenges night shift workers face around poor nutrition and sleep disorders, as well as reports of mental health issues, Sysco has created a comprehensive programme to support colleagues working through the …
SQE, formerly known as Squeaky Energy, has relaunched as an energy supply platform exclusively for large industrial and commercial (I&C) buyers. The platform enables direct access to wholesale power markets, integrated flexibility, and accurate data for carbon reporting—all in one platform. Chris Bowden, founder and CEO, SQE, says: “The way energy is supplied – contracted, …
Leading temperature-controlled solution provider, Cold Chain Technologies (CCT), has unveiled its new campaign, Smart Chain, Clear Gain, aimed at redefining how pharmaceutical companies approach compliance, efficiency and value in cold chain logistics. The campaign centres around CCT’s Smart Solutions offering – a strategic suite of value-added services that go beyond container compliance to deliver measurable gains in efficiency, …
Abbey Design Associates are delighted to announce that Conor Eaton-Smith has joined Abbey Design Associates as their new Technical Project Director. A Chartered Engineer, Conor joins ADA from K2 Engineering where he spent over a decade delivering continuous innovation. With over 20 years of sector expertise, Conor will lead our CAD and design teams, oversee …
Sysco GB has announced that it has acquired Fairfax Meadow, one of the UK’s leading catering butchers, from Hilton Foods. The acquisition of award-winning catering butcher, Fairfax Meadow, marks the latest, important stage in Sysco GB’s strategy to grow its centre of plate proposition, and become the UK’s leading fresh meat supplier to the foodservice …
Schmitz Cargobull was honoured with the TTW Award from the trade journal Truck & Trailer Welt at this year’s NUFAM trade fair, in Karlsruhe on 25 september.In the ‘eCHAMp’ category, the company impressed with its innovative S.CU d80 ePTO ready transport cooling unit, which can be operated emission-free via the electric power take-off (ePTO) of …
Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks UK has been crowned Cold Store Equipment Provider of the Year. The annual event, held Tuesday, 9th September at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, celebrates the most outstanding achievements across the cold chain sector. Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks was praised for its unwavering commitment to customer support, alongside a comprehensive range of cold-store-ready equipment …
Thermo King®, a leader in transport temperature control solutions and a brand of Trane Technologies, will present its newest electric bus climate-control technologies at Busworld Brussels 2025, from 4 to 9 October. The all-electric Thermo King stand will highlight solutions designed to enhance passenger comfort and support the bus industry’s transition to electrification, including the …
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