Food and drink firm Nestlé has partnered with transport and logistics solutions provider XPO Logistics to build a digital warehouse facility in the UK. Nestlé, the world’s largest food and drink company, and XPO ...
Department store Rutherfords of Morpeth is planning a fundraising event for disabled Northumberland horsewoman Gayle Bloomfield to help keep her bid for 2017 glory on track on Monday, 24th October 24, in association with cosmetics brand, ...
British grocery chain Tesco has announced that it will offload its Euphorium bakery chain to refocus on core supermarket business. The move is in line with a strategy initiated by its chief executive Dave Lewis to revive the ...
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Design and packaging firm Graphic Packaging International has opened up its Global Innovation Centre (GIC) for consumers in the UK, to support new developments in food and beverage packging. Developed with an investment of $1m at Bardon ...
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Neovia Logistics will continue to offer logistics and supply chain services to Jaguar Land Rover, under extended contracts. Under the agreed terms, Neovia will provide logistics services for Jaguar Land Rover's aftermarket parts supply ...
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The Good Toy Guide has awarded the online retailer the January accolade for its dedication to traditional toys and play. Online toy store The Forgotten Toy Shop has been named the first Good Toy Guide Retailer of the Month for 2015. Set ...
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British packaging company Benson Group will be exhibiting its premium carton board packaging solutions for the gift trade at Top Drawer in London’s Olympia this January. Benson primarily produces printed folding cartons for the food ...
UK-based establishment United Biscuits is planning to cut over 200 jobs at its McVitie’s factory in Glasgow, in a move to restructure working practices and manufacturing operations at the site. Commenting on the job cuts, GMB ...
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Warren, the UK's leading independent cartonboard and graphical board and paper stockist, has announced that its new converting facility is now fully operational and at full capacity, with the potential to increase its capacity further with ...
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Britvic Soft Drinks has extended its contract with leading supply chain solutions provider Wincanton for a further three years. The extension means Wincanton will continue to operate Britvic's national distribution centre (NDC) in ...
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The four new Euro 6 compliant vehicles comprise two rigid 18 tonne and two articulated 6 x 2 tractor units. All vehicles have been purchased from Iveco, with trailers being produced by SDC. One of the new tractor units is of the low-ride ...
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Company has been fined £16,500 for breach of safety regulations A discount store company has been fined £16,500 for selling children's toys containing toxins 70 times the legal safe level. 99p Stores in Loughborough was ...
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SML group opened what is to be the first of its three global RFID Technology and Innovation Centers. The center is located at Corby, Leicestershire, a town 75 miles north of London and home to SML’s UK operations. The group has plans ...
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In yesterday's BBC consumer affairs programme, Fake Britain, several leading furniture and bed retailers were involved in an investigation into product compliance with the UK's stringent fire safety regulations for furniture. Products ...
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Organic waste from pigs on a farm in Leicestershire, UK, is helping to power an estimated 700 homes and reduce landfill waste by 18,000 tonnes each year. The pig waste, combined with other food waste, is being used to produce biogas ...
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