Food Supply Chain

Foodservice key to organic growth plan
Defra has published a long-awaited ‘Organic action plan for England’, which sets a pathway for tripling organic farming over the next decade
UK complacent over food system threats
Growing disquiet over a lack of leadership from politicians and business leaders in addressing the vulnerabilities of the UK’s food system was summed up in two letters dispatched to Whitehall
Industry insiders return with stark food warning
Another summer of extreme weather, coupled with the threat posed by the approaching El Niño, has prompted a fresh warning by industry whistle-blowers over the UK food system’s vulnerability to such shocks
Is Defra really ready for food supply shocks?
Rich Sullivan-Jones of the National Audit Office shares the key findings from the government watchdog’s new report on Defra’s readiness to respond to food supply chain disruptions
Isabel Hope – Speaking the same supply chain language: aligning data, reporting and supplier conversations to drive action
Isabel Hope explores how better supplier engagement, aligned data and shared reporting frameworks can drive action across food supply chains
How the stars aligned for ‘regen ag’ to go mainstream
Surging input costs and extreme weather have created the conditions to scale more sustainable agriculture – but care and caution is needed
The cold chain feels the chill
Phil Pluck of the Cold Chain Federation warns of the growing risk to the supply of perishable foods from cyber attacks, energy supply shocks and a range of other challenges facing the sector
A risky business
Large food businesses should be required to show how they are planning for climate risk, according to a major new report on climate adaptation