In this week's news: Brexit, supplier influence and retail innovation
Cold Chain Federation urges Government to stall Brexit checks
In a letter written to Steve Barclay, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Cold Chain Federation (CCF) has urged Defra to postpone full implementation of the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) to allow time to address “serious issues in consultation with the food logistics industry”.
Activation of the BTOM had previously been delayed five times, but it eventually came into force on 31 January 2024. However, full implementation of the Brexit checks are set to take place on 30 April 2024.
Eating more fish could be the key to preventing cancer and diabetes, says new study
If the public were to eat one more portion of fish per week than current levels, it could save the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) up to ￡600 million every year, a study in England has shown.?
The change in behaviour, which could prevent thousands of cases of cancer and type 2 diabetes, could also save businesses up to ￡360 million per annum, due to the better health of their workers and reduced amount of sick leave.
Are supermarkets shifting away from supplier influence?
Here, Clive Black explains how post-pandemic upheaval coupled with soaring energy and food prices is reshaping UK supermarkets, favouring private labels over proprietary brands.
Following the turmoil of the COVID-19 pandemic, war in Europe produced another negative externality that would have a quite material impact upon the mix of products sold in UK supermarkets, as well as where they would be bought.
The steep rise in energy and food costs that reflected an amalgam of interconnected processes drove up Office for National Statistics (ONS) CPI to levels not seen for a couple of generations (Q1 2023 food inflation was 19 percent) and with it the steepest rise in interest rates the UK has have ever seen, the latter accreting from a foolhardy 0.1 percent to the present 5.25 percent.
Fund to accelerate retail innovation established by five grocery leaders
Five of the world’s leading grocery retailers have come together to establish a pioneering collaborative grocery venture capital (VC) fund, W23 Global. The fund will seek to invest in innovative startups and scale-ups that deploy technology to enhance customer experiences (both in store and online), increase productivity across the grocery value chain and address the sector’s sustainability challenges, looking at everything from biodiversity in agriculture to sustainable packaging.
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