KATIE KINRAID, general manager of BluJay Solutions (APAC), writes that to date, the entire supply chain has been orchestrated to service “demand”, while keeping inventory and logistics costs down....

Hundreds of truck drivers from the Transport Workers Union have protested outside Aldi stores across Australia demanding safer work conditions. The Transport Workers Union (TWU) website is claiming that...

Linfox has acquired full ownership of BevChain after purchasing Lion’s 50 per cent share in the logistics business. The acquisition price has not been revealed. Lion Nathan and Australian delivery company,...

Shopping is a physical and sensory experience. Humans evolved doing some sort of physical ‘shopping’, even if for most of history the similarity of that activity and a trip to the supermarket...

A new era in food delivery is rapidly emerging says a new report from Rabobank. According to the ‘Food Delivery 2.0’ report, the idea of browsing the supermarket is increasingly irrelevant to some...

New Zealand based global dairy producer Fonterra last week opened its first wholly-owned ingredients plant in Europe. In a smart move, the plant is located in Heerenveen in The Netherlands and is next...

Taxpayers and growers are led up a garden path The Fresh Produce Safety Centre (FPSC), which is an organisation established with government and industry support in 2013, has announced the winning tender...

Lindsay Australia wins Visy’s logistics business Transport, logistics and rural supply company Lindsay Australia has announced a new agreement for packaging giant Visy Board Pty Ltd as its new principal...

The usage of digital technologies such as mobile apps, data mining, group sharing networks and techno grocery shopping are opening the door to new food supply formats and distributorships and supply chain...

One of Australia’s major food and beverage groups Lion Foods is going with UXC Red Rock Consulting to develop a demand forecasting system which is intended to increase accuracy of demand forecasting. UXC...