Food Storage &
Distribution Federation
Distribution Federation
Promoting excellence
in food logistics
As UK market leaders in providing software solutions to the haulage and logistics industry, Mandata has a comprehensive suite of scalable products and services to support transport and logistics operations of all sizes.
Dairy Crest required an energy saving solution for the lighting at their Stroud installation where the varying applications across the site required the “total solution” that the Dexeco product range provides.
European freight transport prices fell by 0.6 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to the previous quarter, according to the tenth edition of the Transport Market Monitor by Transporeon and Capgemini Consulting.
Brakes Group reckons it will achieve fifty per cent of the Driver CPC for its entire team of 1,929 existing lorry drivers across the UK and Ireland by May.
Next to Denmark, where HFCs are banned, the UK is leading the way in the adoption of CO2 transcritical refrigeration systems in European supermarkets.
Malcolm Walker has entered into exclusive discussions with Landsbanki to buy Iceland foods for a reported £1.45bn.
Reaction to Löfstedt review
The publication of this review has received a variety of reactions, ranging from a business forum expressing its approval for a “health and safety bonfire”, to concern from unions and a health and safety body for the safety of self-employed people.
Cleaning efficiency is under attack. Firms have expanded production schedules, leaving less time for cleaning, while cutting down on water and energy use. This trend has reached a level where firms with older facilities are struggling to maintain standards.
Our European logistics operations "Medspan" specialises in the collection and delivery of frozen, chilled and ambient food products for the UK holiday markets and expatriate communities throughout Europe in particular France, Spain, Portugal, the Balearic Islands, and the Canary Islands.
New EU requirements applicable to frozen food of animal origin intended for human consumption - an amendment to Annex II to Hygiene Regulation 853/2004 was published in the Official Journal of the EU. It will enter into force on July 1, 2012. More
Longchamp commissioned SSI Schaefer to optimise its logistics centre in Segré, France. In partnership, the two companies developed a tailor-made solution for the order picking and automation of customer shipments.
RedPrairie Corporation, a global supply chain and retail technology provider, has announced that Big Sandy Superstores has chosen RedPrairie Merchandise Management to help optimise core business operations including merchandising, inventory management, customer service, warehouse management, point of sale and more.
