As we all know, major Grocery retailers across Australia have agreed to the voluntary Food and Grocery Code of Conduct, which ensures they adhere to certain standards of conduct whilst engaging with suppliers. As a supplier, this provides you with a valuable tool to engage and negotiate your terms and conditions with these powerful retailers. The catch? You must do…
The Food and Grocery Code of Conduct provides suppliers with a window of opportunity to better protect your business. Will you leverage the Code and seize this opportunity?
Here are 250,000 reasons why it’s important to monitor your business against the 7,000 pieces of legislation you’re potentially exposed to. Are you properly managing this process?
The story of the Blue Bell ice-cream recall is one of enormous scale, spanning nearly seven months, with Blue Bell dispensing over 30% of its workforce, selling a third of its business, and recalling its entire inventory. Read the full timeline and analysis here.
You may be confident in your risk mitigation strategies, but if something does happen are you sure you have the right insurance protection?
Mead Johnson Nutrition has agreed to pay $12m (€10.9m) to settle a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation into the “promotional practices” of its Chinese business. The business allegedly misused company funds to gain marketing leverage. The full article here.
Recently, the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) released a report claiming the Food and Beverage industry is highly capable of managing their supply chain risk. Despite this statement by the AFGC, there is a serious possibility of complacency if we pat ourselves on the back with respect to supply chain risk. Ask yourself the following two questions: How good…
Angry Pizza Hut franchisees have launched legal action against the company after a price war with rival Domino’s forced them to slash price.
The U.S. Probation Office concluded that the scope of Parnell’s crimes–including conspiracy, obstruction of justice and wire fraud– “results in a life sentence Guidelines range.”
With the mining boom all but over, commentators are hungry to seek the next driver for Australia’s growth. And with a fast growing middle class in Asia seeking more products for consumption, the Asian Food Bowl becomes an obvious source of potential. This Asian potential was reinforced with the 2014 trade mission by the Prime Minister and 600 or so of…
