Food fraud persists as experts highlight the importance of supplier trust in safeguarding bakeries
Food fraud remains a persistent threat to bakers and ingredient buyers, with experts saying the strongest defence often begins long before products reach the factory floor. Freeman Libby, senior adviser at The Acheson Group, said most food fraud is driven by profit, but he also…
Supply chain resilience faces new threats from cyber risks and supplier fragility, report warns
A major disruption to global supply chains could leave many companies struggling to keep operating, according to a new Proxima report that paints a stark picture of how exposed boardrooms remain to shocks in logistics, cyber security and supplier fragility. In the consultancy’s Global Supply…
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Brands are shifting from transactional to strategic packaging partnerships to navigate supply chain volatility
For many consumer packaged goods companies, packaging has long been treated as a line item to squeeze rather than a capability to strengthen. That approach is becoming harder to defend as supply chains grow more volatile, product ranges widen and speed to market becomes a competitive advantage. According to industry…
For years, procurement teams were judged on one thing above all: price. In freight, that meant chasing the cheapest route, the lowest rate or the fastest contract award. But the centre of gravity is moving. According to PYMNTS Intelligence, the sharper advantage now lies in…
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How homebuilders are redefining the role of purchasing leaders to protect margins and boost project performance
For years, many homebuilders judged purchasing leadership mainly by one standard: how much money could be taken out of the budget. That question still matters. In a margin-sensitive industry, price discipline is never optional. But builders have learned that the best purchasing leaders do much more than drive down line…
Managing strategic suppliers is not simply a matter of negotiating the lowest possible price. As TechTarget notes, the real task is to recognise which vendors are central to the business, then shape the relationship so it delivers value over time rather than only short-term savings.…
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View AllShape Digital and Halliburton partner to unify energy asset management with AI integration
Shape Digital, the digital spin-off of MODEC, has entered into a strategic collaboration with Halliburton aimed at improving how energy operators manage asset performance across the full production chain. The agreement brings together Halliburton’s Landmark Digital Field Solver, a decision-making platform built to combine reservoir, well and production network models,…
As the UK defence sector recalibrates around sovereign capability, the pressure on logistics is becoming harder to ignore. Procurement priorities are shifting, production cycles are getting more complex and, according to the Ministry of Defence, the supply chain is now expected to do far more…

