Interesting post from the UK arm of the procurement blog SpendMatters on the recent news that some pork in Tesco, labelled as British, actually came from a Dutch producer – a reminder of the horsemeat scandal. While huge opprobrium was thrown at suppliers, the writer argues that supermarkets, which have cut down on the number of suppliers, have in one sense at least been the architects of the present problems.
XPO: TOUR DE FORCEBA: SUPPLY IMPACTHLAG: GROWTH PREDICTIONHLAG: US PORTS STRIKE RISKHLAG: STATE OF THE MARKETHLAG: UTILISATIONHLAG: VERY STRONG BALANCE SHEET HLAG: TERMINAL UNIT SHINESHLAG: BULLISH PREPARED REMARKSHLAG: CONF CALLHLAG: CEO ON TRADE RISKAMZN: HAUL LAUNCHCHRW: CASHING INKNIN: IMC DEAL DISCLOSUREDSV: WEAKENINGMFT: TRADING UPDATEBA: SUPPLIER WOES
XPO: TOUR DE FORCEBA: SUPPLY IMPACTHLAG: GROWTH PREDICTIONHLAG: US PORTS STRIKE RISKHLAG: STATE OF THE MARKETHLAG: UTILISATIONHLAG: VERY STRONG BALANCE SHEET HLAG: TERMINAL UNIT SHINESHLAG: BULLISH PREPARED REMARKSHLAG: CONF CALLHLAG: CEO ON TRADE RISKAMZN: HAUL LAUNCHCHRW: CASHING INKNIN: IMC DEAL DISCLOSUREDSV: WEAKENINGMFT: TRADING UPDATEBA: SUPPLIER WOES