Warehouse Specialists - From field to fork

Food accounts for more than 40% of total road haulage and the average distance travelled by an item of food in a British supermarket has previously been estimated to be more than 2,500km.  And yet food is unique in having sources of supply reasonably evenly spread around the country.  More than 10 years ago the term “Food Miles” was coined to highlight the environmental impact this has but it is only now starting to be taken seriously.  Waitrose has been something of a pioneer amongst the large chains and Tesco has recently made great play about significant increases in what they call regional sourcing although it still represents a tiny fraction of sales.

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THE LOGISTICS BUSINESS, a leading specialist supply chain and logistics consultancy, has experience in planning and developing supply chain, distribution and warehousing operations throughout the world. From supply chain and distribution strategy, to development of distribution operations, warehouse design and layout, as well as manufacturing logistics and IT systems design, its clients include many blue chip companies.

We have also worked on government initiatives on sustainable transport and waste minimisation.For further information please call:Helen Morris, THE LOGISTICS BUSINESS on +44(0)1527 889 060, email helen.morris@logistics.co.uk