Supply Chain

EU, China Agree To Protect 100 Of Each Other's Regional Foods

The European Union and China have agreed to protect 100 European regional food names, known as geographical indications (GI), in China and 100 Chinese geog...

Brazil Aims To Promote Trade Inside And Outside Mercosur

Brazil is committed to promoting changes to the Mercosur trade bloc in order to further stimulate trade inside and outside the group, the country's trade s...

Ivory Coast, Ghana Lift Threat To Cocoa Sustainability Schemes

Top cocoa producers Ivory Coast and Ghana said on Wednesday that chocolate makers would continue for now to be allowed to run sustainability schemes in the...

Brexit Deal Would Avoid Damaging No-deal, But Presents Future Challenges: FDI

Appearing today before the Seanad Special Select Committee on Brexit, Food Drink Ireland (FDI) the Ibec group representing the food and drink sector, said...

UK Industry Outlook Weakest Since 2009 On Brexit And World Slowdown: CBI

British manufacturers expect the most widespread drop-off in orders for a decade over the next three months due to the slowing global economy and Brexit un...

Shipping Company Maersk Lifts 2019 Profit Forecast

Danish shipping company A.P. Moller-Maersk raised its expectations for 2019 profit despite headwinds from the US-China trade war. Maersk said it expecte...

Shell Warns Slowing Global Economy Could Hit $25bn Buyback Timetable

Royal Dutch Shell warned on Thursday that uncertain economic conditions could slow its $25 billion share buyback programme, the world's largest, after its...

Swine Fever Pushes Chinese Pig Farmers To Record Quarterly Profits

China's top pig producers posted their highest ever profits in the three months to September, as soaring hog prices more than compensated for losses result...