Nestlé UK and Ireland has cemented its sustainability vision and targets in a new Creating Shared Value report, which has been published this week.

Sainsbury's, a leading UK supermarket, has appointed Karen Whitworth as Director of Supply Chain Operations, replacing Tim Goalen who has moved to another position at the retailer.

On-shelf Availability decreased for the first time in 2010, falling to 97. 7% in August 2010, according to the latest ECR UK Availability survey.

The Co-operative will reach a major milestone in its integration of the Somerfield business at the end of September, when its food range alignment from the two businesses is complete, according to press reports.

IGD is holding a free supply chain seminar in Paris, France that will benchmark the French food retail supply chain against that of the UK. The seminar, which will explore collaboration in the grocery supply chain, provides a unique opportunity to hear directly from Tesco and Casino Group.

Unilever, along with the University of Aberdeen, has designed a tool to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in its supply chain.

The Cool Farm Tool is designed to help farmers calculate total greenhouse gas emissions from daily farming activities.

Nisa-Today's has announced it is to open a 195,000 sq. ft (18,100 sq. m) distribution centre in Livingston, Scotland to support business growth in the region.

Tesco's opened the latest addition to its fresh depot network in February 2010. The site, located in Pilning near Avonmouth operates a flow through process so that Tesco holds no inventory on site.

Waitrose is planning to use multi-temperature, multi-deck trailers to distribute fresh and frozen produce later this year, according to the latest John Lewis Partnership Sustainability Report.

Nisa-Today's is extending its waste packaging recycling scheme to all members located around the M25 corridor and the initiative will be launched for members served by the Stoke depot in September.

This week, Tesco is trialling a 'drive-thru' supermarket at its Extra store in Baldock, Hertfordshire. Customers will order online and collect at the store, where staff will pack their shopping into the car boot.

Marks & Spencer is planning to invest around £30m in building a distribution centre close to Derby, in the UK, according to press reports.

The Derby distribution centre, which is still subject to planning consent, will be the retailer's latest addition to its expanding supply chain network.

The Stobart Group expects growth to continue in the second half of the year as new contracts in the food and grocery industry start to deliver, the company announced in a pre-close trading statement.

Tesco, the UK's largest supermarket, will further optimise its supply chain operations with new software from ORTEC, a software solutions provider.

As part of Waitrose's continuing efforts to reduce its CO2 emissions, the retailer has started an initiative to use liquid biomethane to operate home delivery vehicles in central London.

Tesco has renewed its contract with logistics provider, Norbert Dentressangle, for the management of the retailer's 12 Recycling Service Units (RSUs) located throughout the UK and Ireland.

The Co-operative is moving to a central replenishment IT system as the retailer continues its integration of Somerfield's operation into its retail business.

Booker, the largest cash and carry operator in the UK grocery market, operates an extensive central distribution operation which is unique to the UK cash and carry market and a key feature to the company's success.

Fresh & Easy, Tesco's US supermarket, will reduce water consumption by 30% by installing EnviroTower water conditioning systems in stores, according to press reports.

Deutsche Post DHL, one of largest suppliers of logistics services to global grocery industry, has announced an increase in second quarter net profit.

Aldi has opened a new 56,000 sqm distribution centre near Melbourne the state of Victoria in Australia. The new composite temperature facility is in Dandenong, and will be one of Aldi's largest facilities globally.

Part of Sainsbury's evolving IT strategy has been the implementation of an Integrated Transport Management System (ITMS), which is a revolutionary system that uses 'real-time' data to optimise transport routes as events happen throughout the day.

Marks & Spencer is further enhancing its RFID use with a trial of a second generation of RFID tags, according to Packaging News.

The new version of RFID tags, which include a smaller data chip, will be trialled by the retailer in the first quarter of 2011.

Woolworths in Australia is planning to add two new distribution centres to its network in New South Wales, Australia, according to press reports.

Waitrose has announced that David Jones has been appointed as Supply Chain Director and will take up the position on 31st August.

Commenting on the appointment, Mark Price, Managing Director of Waitrose, said: "David’s deep understanding of our business and wide experience at senior level makes him ideally suited to this role.

The Stobart Group has submitted plans to Peterborough City Council for the construction of a temperature controlled distribution centre next to Tesco's site in Saltersgate, in the east of Peterborough.

Walmart Canada has announced that its Bridgewater store is the first to achieve zero waste generation, meaning that it is diverting more than 95% of its waste away from landfill.

IGD has announced an impressive speaker line-up for its annual Supply Chain Summit, to be held on Thursday 18th November at the QE2 in Westminster, London.

Waitrose has announced plans to grow the outlets selling Waitrose products over six times by 2015 as it expands both its own stores and the ranges of products it sells in partner shops.

Marks & Spencer has opened the largest distribution centre in its supply chain network in Bradford, in the north of England. The 102,200 m. sq (1.