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[Request a Demo](https://www.foodsconnected.com/request-a-demo) ![Blog header section(optimised)](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/hubfs/Blog%20header%20section(optimised).png) # Welcome to the Foods Connected Blog #### Topic Select a topic - [All](https://blog.foodsconnected.com) - [Food Safety & Quality](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/food-safety-quality) - [Supply Chain Management](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/supply-chain-management) - [Regulations](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/regulations) - [Company News](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/company-news) - [Sustainability](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/sustainability) - [Expert Insights](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/expert-insights) - [Traceability](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/traceability) - [Data & Reporting](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/data-reporting) - [Food Industry Trends](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/food-industry-trends) - [Procurement](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/procurement) - [Specifications & NPD](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/specifications-npd) - [Animal Welfare](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/animal-welfare) - [Artificial Intelligence](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/artificial-intelligence) - [Allergen Management](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/allergen-management) - [FSMA 204](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/fsma-204) - [Livestock Procurement](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/livestock-procurement) - [Back to Our Roots](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/back-to-our-roots) - [Industry News](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/industry-news) - [Industry Voices](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/industry-voices) - [Product Lifecycle Management](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/product-lifecycle-management) - [EUDR](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/eudr) - [Digital Transformation](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/digital-transformation) - [Case Study](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/case-study) - [Economy](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/economy) - [Meat, Fish & Poultry](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/meat-fish-poultry) - [NPD](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/npd) - [Supply Chain Resilience](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/supply-chain-resilience) - [Compliancy](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/compliancy) - [Strategic Sourcing](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/strategic-sourcing) - [The blue room](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/the-blue-room) - [BBFAW](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/bbfaw) - [Packaging](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/packaging) [![Boom, bust, heatwave: A snapshot of UK dairy in 2026](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/hubfs/dairysnapshot_shutterstock_2106353552.jpg)](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/can-farm-level-resilience-help-farmers-survive-the-dairy-boom-bust-cycle) 5 min read [Food Industry Trends](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/food-industry-trends) [Expert Insights](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/expert-insights) [Supply Chain Resilience](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/supply-chain-resilience) ##### [Boom, bust, heatwave: A snapshot of UK dairy in 2026](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/can-farm-level-resilience-help-farmers-survive-the-dairy-boom-bust-cycle) By [Dr Fiona Roberts](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/author/dr-fiona-roberts) on 27/07/2026 First Milk's Impact Director, Dr Fiona Roberts, analyses how boom-bust cycles, volatility across farmer contracts and a rise in protein demand have made 2026 a bumpy ride for UK dairy. [Continue Reading](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/can-farm-level-resilience-help-farmers-survive-the-dairy-boom-bust-cycle) [![The A-Z of food safety supply chain management](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/hubfs/atozblog_35a90d07-c485-4fe3-96de-e7b0945ddb7c.jpg)](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/a-z-of-food-safety-supply-chain-management) 22 min read [Data & Reporting](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/data-reporting) [Food Safety & Quality](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/food-safety-quality) [Allergen Management](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/allergen-management) ##### [The A-Z of food safety supply chain management](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/a-z-of-food-safety-supply-chain-management) By [Foods Connected team](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/author/foods-connected-team) on 24/07/2026 From allergen management to zero-tolerance policies, this A-Z guide covers every key term in food safety supply chain management – and reveals why each one matters. [Continue Reading](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/a-z-of-food-safety-supply-chain-management) [![Supply chain risk: why it's still a blind spot in food](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/hubfs/supply%20chain%20risk_shutterstock_725962573.jpg)](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/why-supplier-risk-is-the-blind-spot-in-most-supply-chains) 4 min read [Supply Chain Management](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/supply-chain-management) [Product Lifecycle Management](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/product-lifecycle-management) [Compliancy](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/compliancy) ##### [Supply chain risk: why it's still a blind spot in food](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/why-supplier-risk-is-the-blind-spot-in-most-supply-chains) By [Kyle Anderson](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/author/kyle-anderson) on 20/07/2026 Kyle Anderson, Foods Connected's President of US, on the supplier blind spot most food businesses miss and what they can be doing to close it. 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[Continue Reading](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/a-step-by-step-guide-to-the-new-supplier-manager-app) [![BRCGS audit management: how to eliminate food safety audit overlap](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/hubfs/brcgs%20audit%20overlap%20shutterstock_2742316531.jpg)](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/brcgs-retailer-standards-and-internal-audits-how-to-eliminate-food-safety-audit-overlap) 11 min read [Supply Chain Management](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/supply-chain-management) [Food Safety & Quality](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/food-safety-quality) [Compliancy](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/tag/compliancy) ##### [BRCGS audit management: how to eliminate food safety audit overlap](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/brcgs-retailer-standards-and-internal-audits-how-to-eliminate-food-safety-audit-overlap) By [Foods Connected team](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/author/foods-connected-team) on 19/06/2026 Managing BRCGS, retailer codes of practice, and internal audits simultaneously is one of the biggest drains on food industry QA teams. 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