Prepared foods are an increasingly important part of the grocery business, delivering fat margins at a time when sales of traditional packaged foods are lackluster. But the strategy also comes with serious risks.

The Compliance Map, a developer of environmental-compliance software, has launched the Compliance Map Origin Determination Module.

The Obama Administration's proposed traceability rule to address seafood fraud in the United States does not increase transparency for the majority of the seafood sold in the U.S., and it should be expanded to include all seafood and extended through the full supply chain.

China's efforts in good manufacturing practice certification in 2015 showed a continued shift toward warning letters even as the overall number of reviewed applications fell by more than half.

GS1 US has developed a new guideline focused on e-commerce and omnichannel fulfillment processes.

APICS, the professional association for supply-chain management, has entered into a strategic partnership with Software AG.