Food & Beverage

RFID Market Said to Pass $10Bn Milestone in 2015

October 22, 2015

RFID is thriving, reaching total sales of $10.1bn in 2015 with a large scope ahead for continued roll-out in many established markets and growth in new markets.

Newgistics to Handle U.S. Deliveries for Alibaba

October 21, 2015

Newgistics Inc.

Newgistics Inc., a provider of logistics services and technology for retailers and brands, will provide delivery in the U.S. for products purchased through AliExpress, the e-commerce unit of Alibaba that connects Chinese businesses with international buyers.

Calming Near-Term Planning Chaos With A Demand Control Process

October 21, 2015

Oliver Wight

Demand Control is a process designed to take chaos out of near-term planning and promote actions that enable companies to profitably meet abnormal demand. The results are better performance and improved working environments.

EnVista Unveils New Direct Store Delivery System for Beverage Industry

October 20, 2015

enVista Corp.

EnVista Corp. has developed a new direct store delivery (DSD) system for improving beverage deliveries.

Orbis Debuts Plastic, Reusable Corrugated Box for Automated Lines

October 20, 2015

Orbis Corp.

Orbis Corp., a manufacturer of sustainable reusable packaging, has introduced what it says is the first plastic, reusable corrugated box to work seamlessly with automated packaging lines.

New European Medical Device, IVD Regulations Will Impact Supply Chain

October 20, 2015

Paula McCarthy, Senior Regulatory Affairs Advisor, Acorn Regulatory

Calls for stricter regulation of medical devices within the EU, prompted the European Commission to propose new regulations in 2012 for medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDs) to replace the existing directives.

Brazil, China, India Among Top Destinations for Manufacturers Looking for New Markets

October 20, 2015

MAPI

More than 50 percent of manufacturers plan to enter a new market in the next five years and almost all plan to expand existing sites or open new facilities in countries with existing operations.

Truck Drivers in U.S. Pleased to Find They Are in Demand

October 20, 2015

Wall Street Journal

After years of spending long hours behind the wheel without seeing their paychecks grow, U.S. truck drivers now have employers fighting for their services.

How Do You Track Your Outside Carrier?

October 19, 2015

Challenge: Spending two to three hours daily making as many as 60 check calls to 30 drivers was limiting the time company could spend working with customers and generating new business.

Distributor Achieves 50 Inventory Turns with Anseris Consulting

October 19, 2015

Challenge: A large Midwest C-store distributor was tasked with utilizing an outdated system to manage their inventory and short shelf products resulting in low user productivity and less than desirable customer service levels. With over 60% of the inventory investment in short shelf life products, the management of obsolete product was ever increasing as the business grew.

Food & Beverage

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the food and beverage industries. Learn how food and beverage companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.