Food & Beverage

EPA Finds Fracking Not Responsible for Widespread Environmental Damage

June 10, 2015

Hydraulic fracturing has contaminated some drinking water sources, but the damage is not widespread, according to a landmark U.S. study of water pollution risks that has supporters of the drilling method declaring victory and foes saying it revealed reason for concern.

Omnichannel to Push Annual RFID Revenue to $5.4Bn in 2020, Report Says

June 10, 2015

RFID Journal

A Frost & Sullivan report finds that sales of RFID readers, tags and software to the retail sector will grow from $738m in 2014 to $5.409bn in 2020, reflecting a compound annual growth rate of 38.9 percent.

Returns: The 'Ticking Time Bomb' of Multichannel Retailing

June 10, 2015

Tom Enright, Research Director, Gartner

Digital Fulfillment: A Path to Inventory Visibility

June 10, 2015

Diego Pantoja-Navajas, CEO, Logfire

How Lean is Lean?

June 9, 2015

Kane is Able

Solution Rolled Out to Address 'Complexities' in Omnichannel Inventory, Order Routing, Fulfillment

June 9, 2015

enVista

Supply chain consulting and IT services firm enVista has launched Enspire Commerce, a cloud-based, multi-tenant architecture solution focused on omnichannel selling, optimization, fulfillment and integration for small to mid-market retailers, distributors and third party logistics service providers.

The Age of 'Click-and-Collect' Lockers for Home Delivery

June 9, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Automated locker technology is becoming a key aspect of the "click-and-collect" trend in e-commerce retailing. Kent Savage, chief executive officer with Apex Supply Chain Technologies, explains why the concept's time has come.

How to Tell If You're Truly Innovative

June 9, 2015

Guy Kawasaki, Chief Evangelist, Canva

HighJump Acquires Nexternal; Teams With Grizella on Carrier Monitoring

June 8, 2015

HighJump Software Inc.

HighJump Software Inc., a vendor of supply-chain management applications, has acquired Nexternal, a cloud-based electronic commerce platform provider.

CIPS Partners With Procurious on Social Media

June 8, 2015

Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply

The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) is partnering with Procurious, an online business network for procurement and supply-chain professionals, to form a social media knowledge initiative.

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.