Food & Beverage

Africa Business: From 'Hopeless' to Land of 'Growth Miracle'

August 13, 2014

When Kevin Smith and his partners started a solar energy firm in Santa Monica in 2008, they expected to sell their technology to advanced economies in Europe and the United States. But much of the action has been in a part of the world Smith initially wrote off: Africa.

Icix Creates Cloud-Based App for Product Safety Compliance

August 12, 2014

Icix

Icix, a vendor of applications for global supply-chain risk management, has developed Direct Test.

Large Liquor Distributor Relies on KANE for Timely Store Deliveries

August 12, 2014

Challenge: For one of the largest purchasers of wines and spirits in the U.S., orders that arrive in late afternoon must be routed, cases picked per store order, and loaded that day for deliveries beginning at 6:00 a.m. the next morning. Daily order volumes can fluctuate from 18,000 cases per day to 32,000 cases per day, making labor management and transportation capacity management a challenge.

KANE Fulfillment Services Help Start-up Scale its ecommerce Business

August 12, 2014

Challenge: A breakfast food business started by two college students gained traction quickly, going from selling exclusively online to supplying coffee shops and specialty retailers throughout America. The owners needed a high-quality ecommerce fulfillment solution that could scale to meet all its future requirements.

Penske Logistics Joins CargoNet Security Group

August 12, 2014

Penske Logistics

Penske Logistics has joined CargoNet, a national database that aims to prevent cargo theft and improve recovery rates through the sharing of information among theft victims, their business partners and law-enforcement officials.

Fueling Talent Into Supply Chain and Logistics

August 12, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

A discussion about the talent gap in supply chain management – and what 3PL Transplace is doing about it – with Adrianne Court, chief human resources officer, and Blake Whicker, a graduate of the company's New Grad Professional Development Program.

Look Who's Riding the Rails

August 11, 2014

Kane is Able

The Purchasing-Logistics Disconnect: How Silo Structures are Costing Retailers Millions in Supply Chain Costs

August 11, 2014

Kane is Abel

Supply Chain Trends Impacting the Consumer Products Industry

August 11, 2014

Kane is Able

The Logistics Challenges of Manufacturing in Mexico

August 11, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

A conversation with Matt Hamson, chief executive officer of Coronado Logistics Inc.

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.