Food & Beverage

Q&A: Designing for Holistic Sustainability at McCormick

January 23, 2018

McCormick started over 100 years ago when founder Willoughby M. McCormick and a few colleagues began selling extracts and spices in Baltimore. Since then, the company has undergone enormous growth to become a global flavor powerhouse with more than 10,000 employees and $4.4bn in annual sales.

The Art of Inbound: 11 Ways to Save Money and Increase Efficiencies on Your Inbound Freight

January 22, 2018

Kuebix

Amazon Has Narrowed Its List of HQ2 Candidates to These 20 Sites

January 22, 2018

Fortune

Amazon has whittled its list of potential sites for its second headquarters from 238 bids across North America to just 20, the company announced last week.

The U.K. Has Banned Microbeads. Why?

January 19, 2018

The New York Times

They’re tiny, colorful and harmless-looking, but these little pellets are being blamed for causing big problems for the world’s oceans and seas.

Growing Appetites Fuel Record U.S. Meat Production

January 19, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

America is producing more meat than ever.

Bacon With Banned Additive Among Risks of U.S.-U.K. Trade Deal

January 19, 2018

The Guardian

Chlorinated chicken, hormone-fed beef and bacon produced with additives strong enough to cripple pigs have been listed by British campaigners as three of the top 10 food safety risks posed by a free-trade deal with the U.S.

Midwest Storm Causes More Flight Disruptions at FedEx

January 18, 2018

Air Cargo World

More winter storms across the U.S. Midwest are causing ongoing disruptions at FedEx Express’s Memphis Airport hub and elsewhere across its network.

Chinese Retailer JD.com’s Latest Gig: Supplying Restaurants

January 17, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

Most Chinese consumers go to JD.com to buy electronic gadgets and other items. Restaurant operator Zhang Zong uses China’s No. 2 e-commerce company to deliver 400 million pounds of carp heads.

Ocado Trials Humanoid Robot Warehouse Worker

January 16, 2018

Supply Management

Online grocery retailer Ocado has announced it will start testing a humanoid robot to assist human engineers maintain its automated fulfillment centers.

Kohl's Plans to Lease Unused Store Space to Grocers, Convenience Stores

January 16, 2018

Reuters

Kohl’s Corp plans to lease space left vacant after shrinking some of its stores to retailers such as grocery stores or convenience stores, the company said last week.

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.