Food & Beverage

IoT Will Facilitate Speedier Farm to Fork, Research Suggests

October 18, 2017

With pressure on land and food resources set to increase, the Internet of Things (IoT) will play an increasingly important role in helping the sustainable agriculture sector become more efficient and productive.

FDA Commissioner Wants Closer Look at Health Claims on Packaging

October 18, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb says he wants to take a close look at health claims that food manufacturers make on their packaging.

Transportation Management Benchmark Survey

October 17, 2017

Descartes Systems

Using Integrated Business Planning to Enhance Integration of All Functions

October 17, 2017

Challenge: A multi-national corporation producing personal care products had several business units struggling to align all functions. Surprises and expediting were part of the management process; long-term visibility was not holistic. Decisions were made in silos without a formal review. A major difference between what was planned and was executed resulted.

Integrated Business Planning As a Process in a Business Turnaround

October 17, 2017

Challenge: A food company with flat revenue and growth in a five-year period struggled to increase market share and household penetration where expectations and prices fluctuate. Credibility of the forecasts was debated, and plans were not consolidated. Receiving timely, accurate data was a struggle, and a $100m profit gap was projected.

Cattle Ranching Gains From IoT-Based Intelligence

October 17, 2017

RFID Journal

Uruguayan startup Chipsafer has completed two pilots of an Internet of Things (IoT)-based solution to track the activities of beef livestock and prevent cattle rustling.

Cosmetics Industry Urges Limit on Microbead Ban

October 17, 2017

Supply Management

Cosmetics industry representatives have urged the European Commission (EC) to limit an English ban on plastic microbeads.

Marine Insurers Join the Fight Against Illegal Fishing

October 17, 2017

Maritime Executive

Environmental NGO Oceana and a group of leading marine insurers have released a statement on safeguards to reduce the threat of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The group has committed to implement and promote due-diligence processes that will make it harder for blacklisted fishing vessels to find insurance coverage.

Paris Wants to Ban the Combustion Engine by 2030

October 17, 2017

Fortune

Paris wants to ban all cars with traditional combustion engines from its streets by 2030, in the latest sign of how environmental concerns are increasingly dictating the rules of the game for the auto sector.

Hidden Cost of Feeding Grain to Farm Animals to Hit $1.32Tr a Year

October 16, 2017

The Guardian

Our habit of feeding human foods, such as grain and soya, to farm animals will cost us $1.32tr a year by 2050 globally, according to environmental campaigners.

Food & Beverage

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