Food & Beverage

Whiskey Makers Are Bidding For Climate-Conscious Drinkers

December 9, 2019

Bloomberg

A growing number of booze makers are putting their own spin on making greener alcohol.

Thanksgiving Grocery Basket Costs Less This Year, Led by Aldi

November 27, 2019

Bloomberg

The average cost for a Thanksgiving dinner has dropped about 2.3% from last year, largely because of lower turkey prices.

The ROI of Robotics: Financial and Operational Sense

November 27, 2019

Yale Lift Trucks

These are the financial and operational forces driving the adoption and evolution of robotic technology.

Increasing Slot Capacity and Picking Efficiency

November 27, 2019

Yale Lift Trucks

Here's how an innovative multi-level lift truck design can expand the “golden zone” of the pick face, enabling new slotting strategies that increase capacity and picking efficiency, reduce labor and storage requirements and decrease overall materials handling costs.

Slow Corn Harvest Scrambles Trade Routes, Pricing Across U.S.

November 26, 2019

Bloomberg

The most-delayed U.S. corn harvest on record has divided the Midwest market, jumbling trade routes for the grain that usually flows south.

S&OP: A Springboard for Growth

November 25, 2019

Logility

Advanced sales and operations planning allows you to turn information into actionable insights that fuel your digital supply chain, uncover new opportunity and mitigate risk.

In a Class By Itself: How Target Became the Model in U.S. Retail

November 25, 2019

Bloomberg

The cheap-chic retailer — in distress just five years ago — has morphed into a model for how to avoid the retail apocalypse.

Walmart’s Jet Ends Its New York City Fresh Grocery Business

November 25, 2019

Bloomberg

The move is the latest example of the declining importance of Jet, a business Walmart paid $3.3 billion to acquire in 2016 to reach urban millennials and gain the services of co-founder Marc Lore, who has taken over Walmart’s U.S. e-commerce operations.

This Year's Thanksgiving Turkey Will Be Cheapest of the Decade

November 21, 2019

Bloomberg

The drop in turkey prices helps to offset increases in the cost of other ingredients.

CargoSmart Launches IoT-enabled “ CargoSmart Connected Reefer Solution”

November 20, 2019

SupplyChainBrain

CargoSmart Limited announced its brand-new CargoSmart Connected Reefer Solution, a one-stop reefer cargo management solution for ocean carriers and shippers.

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.