Food & Beverage

Petco Bets $100M on ‘Humanization’ of Pet Food Ingredients

November 14, 2018

As humans devote increasing attention — and cash — to their cats and dogs, Petco is betting that shoppers will shell out for pet food that’s free of artificial flavorings, colors and preservatives.

Bad Barley Weather Signals Pricier IPA This Year for Beer Drinkers

November 13, 2018

Bloomberg

Miserable weather for Canada’s barley crop means the price of a pint of craft beer is poised to rise.

A Tale of 3 Supply Chains

November 13, 2018

Elementum

Why Companies Screw Up Digitization

November 13, 2018

Elementum

Orchestrating Your Supply Chain to Drive Availability

November 13, 2018

Elementum

Asian Grocers in U.S. Are Bearing the Brunt of China Trade War

November 12, 2018

Bloomberg

Asian-focused retailers are particularly vulnerable to President Donald Trump’s escalating tariffs, including the latest round in September covering $200bn of imports from the Middle Kingdom.

China Turns to Russia in Search to Replace U.S. Soybeans

November 9, 2018

Bloomberg

The two countries are also planning to work more closely on other agriculture products, including rice, pork, poultry, fish, and to develop logistics.

Heineken Stockpiles Beer So U.K. Pubs Won't Go Dry After Brexit

November 9, 2018

Bloomberg

Lovers of Desperados tequila-flavored beer and Strongbow apple cider can rest a little easier in the stressful run-up to Brexit. Dutch brewer Heineken NV is stockpiling extra booze.

Automating Information Helps Logistics Co. Optimize Its Contract Packaging Supply Chain

November 7, 2018

Nulogy Corporation

Challenge: A global logistics company’s contract packaging operations relied on a paper-based system. Outdated processes increased complexity, response time for track-and-trace requests, and errors from manual data entry.

Their Soybeans Piling Up, Farmers Hope Trade War Ends Before Beans Rot

November 6, 2018

The New York Times

North Dakota’s soybean crops are flourishing. But China has stopped buying.

Food & Beverage

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