Food & Beverage

Overall Global Retailing Sales Predicted to Reach $19.6Tr by 2019

November 6, 2014

By 2019, retail sales from all channels are expected to hit $19.6tr, according to market research company Euromonitor International, and beginning five years from now as much as a third of new retail sales will come from China.

AA Cargo, US Airways Combine Under Single Air Waybill

November 5, 2014

American Airlines Cargo

The cargo divisions of American Airlines and US Airways, which merged late last year, have combined under a single air waybill.

Suddath Global Logistics Expands in L.A., Dallas-Fort Worth

November 5, 2014

Suddath Global Logistics

Suddath Global Logistics has added warehouse capacity in the Los Angeles and Dallas-Forth Worth markets.

Gaining Perspective on 'New Industrial Revolution'

November 4, 2014

MAPI

Few economic entities have been grabbing as many headlines in recent years as the factory. Increasingly human-like robots, self-replicating 3D printers, and software programs that are directing complex supply chains have all been in the news. Reactions have been varied, with some worrying about employment implications and others sensing the possibility of a new era of U.S. industrial might.

Most Shoppers, Especially Millennials, Reported Willing to Give Out Personal Data to Receive Retailer Rewards

November 4, 2014

FierceRetailIT

A majority of U.S. shoppers, 60 percent, said they would be comfortable giving out personal information, anonymously, to their favorite stores in exchange for benefits and rewards. Another 56 percent would give out the same information to a product brand and 46 percent to a product app, according to a recent survey from Wearables.com and The Center for Generational Kinetics.

Sato Print Engine Designed for Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Health and Beauty, Retail, Logistics Industries

November 3, 2014

SATO America

SATO, which specializes in barcode printing, labeling and EPC/RFID solutions, has released the S84-ex and S86-ex print engines for case carton, pallet and individual product identification, and print and apply applications.

The Perils and Pitfalls of Lean Inventories

October 31, 2014

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Manufacturing and distribution executives love the idea of slashing inventories. But it's distribution-center managers who must deal with the consequences.

Distributed Intelligence in the Internet of Things

October 30, 2014

ChainLink Research

The Internet of Things has intelligence distributed throughout many integrated layers. Algorithms and analytics are needed to make sense of the raw data. Often this intelligence needs to reside on the edge of the network close to the source of the data near the "things" comprising the IoT.

PakSense Releases New Cold-Chain Monitoring System

October 29, 2014

PakSense Inc.

PakSense Inc., a vendor of environmental monitoring systems, has launched AutoSense, a means of delivering cold-chain temperature data to smartphones.

C.H. Robinson to Manage Operations for Robinson Fresh

October 29, 2014

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. has begun operating out of a new facility in Corona, Calif., to support the services of Robinson Fresh.

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.