Food & Beverage

FTC Eyes Use of Appliances That Spy on Purchasers After They Leave the Store

October 22, 2012

In a case that has potentially significant consequences for NFC and RFID applications, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on so-called "phone home" technologies used by computer rental companies to monitor consumer behavior. When contemplating the use of any technology that provides use, location or other information about a product, retailers should be careful to ensure consumers know - or are at least able to know - exactly what the product is doing once they leave the store.

BT9 Debuts Xsense System for Cold-Chain Management

October 18, 2012

BT9 Ltd.

BT9, a cold-chain management solutions provider, has introduced Xsense, a system designed to ensure all stakeholders in the cold supply chain have full transparency and control over their perishables, anywhere in the world, at any given time.

We're Not at the Point of a Lack of Skilled Manufacturing Workers, Report Says

October 17, 2012

Bloomberg BusinessWeek

A shortage of skilled manufacturing labor is on the way, says a new study by Boston Consulting Group. But, says the firm, it hasn't arrived yet.

RFID Help Norwegian Company Manage Recycling of Plastic Bottles, Aluminum Cans

October 17, 2012

RFID Journal

Norsk Resirk, a nonprofit Norwegian company that processes discarded plastic bottles and aluminum cans, has completed the first phase of a plan to utilize passive ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID tags and readers to improve its management of recyclable materials.

Corporate Sustainability on the rise, But Key Stakeholders Remain Skeptical

October 17, 2012

Brandlogic

Corporations that have pushed hard this last year to improve their performance in sustainability may now face a new challenge - a growing skepticism among professional investors, supply chain officials and recent higher education graduates. Such are the results of the 2012 Sustainability Leadership Report, now in its second year, which analyzes real vs. perceived sustainability performance for 100 leading global brands that collectively represent 16 percent of the world's economic output.

Raildecks Gets U.S. Patent For Double-Stack Flatbed Technology

October 16, 2012

Transport Topics

Raildecks, the double-stack technology designed for flatbed trailers, has received a U.S. patent for its collapsible flat rack intermodal container, the company announced.

Record Amounts of Plastic Packaging Collected and Recycled in 2011, Report Finds

October 15, 2012

NAPCOR

The total number of U.S. polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic containers and bottles collected and recycled in 2011 is a record, according to a report from the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) and the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR).

Market Strategy for Service Development

October 12, 2012

Dave Howland, Vice President, Land Transport Services, APL Logistics

What's Up With Capacity?

October 12, 2012

Jeff Brashares, Sr. Vice President, Sales & National Accounts, TTS,LLC

CytoSport Muscles Its Way Into New Markets

October 12, 2012

Tom French, Supply Chain Coach, Zack Galiste, CytoSport, Inc., Jim Geer, Mercury

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.