Food & Beverage

Private-label Partners Urged to Collaborate, Use Cloud-based Tools to Excel

October 17, 2014

Collaboration among private-label partners has never been more important, and recent research suggests that in addition to improving organization, communication, safety and compliance, better collaboration among private-label stakeholders can also lead to improved production and cost efficiencies.

Amazon Latest E-tailer to Decide a Physical Store Isn't Such a Bad Idea

October 15, 2014

Washington Post

Amazon reportedly will open a brick-and-mortar shop in Midtown Manhattan in time for the holiday shopping season and that it will be a place for customers to return products, make exchanges or pick up their online orders.

Plastics-to-Oil Recycling Could Lead to 40,000 Jobs in U.S, report Finds

October 14, 2014

Packaging World

Wide-scale deployment of emerging technology that converts used, non-recycled plastics into oil could generate up to $9bn in annual U.S. economic output and create upwards of 40,000 domestic jobs, according to a report released by the American Chemistry Council.

Execs of Mid-sized U.S. Manufacturers Have 'Strong Confidence' in Economy for Near Term

October 10, 2014

Prime Advantage

Despite concerns about rising costs and a lack of qualified workers, purchasing and manufacturing executives at mid-sized U.S. industrial manufacturing companies remain optimistic about revenues and employment for the balance of 2014 and going forward.

Inbound Routing Guide Compliance

October 9, 2014

UltraShipTMS

Pilot for Certification for Carbon Reduction in Supply Chain to Be Launched

October 9, 2014

Carbon Trust

The Carbon Trust, which promotes a sustainable, low-carbon environment, is developing a certification for organisations taking effective action on carbon emissions across their supply chains. The Trust is looking to work with a number of organisations across different sectors in an initial pilot phase running through to early 2015.

Who Is Economic Recovery Good for - People or Robots?

October 8, 2014

Business Week

If there's one story that's been beaten to death by the media in search of feel-good news from what’s been a pretty tepid economic recovery, it's that of the supposed manufacturing renaissance in the U.S.

Extending Control and Transparency into Supply Chains - How Cloud Technology Can Help With Supplier Quality

October 6, 2014

Sparta Systems

Prepare to Be Exposed if You Only Pretend to Have Good Sustainability Credentials

October 6, 2014

Supply Management

"Don't 'greenwash' because you will be caught out," is the message from IKEA UK's environment and sustainable development manager Charlie Browne.

Retail Said to Be Industry Most Plagued by Data Breaches, Followed by Food & Beverage

October 6, 2014

FierceRetailIT

After the massive data breaches that have plagued retailers from Target to Home Depot in recent years, a new study shows that retail is the most compromised industry in terms of data security.

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.