Food & Beverage

President Trump Is Angry About How China Treats American Automakers. But the U.S. Is Actually Winning

April 12, 2018

President Donald Trump railed on Monday about Chinese tariffs on cars — pointing out the American cars are charged a 25-percent duty in China but Chinese-made cars are only subject to a 2.5-percent tariff in the U.S.

‘Cow Fitbits’ and Artificial Intelligence Are Coming to the Dairy Farm. But Some Farmers Aren’t Impressed.

April 11, 2018

The Washington Post

In the two months since Richard Watson strapped 200 remote-control-sized transmitters around his cows’ necks, an artificial-intelligence system named Ida has pinged his phone with helpful alerts: when his cows are chewing the cud, when they’re feeling sick, when they’re ready for insemination.

Five Ways Procurement Can Lead Through Disruptive Innovation

April 10, 2018

Supply Management

The procurement function constantly has to adapt to challenges brought on by a fast-paced changing world.

As U.S. and China Trade Tariff Barbs, Others Scoop Up U.S. Soybeans

April 10, 2018

Reuters

Escalating tensions between the United States and China have triggered a flurry of U.S. soybean purchases by European buyers, in one of the first signs that trade tariff threats lobbed between the world’s top two economies are disrupting global commodity trade flows.

Fake Meat Might Feed Your Dog and Save the Planet

April 10, 2018

Bloomberg

In America’s food-obsessed landscape, the quickest route to a new idea is to look for something already being done — and then make it vegan. Wild Earth Inc., a startup based in Berkeley, California, is doing that to pet food with lab-created proteins. Translated, that means fake meat for Fido.

Stella Artois Recalls Beer Due to Risk of Glass Particles in the Bottles

April 6, 2018

Fortune

Stella Artois is recalling select 11.2 ounce bottles of its popular beer after learning that some might contain particles of glass in the beverage.

Hershey to Spend $500M Making More Sustainable Kisses

April 6, 2018

Industryweek

Hershey Co. is spending $500m in the hopes of producing its iconic chocolate Kisses from more sustainable cocoa.

Q&A: Innovations in Last-Mile Delivery

April 6, 2018

Conversations with supply-chain executives how about how they are addressing the biggest challenges in fulfilling e-commerce orders to consumers today.

How the Arrival of Electric Cars Could Hurt the Beverage Industry

April 5, 2018

The Washington Post

If drivers of electric cars aren’t stopping at gas stations to fill their tanks, the opportunities for impulse purchases inside at the convenience store could dry up.

Retail, Grocery Execs Gather This Month to Discuss Industry Innovations in Logistics

April 5, 2018

SupplyChainBrain

The retail and grocery verticals have undergone enormous transformation in the past ten years, and Home Delivery World USA 2018 apprises industry attendees of such developments as drones, augmented reality, innovations in supply chain and grocery e-commerce.

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.