Food & Beverage

A Dangerous Level of Dependence Binds China and U.S. Farmers

December 9, 2020

Bloomberg

Measured by the bushel, the U.S.-China relationship has never been stronger.

Three Lessons for the Food Industry in 2021

December 9, 2020

Kari Hensien, SCB Contributor

COVID-19 has taught the food industry some important lessons about modernizing quality, safety and vendor management.

In Trade’s 2020 Comeback, Globalization Is Alive and Kicking

December 3, 2020

Bloomberg

The COVID-19 pandemic was supposed to put the final nail in the coffin of globalization and prompt a retreat into a new era of protectionism. Instead, some are now calling the crisis the Great Accelerator.

Peas and Lentils Are the Latest to Be Hit by Container Squeeze

November 24, 2020

Bloomberg

A shortage of containers at Vancouver’s port is slowing Canada’s exports of lentils and peas, the latest ripple in a phenomenon that has roiled trade.

Carrier Transicold Engances EverFRESH Active Controlled-Atmosphere System to Extend Shelf Life of Perishables

November 23, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

Carrier Transicold, a specialist in temperature-controlled cargo, recently announced that its EverFRESH active controlled-atmosphere system for refrigerated containers now offers a new carbon dioxide injection option to better preserve low-respiring, high-value perishable cargo.

Pelican BioThermal Expands Deep Frozen Product Range to Meet COVID-19 Vaccine Shipping Requirements

November 23, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

Pelican BioThermal, a global provider of temperature controlled packaging, recently announced deep frozen temperature controlled packaging options with temperature ranges of minus 80 degrees Celsius to minus 20 degrees Celsius.

Panic Buying Returns on COVID-19 Jump

November 23, 2020

Bloomberg

We’re out of toilet paper again.

How Driscoll's Is Tilling Its Demand Chain for Food’s Data-Driven Future

November 20, 2020

GEP

Ever since access to ubiquitous real-time data emerged as a technological reality, businesses have been lured by the possibility of redirecting their supply chains toward a model driven by demand. Applying analytics software to make sense of big data could allow organizations to close the gap between demand and supply.

Meal-Kit Delivery Services Are Riding a Wave of Demand. But Will It Crash?

November 16, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Meal-kit delivery services, already on a steady growth curve prior to this year, have seen sales explode with the coming of COVID-19. Now they’re scurrying to keep pace with demand — and hang on to their customers.

Dining-Out Drought Means Less Food Grease for Biofuel

November 16, 2020

Bloomberg

As oil refiners face an uncertain future for fossil fuels, many are investing millions to convert refineries into renewable diesel plants — and racing to secure the materials needed to feed the plants.

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.