Food & Beverage

Two Million Hens Are Sweating It Out for Travel Passes in Hubei

March 4, 2020

At the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak that has claimed thousands of lives and stunned the Chinese economy, millions of maturing laying hens are awaiting the green light to relocate to egg farms.

Panasonic: Technology Helps Boost Transparency in Food Distribution

February 21, 2020

Panasonic

Foodborne illnesses spread quickly, but supply-chain technology can help boost transparency.

Amazon Groceries: A Sneak Peak Inside the E-Tailer's New Chain

February 20, 2020

Bloomberg

The $800 billion grocery industry is keeping a sharp eye on a strip mall in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. There, sandwiched between a nail salon and a bank branch, Amazon.com is working on the first in a new chain of grocery stores set to open this year.

Pipeline Protests Cripple Canadian Railways

February 14, 2020

Bloomberg

Protests against a natural gas pipeline are crippling Canada’s railways — key economic arteries in the sprawling, trade-dependent nation — and prompting cries of “insanity” and “ecoterrorism” from business leaders.

Packaging and Co-Packing: Value-Added Services Help Retailers Compete in a World of Amazon

February 14, 2020

Romark Logistics

Importers and domestic manufacturers who sell goods to retailers face an increasingly complex landscape of consumer demands and brand positioning, as the balance between e-commerce and brick-and-mortar sales continues to shift.

In the battle to make their product more attractive to consumers, packaging is a crucial element. Many turn to third-party packaging and co-packing service providers to gain the edge.

Coronavirus Outbreak Drives Demand for China’s Online Grocers

February 13, 2020

Bloomberg

Like their counterparts in Silicon Valley, China’s largest tech companies struggled to prove online groceries can be a viable business. Then the novel coronavirus struck.

ANALYSIS

The Craft Beer Boom: How to Satisfy Changing Consumer Tastes

February 12, 2020

Brian Neuwirth, SCB Contributor

The U.S. craft brew industry has grown to incorporate thousands of SKUs, and distributors are trying to keep up.

Global Agriculture Has a Planting Problem

February 12, 2020

Bloomberg

Climate-friendly crops are getting more attention from farmers and food companies as pressure mounts to find sustainable forms of agriculture. Enter Kernza, a new grain that’s already got powerful backers like General Mills Inc. and the support of academia.

Learn From the Past to Prepare for 2020

February 12, 2020

Transfix

The freight market is poised to tighten this year, Transfix says. Here's how to use data to increase stability.

ANALYSIS

Supply-Chain Digitization in Food and Beverage

February 8, 2020

Dan Creinin, SCB Contributor

Analyst Insight: With fierce global competition and changing regulations in the food and beverage industry, the speed at which enterprises can react and adapt is imperative to their success. Digital solutions that provide supply-chain visibility from field to factory, distributor and customer have disruptive potential. These solutions generate a tremendous amount of data that can be harvested and used to optimize processes, identify risks, and improve quality in real time.

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.