Food & Beverage

Automating Information Helps Logistics Co. Optimize Its Contract Packaging Supply Chain

November 7, 2018

Challenge: A global logistics company’s contract packaging operations relied on a paper-based system. Outdated processes increased complexity, response time for track-and-trace requests, and errors from manual data entry.

Their Soybeans Piling Up, Farmers Hope Trade War Ends Before Beans Rot

November 6, 2018

The New York Times

North Dakota’s soybean crops are flourishing. But China has stopped buying.

Packages Delivered Via Robot? Now There’s an App for That.

November 6, 2018

The Washington Post

Starship Technologies plans to broaden its delivery service beyond food to include packages, a move that led it to declare itself “the world’s first robot package delivery service.”

Three Best Practices for Managing Peak Season Fleet Productivity

November 6, 2018

Descartes System Group

Uber's Drone Delivery Dreams Face Harsh Legal and Economic Realities

November 2, 2018

Forbes

Uber has been looking to fill an executive position at UberExpress, its drone delivery operation, to help get the company’s drones up and running next year.

Visibility That Increases Competitive Edge

November 1, 2018

BluJay Solutions

Challenge: A customer needed real-time visibility for interactions between manufacturing plants, distribution centers, customer service locations and third-party carriers.

Ocean Shock: Big Aquaculture Is Bulldozing Its Way Through Malaysia

October 31, 2018

Reuters

Unfolding across Asia and around the world, a revolution in aquaculture farming could help mitigate the impacts of climate change — or make them even worse.

A New Target in the Fight Against Plastic: Paper Cups

October 30, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

Companies and countries focus on collecting cups for recycling amid the rise of cafes — and increased awareness of environmental impact.

These Workers Are Hurt by Trump’s Trade War, But Ineligible for His Bailout

October 29, 2018

The Washington Post

Though farmers can receive part of the $12bn bailout, those who transport their goods are out of luck.

Young Entrepreneurs Are Lending Glamor to African Agriculture

October 23, 2018

Reuters

In a long-sleeved shirt and jeans, expertly navigating eastern Rwanda’s bumpy back roads in a white four-wheel drive, Dieudonne Twahirwa looks nothing like the stereotypical African farmer.

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.