Food & Beverage

Sustainability Tool Announced for Food Procurement

October 17, 2013

The Global Environmental Management Initiative is developing a tool focused on supply chain sustainability and the procurement decision-making process.

Despite Cutbacks, Air France-KLM Says It Plans to Stay in the Maindeck Airfreight Business

October 16, 2013

Air Cargo World

The Air France-KLM group (AF-KL) has pledged to remain in the maindeck cargo business, despite further reductions in its freighter complement. In a media briefing at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, Erik Varwijk, executive vice president of Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo, said that over the next two years, the group will shed four of its current 14 freighters.

UPS Offers Ocean Freight to Mexico; Temp-Controlled Shipping for Healthcare

October 14, 2013

UPS

UPS is now offering its Preferred Less-Than-Container Load (LCL) expedited ocean-freight service between Asia and three destinations in Mexico: Monterrey, Mexico City and Guadalajara.

General Mills Sets 2020 as Date By Which It Will 'Sustainably Source' Its 10 Main Ingredients

October 10, 2013

General Mills

General Mills has committed to sustainably source 100 percent of its 10 priority ingredients by 2020. These ingredients represent 50 percent of General Mills' total raw material purchases.

The Grand Challenge for Manufacturing Is to Revitalize an Often Low-tech, Unimaginative Industry

October 8, 2013

Industry Week

Over the past decade, the Grand Challenge has become the golden-haired child of innovation.

Pointing to Jobs, Sustainability, Walmart Maintains It Is Positive Force in Asia-Pacific Retailing

October 8, 2013

Walmart Stores

Many of the key priorities of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum are "strikingly similar" to those of Walmart, executives of the retail giant's Asia Pacific arm say. That includes supporting the economic empowerment of women, increasing speed and efficiency in supply chain and sourcing operations, adding new stores and infrastructure, playing a leadership role in food security and sustainability - all shared goals not only critical to Walmart's success but to people, communities and entire economies alike.

Carrier Transicold Develops New Container-Atmosphere Technology

October 3, 2013

Carrier Transicold

Carrier Transicold has developed a new container atmosphere-control system, dubbed XtendFRESH.

Strategic Advantages of Cloud Technology

September 30, 2013

GT Nexus

Moving from EDI Enablement and EDI Hubs to Cloud Platforms

Decision Maker's Guide: Essentials of Demand Forecasting and Replenishment for Retail and Distribution

September 27, 2013

Blue Ridge

Managing Seasonality in the Food Supply Chain

September 26, 2013

Darin J. Cooprider, VP, Gen. Mgr., Consumer Prod., Ryder Supply Chain Solutions

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.