Food & Beverage

Unilever North America Says All Facilities Now Have Zero-Waste-to-Landfill Status

April 22, 2013

Unilever United States and Canada announced that all 26 of its manufacturing and non-manufacturing headquarter facilities are now zero waste to landfill (ZLF). Other countries in which Unilever has achieved this milestone reportedly include the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, Germany and Japan.

Use of Robots Creates Image Problem for U.S. Manufacturers

April 19, 2013

Chief Executive

When asked to describe the impact on the economy of modernizing factories with advanced technology and automation, nearly two-thirds of Americans told pollsters that it either made no difference or actually hurt the economy, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Fresh & Easy Grocery Chain Goes Stale; Parent Tesco to Pull Out of U.S. Market

April 19, 2013

Los Angeles Times

Tesco PLC's ambitious U.S. experiment - 5-year-old grocery chain Fresh & Easy - has failed after costing its British parent billions of dollars, the company said.

New Oil Alternatives Needed to Address Vegetable Oil Challenges, Study Says

April 18, 2013

A.T. Kearney

Solving the sustainability challenges of the palm oil market will require use of alternative oils and the cooperation of all stakeholders, says a study from A.T. Kearney.

Conventional Organizational Structures Based on Function Are Obsolete. Time for New Approach?

April 18, 2013

Strategy + Business

By now, the functional model has become the conceptual core of nearly all organizational structures, public and private. It is so ingrained in the daily activities of most companies that it is rarely questioned. But it is obsolete.

Europe Envies Investment U.S. Rail Companies Put Into Improving Their Networks

April 17, 2013

The Economist

Europeans have long pitied Americans for their rotten passenger trains. But when it comes to moving goods America has a well-kept freight network that is the most cost-effective in the world.

How Coca-Cola's Store Delivery Operations Benefit from Route Optimization

April 17, 2013

Mike Jacks, Sr. Mgr.-Logistics Systems, Coca-Cola Refreshments

Ecodesk Wants You to Be Able to Compare How Sustainable Your Suppliers Are

April 15, 2013

Environmental Leader

Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, Del Monte Foods and MGM Resorts are among some 25 companies that have joined an Ecodesk campaign to improve supply chain efficiency and transparency, and make it easier for businesses to measure so-called Scope 3 emissions.

In Modern Retail Replenishment, Once a Day Isn't Enough

April 15, 2013

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

For retailers, the bar just keeps getting raised. Supply-chain excellence used to be about filling orders seasonally. Then weekly. Then daily. Now we hear of merchandise being replenished multiple times a day. Is there no end to the madness?

Meat Recalled in Britain as Traces of Veterinary Drug Found

April 12, 2013

The New York Times

A British supermarket chain has recalled a beef product after traces of the powerful veterinary drug phenylbutazone, which is banned from the human food chain, were found for the first time in an item that had been on sale in stores here.

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