Food & Beverage

Digital Disruptors Are Impacting All Industries, Analysts Say

October 19, 2017

Digital disruptors are emerging in all industries, and the need for CIOs to embrace digital transformation is urgent, according to Gartner, Inc.

Kobe Scandal Shows Cost of Race to Keep Improving Metals

October 19, 2017

Industryweek

Behind the scandal engulfing Kobe Steel Ltd. over the falsification of data for some of the materials it supplied is a harsh reality for Japanese steel companies: the need to provide higher and higher quality metals to compete.

Florida Orange Crop Plunges to 71-Year Low After Hurricane Irma

October 19, 2017

Bloomberg

Florida's orange production will plunge 21 percent to a 71-year low after damage wrought by Hurricane Irma devastated the harvest, while output of cotton also suffered in storm-hit areas, government figures showed.

North Korean Workers Prep Seafood Going to U.S. Stores, Restaurants

October 18, 2017

The Washington Post

The workers wake up each morning on metal bunk beds in fluorescent-lit Chinese dormitories, North Koreans outsourced by their government to process seafood that ends up in American stores and homes.

IoT Will Facilitate Speedier Farm to Fork, Research Suggests

October 18, 2017

Environmental Leader

With pressure on land and food resources set to increase, the Internet of Things (IoT) will play an increasingly important role in helping the sustainable agriculture sector become more efficient and productive.

FDA Commissioner Wants Closer Look at Health Claims on Packaging

October 18, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb says he wants to take a close look at health claims that food manufacturers make on their packaging.

Transportation Management Benchmark Survey

October 17, 2017

Descartes Systems

Using Integrated Business Planning to Enhance Integration of All Functions

October 17, 2017

Challenge: A multi-national corporation producing personal care products had several business units struggling to align all functions. Surprises and expediting were part of the management process; long-term visibility was not holistic. Decisions were made in silos without a formal review. A major difference between what was planned and was executed resulted.

Integrated Business Planning As a Process in a Business Turnaround

October 17, 2017

Challenge: A food company with flat revenue and growth in a five-year period struggled to increase market share and household penetration where expectations and prices fluctuate. Credibility of the forecasts was debated, and plans were not consolidated. Receiving timely, accurate data was a struggle, and a $100m profit gap was projected.

Cattle Ranching Gains From IoT-Based Intelligence

October 17, 2017

RFID Journal

Uruguayan startup Chipsafer has completed two pilots of an Internet of Things (IoT)-based solution to track the activities of beef livestock and prevent cattle rustling.

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.