Food & Beverage

U.S. Food Suppliers Are Having Trouble Keeping Shelves Stocked

August 27, 2021

Some of the largest U.S. food distributors are reporting difficulties in fulfilling orders as a lack of workers weighs on the supply chain.

The Growing Impact of Traceability in Food Supply Chains

August 23, 2021

Doug Lawson, SCB Contributor

Consumers are increasing their standards for companies as they ask harder questions about where their food came from and how it was treated along the way.

Wednesday, Sep 15, 2021

How to Partner with Impact-Led Social Enterprises in Your Supply Chain

August 19, 2021

Avetta

Companies across industries are looking for ways to make their supply chains more sustainable, resilient, and socially responsible. Social enterprises can be valuable partners in achieving these goals.

Colorado River Water Rationed for First Time Amid Drought

August 17, 2021

Bloomberg

Federal officials ordered the first-ever water cuts on the Colorado River system that sustains 40 million people.

Climate Change Is Killing U.S. Farmworkers

August 16, 2021

Bloomberg

Record-high temperatures sweeping over the western U.S. have led to fatalities for laborers who plant and harvest crops.

Maersk’s Green Shipping Plan Runs Up Against Scarce Cooking Oil

August 9, 2021

Bloomberg

A.P. Moller Maersk A/S’s efforts to become carbon-neutral face an unusual hurdle: there isn’t enough used cooking oil to make the biofuel that powers the vessels.

Case Study

Real-Time Climate Tracking Helps Food Distributor Cut Waste

August 4, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

Losing too many perishable loads to variations in truck temperatures, Dot Foods Inc. sought a transparent solution to monitor its products in transit.

The Craft Beer Boom: How to Satisfy Changing Consumer Tastes

Case Study

MaxiaNET Seeks Total Cold-Chain Control for Brewery Customer in Mexico

August 4, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

The supply chain design and management firm adopts a monitoring system in support of a “freshness fanatic” brewery, from production to consumption.

Case Study

How Dressing Maker Marzetti Navigated Covid as Restaurants Shuttered

August 4, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

A data-driven business planning process helps T. Marzetti Co. maximize sales and financial growth.

CASE STUDY

Tracing the Supply-Chain Journey of Green Products With Blockchain

August 4, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Covalent, a new fashion brand using carbon-negative materials in its line of accessories, turns to IBM to create a blockchain that tracks and verifies the positive environmental impact of its products.

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.