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Food Waste: The World Can’t Afford It

Enterra Insights

Analysts from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) estimate that, by the year 2030, 2.1 BCG analysts report, “The average North American household wastes approximately 130 pounds [of food] annually. By any metric, the situation looks grim. 3] Staff, “ Closing the Food Waste Gap ,” Boston Consulting Group, 2022. [4]

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Food Waste: The World Can’t Afford It

Enterra Insights

Analysts from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) estimate that, by the year 2030, 2.1 BCG analysts report, “The average North American household wastes approximately 130 pounds [of food] annually. By any metric, the situation looks grim. 3] Staff, “ Closing the Food Waste Gap ,” Boston Consulting Group, 2022. [4]

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Three Tough Headlines: What Can We Learn?

Supply Chain Shaman

My travels this week took me to California and Boston. Three weeks is substantial and may tip the hand to reshore more manufacturing into North America. Today is a rainy day in Philadelphia. I am recovering from bronchitis. I am reflective as the rain sheets down my window. 2014 was not a good year for the western ports.

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Report from Food Marketing Institute Highlights CPG Logistics Challenges

Zipline Logistics

A new report from the Food Marketing Institute and Boston Consulting Group highlights the effects increased demand had on organizations in the CPG marketplace. It strained production functions and increased the need for trucking services, which led to falling performance metrics that rippled across organizations.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 7-11, 2015)

Talking Logistics

They also lack process controls and metrics. Here are some comments from Bradley Jacobs, chairman and chief executive officer of XPO Logistics, from the press release: “Our opportunistic acquisition of Con-way will make XPO the second largest provider of less-than-truckload transportation in North America, a $35 billion market.