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Explaining the Bottleneck: The Champagne Shortage of 2021

o9 Solutions

As reported in Fortune : “Champagne sales were up 88.5% in March compared to previous years, according to data insight firm NielsenIQ. For example, let’s say you have 1000 bottles of Veuve Clicquot in Des Moines, Iowa, but consumers aren’t going to buy all of it for New Year’s Eve.

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Hy-Vee Reimagines the Future of Grocery

Enterra Insights

1] This future vision, she reports, can be found “in the outskirts of Des Moines, Iowa, where Hy-Vee opened a long-awaited concept store in which the innovative grocer showcased numerous firsts.” “The future of food retailing is on display,” writes Marian Zboraj, Digital Editor of Progressive Grocer.[1]

Iowa 100
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PCI Case Study: Hybrent’s Solution Revolutionizes Reporting & Streamlines Operations for One of the Largest Multi-Specialty Physician Groups in Iowa

Hybrent

Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa (PCI) is one of the largest private, multispecialty physician groups in Iowa, with locations in Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. As a supply chain executive, Grimm’s biggest problem was the process that is required to deliver accurate and consistent reporting. We knew there had to be a better way.”.

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One Man’s Trash: How Blockchain Can Target Food Waste to Help End World Hunger

Material Handling & Logistics

billion metric tons—gets lost or wasted. What’s more, net food losses in developed countries (222 million metric tons) equate to nearly all of the food produced in Sub-Saharan Africa yearly (223 million metric tons). From the wholesale manufacturers in Iowa to the farmers in Bangladesh, change is coming.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

Dublin-based Evocco lets you track, improve, and offset the climate impact of your food purchases based on your receipt. Reports suggest it could be weeks before the ship is moved. The merger would also enable north-south customers to avoid congestion-prone Chicago via CP’s network in Iowa.