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The Next Frontier in Food Logistics with Alexis Mizell-Pleasant

The Logistics of Logistics

Alexis Mizell-Pleasant and Joe Lynch discuss the next frontier in food logistics. Alexis is Managing Editor at Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive. Food Logistics and sister publication Supply & Demand Chain Executive also operate SCN Summit and Women in Supply Chain Forum.

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Flexible Food Distribution and Restaurant Business Models

Kuebix

Covid-19 has left restaurants and food distribution companies scrambling to stay afloat. The food distribution industry is already expecting to take a $110 billion loss for a year which is a third of their 2019 revenue. The post Flexible Food Distribution and Restaurant Business Models appeared first on Kuebix.

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World Food Day 2023

Enterra Insights

Every year World Food Day is celebrated worldwide on October 16 to commemorate the date of the 1945 founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). They promote worldwide awareness of hunger and promote action for the future of food, people and the planet. Water is food. Leave no one behind.”

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Efficient Frozen Food Distribution: Inside the Build-out of Two Automated Facilities

Logistics Viewpoints

In December of 2019, the global grocery retailer Ahold Delhaize announced it was investing $480 million to transform and expand its US supply chain operations to support a strategy to transition the supply chain network into a fully-integrated, self-distribution model.

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Addressing Global Food Security

Enterra Insights

According to McKinsey & Company partners, Daniel Aminetzah and Nicolas Denis , the world could be facing a significant food crisis in the near future. Converging disruptions have sent food prices soaring — and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, one of the world’s six breadbasket regions, risks tilting the food system into global crisis.”[1]

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Gordon Food Services Conquers the Last Mile

Logistics Viewpoints

I recently interviewed Al Contreras, Innovation Manager at Gordon Food Service to understand how the company handles last mile deliveries, the role visibility plays, and how a last mile solution has impacted their business. Gordon Food Service (GFS) began its business as a butter and egg delivery service in 1897.

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Food Waste is a Big Problem That Can be Solved

DELMIA Quintiq

The holiday season has started and for most cultures, this means enjoying food with family and friends. Food traditions differ a lot across different holidays (e.g. but the meals have one thing in common—there is always excess food and leftovers. Food waste has become a major global problem with real consequences to the planet.