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Delivery is the Product: Takeaways from Transplace’s Shipper Symposium 2018

Talking Logistics

He pointed to Estonia as an example: Estonia is a great example of what can happen with a concept like blockchain if you’re able to start with a clean sheet of paper. Estonia was able to accomplish this because they had no legacy technology to deal with. In fact, the government estimates that it saves about 2.5%

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Trends 2021: Grocery Industry

Enterra Insights

Like workers in the healthcare industry, workers in the food industry have served heroically on the front lines of the fight against the pandemic in order to meet the needs of the rest of us. Kari Hensien, President of RizePoint, observes, “The food industry has learned a lot this year — more than it bargained for.

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Case Saarioinen: Improving Processes All the Way from Production to the Consumers

RELEX Solutions

Saarioinen has been making convenience foods for Finnish consumers since 1957. It’s a market leader within the ready meals segment at home and has production and sales in Estonia as well. Finnish convenience foods manufacturer. Factories 3 in Finland + 1 subsidiary in Estonia. Customers » Case Studies. Introduction.

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What are Dark Stores, and How do they Work? [+ case studies]

Unleashed

More common in the grocery and whole food sectors, dark stores are becoming increasingly prevalent in fashion, big box retail and the homeware & furniture industries. Frozen is the only food category in the dotcom stores that uses picking trolleys. What does the future look like for Bolt food delivery?

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4 Technology Trends Set to Transform Your eCommerce Business

Vinculum

Apart from Ghana, many countries like China, Chile, Australia, Estonia, Malawi, Italy, Ireland, Singapore, South Korea, UK, and US are adapting this tech-trend to deal with the pandemic situation. Ghana becomes the first country in the world to deploy drone technology for COVID-19 tests, medical kits and medicine delivery.

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New: Global Trade Map 2016

Supply Chain Movement

It lays the foundation for gradual alignment of norms and standards, including on food safety and technical regulations. The benefits of utilising modern-day FTAs include fewer customs duties, less red tape, access to public tenders, sourcing opportunities, investment opportunities and more transparent business conditions. Costa Rica.