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Sustainable Food Waste Management for Food Industry SMEs

Unleashed

Over a third of the world’s food produce and products are wasted. Food waste accounts for eight percent of global greenhouse gases and has significant environmental and economic impacts. According to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization 1.3 billion tonnes of food – over $9 billion worth – goes to waste each year.

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Fresh food logistics: A better approach with optimization

DELMIA Quintiq

Holidaymakers to France may be familiar with the following situation from my last summer holiday: A relaxing stay in a small picturesque port town on the Atlantic coast, a welcoming restaurant with good wine and a regional specialty waiting for us as the main course – oysters au gratin. The cooling chains must not be broken at any time.

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Doing Business in Time of War: Nestlé and Ukraine

Enterra Insights

Nestlé, the largest publicly held food company in the world, recently announced it was investing “40 million Swiss francs ($42.88 ”[2] Nestlé executives have learned that carrying on operations as a food company during conflict can be tricky. .”[2] The Russian Conundrum.

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Trane Technologies Embraces a Digital Twin to Optimize Logistics

Logistics Viewpoints

Tom France, the vice president of distribution at Trane Technologies, gave an entertaining presentation in early October of this year at a FourKites online conference. To be relevant with transportation providers, Mr. France explained, Trane needs to be friendly for carriers to do business with. Trane Technologies had sales of $12.5

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Excessive heat hits the food supply chain

Resilinc

There is an unprecedented shortage of our products … caused by several spiraling events, including unexpected crop failure from the spring chili harvest,” stated Huy Fong Foods, maker of the most popular sriracha hot sauce. In Europe, extreme heat has hammered much of the continent since mid-June, breaking records in France.

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Keeping Up with a Changing World

Enterra Insights

Agence France-Presse recently reported, “The OECD warned that the world economy will pay a ‘hefty price’ for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as it slashed its 2022 growth forecast and projected higher inflation. 4) A looming food crisis. One of those factors is the war in Ukraine. estimated in December. .”

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The Challenges of Donating Food Inventory

RFgen

Donating food is more involved than some organizations realize. Cosmetic damage to products is a common problem in inventory management, but holds special challenges for food manufacturers. The merchandise created and distributed by the food industry are basic goods and necessary for a healthy populace.

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