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Top 6 Retail Trends & Supply Chain Planning Challenges in 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

Food waste produces 7% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, mainly methane, an extremely potent gas. Not to mention that food waste costs retailers about $18.2 Another area where AI can help retailers increase profitability and reduce their environmental impact is reducing waste in the grocery industry. billion a year.

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Agriculture in the City

Enterra Insights

.”[1] Wikipedia defines urban agriculture more broadly to include “the practice of cultivating, processing and distributing food in or around urban areas. ”[4] They go to note, “Growing food in cities is not a new concept.” Food grown close to consumers reduces both transportation costs and food waste.

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Earth Day spotlight: What it means to be a Benefit Corporation in CPG

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For Earth Day, we spoke with Crisp customers (and B Corps) Good Food for Good and Purely Elizabeth to learn about the global B Corp movement and what it means to be a mission-driven CPG brand. B Corp spotlight: Good Food for Good Not surprisingly, CPG brand Good Food for Good ’s business is built on the foundation of doing good in the world.

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What is the Warehouse Role in Fulfilment?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Whilst a modern warehouse clearly does a lot more than stockpiling food, the principle remains, including the warehouse role in fulfilment. Warehousing: Origins, History and Development in Practical Handbook of Warehousing. Merchandise warehousing can be defined as “the storage of commodities and products for profit”.

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Safe Grocery Shopping Requires Obeying Rules

Enterra Insights

Generally, these rules and guidelines are laid out in employee handbooks. Kimberlee Leonard explains, “It can seem like a lot of work to create employee handbooks and policies. This is especially true in food industry, including grocery stores. New rules in grocery stores. ”[4].

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Not all food is created equal. Who should set the standards?

Provenance

Our food supply chains are full of social injustice that must be stopped. The post Not all food is created equal. See our response and support for a bright future for Fairtrade below… It’s hot out. It’s the weather for prawns on the BBQ and summer salads. But slaves are catching your seafood and the mafia’s dealing your tomatoes.

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Supply Chain Planning Fireworks

Logility

Of course there was always the abundance of kid friendly foods like hot dogs, hamburgers, bratwurst, watermelon (and the ensuing watermelon seed spitting distance contest), chips of all kinds, and lots of sugary drinks. eBook: The Inventory Optimization Handbook. Let us know at blog@logility.com. Additional Content.