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The Plant-Based Meat Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

For many, this has caused them to re-examine the foods that they eat. The plant-based meat supply chain is taking advantage of hiccups in traditional food supply chains, especially during the Covid pandemic. Impossible Foods won its own patent for a ground-beef like product that promises a similar result.

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Study Shows Two-Thirds of Companies Yet to Execute Digital Transformation in Supply Chain Planning

ToolsGroup

A North American-based survey of nearly 200 supply chain professionals from top CPG, distribution/wholesale, food and beverage, manufacturing, and retail companies found that 58% of respondents are still in the exploring or evaluating phases of digital transformation.

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Protect Your Shipments From Cargo Theft

Zipline Logistics

Cargo theft is surging across the United States — and food and beverage products seem to be the main targets. Cargo Theft Increases in the United States Cities seeing a spike in freight theft include Los Angeles, Houston, Miami, Savannah, Newark, New Jersey, Memphis, and Chicago.

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Retail Store Location Planning ? Creating Balance, Driving Profit

Logility

The approach taken by Whole Foods is attractive, at least superficially. But the Distribution Analyst has to consider the proper allocations for the mall in Memphis versus the pop-up in Pasadena. Rather than deploying a variety of compensating programs, some retailers simply choose a different objective.

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In Appreciation of Appreciation

BlueYonder

He’ll get his food, enjoy the meal, chat with them and at the end, thank them again for their service to him. Do you hear complaints about the food, the weather delays, or the referees? At this point they either think he’s crazy, annoying, or the nicest guy they’ve seen all day.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 8-12, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Here are some details from the press release: The newly acquired intermodal operations, with locations in Jacksonville, FL, Cincinnati, OH, Memphis, TN, Chicago, IL and Dallas, TX, will operate as part of Transplace’s intermodal division – Celtic Intermodal, which is led by President Doug Punzel.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

The Dirty Dozen, in alphabetical order, are: Amazon, Atlantic Coast Utilities/Laurence Moloney, Daikin America, Dollar General, Ernst Nursery and Farms, Foundation Food Group/Gold Creek Foods, Hilton Hotels, Kingspan Light and Air, Liox Cleaners/Wash Supply Laundromat, Mayfield Consumer Products, Refresco, and Starbucks. million U.S.