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Like the Mississippi River Through New Orleans, Today’s CPG Market is Quickly Changing Directions

QAD

Twisting and turning, changing directions quickly, the Mississippi River winds down the center of the U.S. Manufacturers of food, beverage and consumer products are facing challenging times, changing consumers and the need to deliver new products to the marketplace faster than ever before. Key Explore Sessions.

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High Seas Troubles Affect Global Supply Chains, Part Two: Climate Risks

Enterra Insights

The historic drought that afflicted the Mississippi, which carries nearly 500 million tons of cargo per year, required dredging of shipping channels to keep the barges moving.”[5] Drought is causing no end of human suffering; Just in the Horn of Africa, 23 million people were severely food-insecure at the end of 2022 because of drought.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 8 – 14)

Logistics Viewpoints

The Loop assortment includes a combination of well-known food and household products from various brands, among them Gillette, Clorox, Cascade, Kraft Heinz, Seventh Generation, and Love Beauty and Planet, with more to be added to the product portfolio in the coming months. 10, customers in the metro areas of Bentonville and Rogers, Ark.,

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Peet’s Coffee and the Roasted Bean Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Craft food products usually have unique flavors and are sell at a premium price. They are exploring opening a second warehouse east of the Mississippi. The company has a sourcing team that vets the beans. All their coffee is produced in small batches and roasted at their own LEED Gold certified roasting plant in Almeda California.

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QAD Explore 2019: Vertical Market Round-up

QAD

Consumer Products and Food & Beverage. Stephen Dombroski – Director, Consumer Products and Food & Beverage. While at Explore, we had a fantastic view of the Mississippi River flowing through New Orleans. An impressive sight, especially when you add the tremendous amount of ship traffic moving up and down the river.

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What is Supply Chain Compliance and Why is it Important?

AB&R

In addition, several agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) require unique device identifiers (UDI) usually in the form of barcodes to contain information such as manufactured date and lot number to provide traceability. Mississippi. District of Columbia. Massachusetts. New Hampsire. New Jersey. New Mexico.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Ever since the pandemic hit last year people have been turning to curb-side pickup and food delivery services in record numbers and as a result, there has been a greater demand for ketchup packets instead of, say, ketchup bottles restaurants would have sitting on diners’ tables.