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There’s nothing worse than when the food in your refrigerator goes bad. Now imagine that feeling, but with an entire shipping container full of post-harvest foodstuffs. Food loss is bad – bad for F&B manufacturers and farmers who lose revenue, and bad for hungry consumers. MORE
Amazon has released some of the details on changes to Whole Foods and how they’re going to integrate their e-commerce business with this new physical asset. And if retailers were disturbed by the initial news of Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods, they should be in scramble mode now, with the details that are coming out and the possibility of more. Changes to Expect at Whole Foods. Retail Supply Chain Amazon grocery retail Whole Foods MORE
It has been six months since Amazon took over Whole Foods, a $13.4bn deal that made the internet retailer a major player in the world of brick-and-mortar retailing. For the most part, the 470 stores are still the same upscale, expensive healthy food emporiums that they have always been. The company’s executives are busy devising ways to connect its Prime membership program, which offers benefits like fast and free shipping and video streaming, with the stores. MORE
California-based Ventura Foods, which managed more than 127,000 inbound and outbound shipments last year, has a long history of building these kinds of strategic partnerships. How they are treated at shippers’ facilities was ranked #1 by more than 80% of drivers in a survey by Ventura Foods to determine the most critical factors in keeping drivers on the job. Understand the full range of shipping alternatives your carriers can offer. Business has been improving for the U.S. MORE
Graduating from shipping cases with UPS or FedEx to shipping pallets via LTL or full truckload is an extremely exciting milestone for food and beverage brands. The post Prepping Pallet Orders for Food and Beverage Shipping appeared first on Zipline Logistics. MORE
Between regulatory uncertainties and the changing nature of how customers want to order and receive their goods, food and beverage companies are evolving quickly. And a key part of that is efficiently shipping products to customers with varying needs and requirements. MORE
Plenty of food shippers already have some form of solution in place to automate their transportation planning and management processes. Here are three reasons why food shippers will rely more heavily than ever before on logistics IT and why it is imperative they don’t procrastinate. MORE
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) estimates that one-third of food produced for human consumption worldwide is lost annually in the process of getting food from the farms to consumption 1. MORE
Last month the world’s largest container ship, the MSC Oscar , set sail from a South Korean shipyard. It’s hard to comprehend just how large the ship is… here are some examples of what it can carry: 19,000 shipping containers. 900 million cans of dog food. MORE
Food shippers have grown increasingly reliant on supply chain logistics IT solutions over the last decade and for a number of reasons. Yet, there are still many food shipping organizations that are using old-school, spreadsheet and email based processes to manage logistics. MORE
Before we answer that question, we should first consider why perfection is so important for food and beverage shipping. Here’s how: The post What makes the perfect order in food and beverage shipping? Freight Services Food and Beverage MORE
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
As CEO of Quintiq, it’s a great honor to partner with the World Food Programme (WFP). It’s about bringing food—the most basic of needs—to those who need it most. million metric tons of WFP food assistance every year. MORE
We will turn over each stone and consider how innovative technology will shape the future of shipping and logistics. So, let us reflect on the peak shipping season trends we saw at the close of 2018 and how those trends will affect the industry now and throughout 2019. MORE
Food waste across the hospitality supply chain is quickly becoming a global crisis. Food and Agriculture Organization, 1.3 billion tons of food produced is wasted each year. Food loss is not only damaging to the bottom line; it’s also bad for the planet. MORE
This week: Amazon brings select cities free 2-hour Prime deliveries from Whole Foods; Elon Musk expects a Tesla to drive coast-to-coast in 2018; CVS Health ups its starting hourly minimum wage; freight brokers are seeing a surge in profits; and companies are working to find ways to ensure AI technology helps their business instead of hurting it. Amazon Launches Free 2-Hour Delivery From Whole Foods. Freight Brokers See Profits Surge on Shipping Rush. MORE
One of the most challenging tasks in the food and beverage industry involves making sure foods and supplies reach their destination in top form. Certain foods and items, for instance, can’t merely get tossed on a transport truck and left to chance. MORE
by Jeswin Philip The Food Packaging Trends and Advances report from PMMI forecasts that the US Food and Beverage industry will experience a 2.9 % CAGR through 2022. The report also mentions that the global growth rate is almost double that of the US food industry. MORE
One of the most exciting and challenging industries for logistics managers is the food and beverage industry. When edibles – whether fresh food or something ready for the shelves – are moving through the supply chain, they usually need to do so quickly and with particular care. MORE
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released text for the final rule for the Sanitary Transportation of Food as required by the 2010 Food Safety Modernization Act. Remember that packaged, shelf-stable food is exempt. The U.S. MORE
One of the most exciting and challenging industries for logistics managers is the food and beverage industry. When edibles – whether fresh food or something ready for the shelves – are moving through the supply chain, they usually need to do so quickly and with particular care. MORE
On April 6, the new rules for the Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Foods will come into effect for small businesses. As the date approaches, it can be useful to review what shippers, carriers and brokers will need to comply with when handling food. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act ( FSMA ) was finalized in April 2016. It also applies to everyone who ships food into the U.S. MORE
Guest Post: Shubh Mann, VP of Sales Food is shipped from all over the world. In 2015, North America exported a total of over $2 trillion dollars worth of products to other countries 1 , which consisted of mostly ingredients and food. MORE
Food Producer & Distributor Implements Transportation Management System Software – Expanding Footprint of the NJ-Based Logistics IT Provider among Leading US Food Shippers. MORE
Family, friends, and food- what more could you ask for? Unforeseen delays and disruptions are inevitable, but we can do our best to be ready for the holiday shipping and minimize the potential risks. Transportation Capacity Shipping Shipping Costs Drivers Demand Price hikes Holiday MORE
The lede from a recent Wall Street Journal article blares, “ Some of the biggest food suppliers are struggling to manage soaring logistics costs in a fast-changing consumer market. T here is good news for food producers and other industry groups feeling this pain. MORE
Amazon announced on Friday that it is acquiring Whole Foods for $13.7 If Amazon can launch drones from local Whole Foods stores, drones will become far more efficient and will cost a fraction of what it costs to send a human driver. MORE
Over the past few weeks, there’s been a lot of buzz and discussion about Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods, everything from the impact to competing grocery retailers and prices to the accelerated evolution of omni-channel distribution. MORE
However, for one industry in particular – food producers/shippers – TMS is becoming indispensable. Here are five reasons why TMS for transportation automation and optimization is a must-have for food shippers. With the cost of producing these foods on the rise due to climate-related issues and transportation capacity issues, food shippers are hungry (no pun intended) for ways to reduce the time their products spend in transit. MORE
But the single most important Supply Chain is the Food Supply Chain! Our very survival depends on there even being a Food Supply Chain. On one hand there is a horrendously large amount of Food Waste. The Food Supply Chain, the most important Supply Chain in the World, is BROKEN! MORE
Big news out of the grocery retail world as Amazon has announced its acquisition of major organic foods retailer Whole Foods Market – for an eye-popping $13.7 That being said, the specific acquisition of a healthy lifestyle brand like Whole Foods is intriguing for sure. MORE
“High freight, fuel and labor costs are forcing food distributors to streamline their businesses,” begins the recent article in the Wall Street Journal. The piece revealed a rise in operating expenses of 6% at world’s largest food distributor, Sysco Foods and a boost of 2% at US Foods. — Food Shippers Lag in Terms of Automation Levels in their Supply Chains. With margins already tight, food shippers cannot sustain losses due to avoidable spoilage. MORE
Throughout the food supply chain, food supplies come from many places, travel for long distances, and are handled by many people. As such, contamination – and subsequent food recalls – are a fact of life for many food and beverage (F&B) companies. Food travels a lot. MORE
If you work in the food and beverage industry, it’s possible you’re not familiar with the wonders of electronic data interchange [EDI]. EDI is transfer of data between computer systems via standardized messaging formats for things such as purchase orders, invoices and shipping documents. MORE
Those that seek to succeed in shipping online need to know a few things about why less-than-truckload may be the solution, how customers’ expectations are increasing, and what benefits less-than-truckload offers. Apply Standard Shipping and Handling Costs to Freight Quotes. MORE
Amazon’s announcement of its acquisition of Whole Foods Market will be a landmark business move that has far reaching effects to the Consumer Chain and the way CPG suppliers go to market. billion (with a “B”) for our beloved Whole Foods Market. MORE
However, what we’re actually referring to is the fact that cold-chain shippers in the food industry are facing market conditions that demand investment in more and better infrastructure to support cold chain shipping. MORE
Cerasis
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
One of the most challenging tasks in the food and beverage industry involves making sure foods and supplies reach their destination in top form. Certain foods and items, for instance, can’t merely get tossed on a transport truck and left to chance.
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 11, 2017
Over the past few weeks, there’s been a lot of buzz and discussion about Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods, everything from the impact to competing grocery retailers and prices to the accelerated evolution of omni-channel distribution.
Cerasis
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
Those that seek to succeed in shipping online need to know a few things about why less-than-truckload may be the solution, how customers’ expectations are increasing, and what benefits less-than-truckload offers. Apply Standard Shipping and Handling Costs to Freight Quotes.
Supply Chain Link
JUNE 28, 2016
Guest Post: Shubh Mann, VP of Sales Food is shipped from all over the world. In 2015, North America exported a total of over $2 trillion dollars worth of products to other countries 1 , which consisted of mostly ingredients and food.
Cerasis
JANUARY 21, 2019
We will turn over each stone and consider how innovative technology will shape the future of shipping and logistics. So, let us reflect on the peak shipping season trends we saw at the close of 2018 and how those trends will affect the industry now and throughout 2019.
Quintiq
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
As CEO of Quintiq, it’s a great honor to partner with the World Food Programme (WFP). It’s about bringing food—the most basic of needs—to those who need it most. million metric tons of WFP food assistance every year.
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Supply Chain Collaborator
NOVEMBER 29, 2018
“High freight, fuel and labor costs are forcing food distributors to streamline their businesses,” begins the recent article in the Wall Street Journal. The piece revealed a rise in operating expenses of 6% at world’s largest food distributor, Sysco Foods and a boost of 2% at US Foods. — Food Shippers Lag in Terms of Automation Levels in their Supply Chains. With margins already tight, food shippers cannot sustain losses due to avoidable spoilage.
Talking Logistics
APRIL 17, 2014
However, for one industry in particular – food producers/shippers – TMS is becoming indispensable. Here are five reasons why TMS for transportation automation and optimization is a must-have for food shippers. With the cost of producing these foods on the rise due to climate-related issues and transportation capacity issues, food shippers are hungry (no pun intended) for ways to reduce the time their products spend in transit.
Supply Chain Insights
JUNE 16, 2017
Amazon’s announcement of its acquisition of Whole Foods Market will be a landmark business move that has far reaching effects to the Consumer Chain and the way CPG suppliers go to market. billion (with a “B”) for our beloved Whole Foods Market.
AFFLINK
JULY 31, 2018
There’s nothing worse than when the food in your refrigerator goes bad. Now imagine that feeling, but with an entire shipping container full of post-harvest foodstuffs. Food loss is bad – bad for F&B manufacturers and farmers who lose revenue, and bad for hungry consumers.
Supply Chain Collaborator
MARCH 26, 2018
The lede from a recent Wall Street Journal article blares, “ Some of the biggest food suppliers are struggling to manage soaring logistics costs in a fast-changing consumer market. T here is good news for food producers and other industry groups feeling this pain.
|
Supply Chain Collaborator
OCTOBER 4, 2016
Food Producer & Distributor Implements Transportation Management System Software – Expanding Footprint of the NJ-Based Logistics IT Provider among Leading US Food Shippers.
AFFLINK
AUGUST 21, 2018
Throughout the food supply chain, food supplies come from many places, travel for long distances, and are handled by many people. As such, contamination – and subsequent food recalls – are a fact of life for many food and beverage (F&B) companies. Food travels a lot.
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 7, 2018
It has been six months since Amazon took over Whole Foods, a $13.4bn deal that made the internet retailer a major player in the world of brick-and-mortar retailing. For the most part, the 470 stores are still the same upscale, expensive healthy food emporiums that they have always been. The company’s executives are busy devising ways to connect its Prime membership program, which offers benefits like fast and free shipping and video streaming, with the stores.
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 28, 2014
California-based Ventura Foods, which managed more than 127,000 inbound and outbound shipments last year, has a long history of building these kinds of strategic partnerships. How they are treated at shippers’ facilities was ranked #1 by more than 80% of drivers in a survey by Ventura Foods to determine the most critical factors in keeping drivers on the job. Understand the full range of shipping alternatives your carriers can offer. Business has been improving for the U.S.
Supply Chain Collaborator
APRIL 24, 2018
However, what we’re actually referring to is the fact that cold-chain shippers in the food industry are facing market conditions that demand investment in more and better infrastructure to support cold chain shipping.
Kinaxis
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
by Jeswin Philip The Food Packaging Trends and Advances report from PMMI forecasts that the US Food and Beverage industry will experience a 2.9 % CAGR through 2022. The report also mentions that the global growth rate is almost double that of the US food industry.
Supply Chain Nation
AUGUST 31, 2017
Amazon has released some of the details on changes to Whole Foods and how they’re going to integrate their e-commerce business with this new physical asset. And if retailers were disturbed by the initial news of Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods, they should be in scramble mode now, with the details that are coming out and the possibility of more. Changes to Expect at Whole Foods. Retail Supply Chain Amazon grocery retail Whole Foods
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 25, 2018
Big news out of the grocery retail world as Amazon has announced its acquisition of major organic foods retailer Whole Foods Market – for an eye-popping $13.7 That being said, the specific acquisition of a healthy lifestyle brand like Whole Foods is intriguing for sure.
Supply Chain Collaborator
JULY 6, 2015
Plenty of food shippers already have some form of solution in place to automate their transportation planning and management processes. Here are three reasons why food shippers will rely more heavily than ever before on logistics IT and why it is imperative they don’t procrastinate.
The Network Effect
FEBRUARY 12, 2015
Last month the world’s largest container ship, the MSC Oscar , set sail from a South Korean shipyard. It’s hard to comprehend just how large the ship is… here are some examples of what it can carry: 19,000 shipping containers. 900 million cans of dog food.
BluJay Solutions
MARCH 29, 2016
If you work in the food and beverage industry, it’s possible you’re not familiar with the wonders of electronic data interchange [EDI]. EDI is transfer of data between computer systems via standardized messaging formats for things such as purchase orders, invoices and shipping documents.
Transportfolio
APRIL 7, 2016
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released text for the final rule for the Sanitary Transportation of Food as required by the 2010 Food Safety Modernization Act. Remember that packaged, shelf-stable food is exempt. The U.S.
BluJay Solutions
MARCH 23, 2016
One of the most exciting and challenging industries for logistics managers is the food and beverage industry. When edibles – whether fresh food or something ready for the shelves – are moving through the supply chain, they usually need to do so quickly and with particular care.
AFFLINK
APRIL 10, 2017
Food waste across the hospitality supply chain is quickly becoming a global crisis. Food and Agriculture Organization, 1.3 billion tons of food produced is wasted each year. Food loss is not only damaging to the bottom line; it’s also bad for the planet.
Zipline Logistics
JUNE 18, 2018
Graduating from shipping cases with UPS or FedEx to shipping pallets via LTL or full truckload is an extremely exciting milestone for food and beverage brands. The post Prepping Pallet Orders for Food and Beverage Shipping appeared first on Zipline Logistics.
Transportfolio
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
Before we answer that question, we should first consider why perfection is so important for food and beverage shipping. Here’s how: The post What makes the perfect order in food and beverage shipping? Freight Services Food and Beverage
PLS Logistics
JUNE 27, 2017
Family, friends, and food- what more could you ask for? Unforeseen delays and disruptions are inevitable, but we can do our best to be ready for the holiday shipping and minimize the potential risks. Transportation Capacity Shipping Shipping Costs Drivers Demand Price hikes Holiday
Supply Chain Collaborator
MAY 24, 2016
Food shippers have grown increasingly reliant on supply chain logistics IT solutions over the last decade and for a number of reasons. Yet, there are still many food shipping organizations that are using old-school, spreadsheet and email based processes to manage logistics.
BluJay Solutions
MARCH 23, 2016
One of the most exciting and challenging industries for logistics managers is the food and beverage industry. When edibles – whether fresh food or something ready for the shelves – are moving through the supply chain, they usually need to do so quickly and with particular care.
Supply Chain Nation
FEBRUARY 16, 2018
This week: Amazon brings select cities free 2-hour Prime deliveries from Whole Foods; Elon Musk expects a Tesla to drive coast-to-coast in 2018; CVS Health ups its starting hourly minimum wage; freight brokers are seeing a surge in profits; and companies are working to find ways to ensure AI technology helps their business instead of hurting it. Amazon Launches Free 2-Hour Delivery From Whole Foods. Freight Brokers See Profits Surge on Shipping Rush.
3GTMS
OCTOBER 30, 2017
Between regulatory uncertainties and the changing nature of how customers want to order and receive their goods, food and beverage companies are evolving quickly. And a key part of that is efficiently shipping products to customers with varying needs and requirements.
Cerasis
MARCH 14, 2018
On April 6, the new rules for the Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Foods will come into effect for small businesses. As the date approaches, it can be useful to review what shippers, carriers and brokers will need to comply with when handling food. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act ( FSMA ) was finalized in April 2016. It also applies to everyone who ships food into the U.S.
Supply Chain Link
AUGUST 25, 2015
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) estimates that one-third of food produced for human consumption worldwide is lost annually in the process of getting food from the farms to consumption 1.
Techgistics
JUNE 19, 2017
Amazon announced on Friday that it is acquiring Whole Foods for $13.7 If Amazon can launch drones from local Whole Foods stores, drones will become far more efficient and will cost a fraction of what it costs to send a human driver.
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