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ALDI first discount retailer to join Tony’s Open Chain

ChainPoint

Well-known discount retailer ALDI has joined Tony’s Open Chain and developed a chocolate bar that sources beans using the 5 Sourcing Principles. Buying this new chocolate bar will support the cocoa farming communities in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana where the cocoa beans are sourced from.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 8 – 14)

Logistics Viewpoints

While the Halloween season is just getting started, retailers are clearly looking ahead. But for retailers, Halloween is mostly in the rearview mirror (except for the candy sales and last-minute costumes), and they are preparing for the holiday rush. All Mars’ products in Europe to be sourced with 100% sustainable cocoa.

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Solving The Cold Chain Challenges

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

For example, the One Network platform for supply chain planning and execution is used by the Ministries of Health in Nigeria, Ghana, and Rwanda, providing comprehensive inventory visibility across all health facilities for real time supply demand matching and collaborative decision making. Identify the source of the problem and fix it.

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Last Week, IBM Traced 28 Tons of Oranges Using Blockchain. Also Last Week, Sourcemap Traced 1,000 Tons of Cocoa - No Blockchain Required.

Sourcemap

The First Step to Traceability: Stenciling Batch Numbers on Bags of Cocoa at a Depot in Ghana. The most widely publicized blockchain pilots involve shippers and retailers - the ‘last leg’ of a global supply chain. What happens when you want to trace a product from the source, and that source is halfway around the world?

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From the Farmer to the Foil: The Cacao Supply Chain Challenge

SupplyShift

In 2017, US retail chocolate sales were the highest in 5 years, topping $22 B, while cocoa commodity prices are at a five-year low, more than 30% lower than the 2015 peak. Stasi Baranoff, Director of Global Ops and Sourcing, Uncommon Cacao). Uncommon Cacao is not alone in their efforts to improve cacao sourcing and growing practices.

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From the Farmer to the Foil: The Cacao Supply Chain Challenge

SupplyShift

In 2017, US retail chocolate sales were the highest in 5 years, topping $22 B, while cocoa commodity prices are at a five-year low, more than 30% lower than the 2015 peak. Stasi Baranoff, Director of Global Ops and Sourcing, Uncommon Cacao). Uncommon Cacao is not alone in their efforts to improve cacao sourcing and growing practices.

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Top 20 Verified Supply Chain Experts You Can Hire

SCMDOJO

Expertise: Sourcing, Supply Chain Analysis, Logistics & Transportation, Logistics Management Consulting, Freight (Maritime, Land, or Air), Logistics Technology Solutions. Matías Guarello Wilhelmy Location: Chile / Remote Rating: 5/5.0 Matias has worked on multiple projects for clients that you can access on his SCMDOJO Expert Profile.