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Editor’s Choice: Aluminum Can Shortage Defines a New Normal for Food Packaging

Logistics Viewpoints

This shortage is the culmination of various ongoing issues – geopolitical tensions related to the Russia-Ukraine war, the rapid shift in consumer buying behavior and container freight availability. Beer and food industries are particularly affected by the shortages of aluminum cans as most customers prefer take-home packaging.

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Doing Business in Time of War: Nestlé and Ukraine

Enterra Insights

.”[1] Olena Harmash , a Strategic Communication Adviser with CGIAR, notes, “Nestlé is one of very few international companies to announce new investments in Ukraine since Russia invaded the country in February 2022.”[2] During the Ukraine conflict, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has weaponized the food supply chain.

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UPS Impacted by Package Volume Declines and Revenue Shortfall in Q4-2022

Supply Chain Matters

United Parcel Service (UPS) reported a less than expected decline in revenue in the all-important Q4-2022 holiday fulfillment quarter after the carrier delivered fewer packages than expected. Domestic package segment but declined 8.3 Reportedly, average daily package volume fell 4.5 billion, amounting to a 2.7 billion, down 17.9

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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

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P&G uses life cycle assessment for sustainable packaging design. Europe agrees to cut natural-gas consumption as Russia crimps supplies. Life-Cycle Assessments (LCAs) allow us to evaluate the carbon footprint of packaging across all our products and see where we can make changes to reach our sustainability goals.

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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

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But I believe that more efficient packaging is the area with the greatest potential to improve sustainability metrics within the warehouse. Walmart is using machines from packaging-technology company Packsize International Inc. Walmart is using machines from packaging-technology company Packsize International Inc.

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Food Supply Chain Issues

Elementum

Communication Breakdowns The supply chain can spread across countless parties–from growers to pickers, stockists to manufacturers, and raw food producers to brand packaging plants–and that’s before a product gets anywhere near a shelf.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

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USPS slowing first-class package delivery to lower costs. Hasbro plans to further hike prices of toys, warns of $100 million Russia hit. The United States Postal Service will slow delivery times for a third of its first-class packages in an effort to cut costs and its dependency on air transportation amid financial struggles.