Food & Beverage

India Taps Amazon, Microsoft to Boost Its Farming Industry

September 17, 2021

Amazon, Microsoft and Cisco Systems are among technology giants lining up to harness data from India’s farmers in an ambitious government-led productivity drive aimed at transforming an outmoded agricultural industry.

U.K. Delays Brexit Border Checks on EU Food as Shortages Hit

September 15, 2021

Bloomberg

The U.K. delayed new post-Brexit border checks on food from the European Union to mitigate a supply chain crisis in a move that was immediately criticized as handing the bloc’s producers a competitive advantage.

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Thriving in the Era of Uninterrupted Supply Chain Disruption: Managing Risk Proactively

September 14, 2021

Riskmethods

COVID-19, along with its direct impacts (lockdowns, border closures, etc.), has sent a domino effect of related disruption, including supply shortages and financial distress – but these aren’t the only threats in town.

Making Seeds to Withstand Climate Change Is Getting Harder

World Faces Growing Risk of Food Shortages Due to Climate Change

September 14, 2021

Bloomberg

Yields of staple crops could decline by almost a third by 2050 unless emissions are drastically reduced in the next decade.

Consumers Are Out for ‘Revenge.’ How Should Retailers and Suppliers Respond?

September 13, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

And now, after a year and a half of lockdowns, countless business closures and severe shortages of both essential and non-essential goods, comes the revenge economy.

THE SCB PODCAST

Podcast | A Portrait of the Post-Pandemic Grocery Shopper

September 10, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

What is this creature whom we call “the post-pandemic grocery shopper”?

Johnson’s Brexit First Strategy Collides With Empty Shop Shelves

September 8, 2021

Bloomberg

Boris Johnson’s reluctance to turn to the European Union to ease a supply chain crisis that has seen shelves in supermarkets run empty has highlighted his government’s priority: Brexit first.

Global Worker Shortage, Brexit Drive Up Food Prices

September 7, 2021

Bloomberg

Across the world, a dearth of workers is shaking up food supply chains.

Wednesday, Oct 13, 2021

8 Ways to Save on Freight: How a digital freight network opens new opportunities to save time and money in your supply chain

September 3, 2021

Convoy

Transportation teams have a mandate to keep costs low without sacrificing performance. This isn’t an easy job, and the work is never over. Lowering transportation costs is no longer as simple as selecting the cheapest provider on a cost per mile basis.

Ida Tests America’s Grain Export Infrastructure

September 3, 2021

Bloomberg

American grain exporters are gauging whether it’s worth waiting out shipping delays in the wake of Hurricane Ida or shipping grain using rail transport to lesser used elevators throughout the U.S.

Food & Beverage

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the food and beverage industries. Learn how food and beverage companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.