Recently added articles from Food Logistics:
- Containing logistics costs.(LOGISTICS VIEW)
- Jun 01, 2008; Doherty, Kathy ... Well, it's finally official. We have two presidential nominees. It's going to be interesting to see how John McCain and Barack Obama run their campaigns, considering the economic shape that the country is in right now. The war in Iraq and threat of terrorism have taken a back seat to ...
- Consumer Food Safety fears continue to grow.(supplyscan)
- Jun 01, 2008 ... Food Safety fears have moved to the front of the checkout line as well over half of Americans (57 percent) say they have actually stopped eating a particular food, temporarily or permanently, as a result of a recent recall, according to a new survey by Deloitte Consulting LLP, New York. ...
- CPG Industry: sales growth in challenging Economy.(supplyscan)(consumer packaged goods)
- Jun 01, 2008 ... U.S. consumer products manufacturers experienced a 10.6 percent sales growth this past year and delivered a relatively strong shareholder return of 7.3 percent in 2007, despite a challenging economic climate, according to The Food, Beverage and Consumer Products Industry: Achieving ...
- External integration still lacking among businesses.(supplyscan)(Brief article)
- Jun 01, 2008 ... External integration among companies and their suppliers is still lacking, according to a recent survey conducted by GXS, Gaithersburg, MD. Ninety-five percent of the survey's respondents reported they trade electronically with less than half of their customer base. In ...
- Rising food costs drive retailer competition.(supplyscan)
- Jun 01, 2008 ... With food costs on the rise, shoppers are feeling the pinch and looking for ways to stretch their grocery budgets. A new study shows that regional grocery chains are increasingly losing their edge to Wal-Mart, as shoppers look to fill their carts with more food bargains. The May ...
- Warehouse metrics study available from WERC.(supplyscan)
- Jun 01, 2008 ... The annual benchmarking study of warehouse and distribution center performance, DC Measures 2008, has just been released by the Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC), Oak Brook, IL. The study reports on 50 key operational metrics from data provided by WERC members. ...
- GMA Handbook delivers supplier management tools.(supplyscan)
- Jun 01, 2008 ... The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) has released its Food Supply Chain Handbook, a comprehensive guide designed to aid food and beverage makers in selecting safe and reliable ingredient, pack-aging and service suppliers throughout the supply chain. "The food supply chain ...
- Publix super markets Inc.(jumpstart)
- Jun 01, 2008 ... Lakeland, FL, has selected the Transportation Lifecycle Management (TLM) suite from Atlanta-based Manhattan Associates Inc. to optimize its transportation management ...
- Dadu.(jumpstart)
- Jun 01, 2008 ... Lithuanian ice cream manufacturer dadu has selected a handheld computer for use in its refrigerated warehousing facilities from LXE Inc., Atlanta. The ...
- Leger & son.(jumpstart)(Brief article)
- Jun 01, 2008 ... Watermelon grower and distributor Leger & Son, Cordele, GA, will begin delivering watermelons that can be traced at the individual unit level this month to major food retail chains in ...
- Cott corp.(jumpstart)
- Jun 01, 2008 ... Toronto-based Cott Corp. will begin to ship its beverages on plastic pallets from Intelligent Global Pooling Systems' (iGPS), Orlando, FL. The pallets ...
- Mission foods corp.(jumpstart)
- Jun 01, 2008 ... Mission Foods Corp., Oldsmar, FL, has purchased a deep lane pallet flow system from Westfalia Technologies Inc., York, PA, for its flour tortilla and chip ...
- Winn-Dixie stores Inc.(jumpstart)
- Jun 01, 2008 ... Jacksonville, FL, is working with manufacturers to better align merchandising, marketing and store operations, with a focus on driving more traffic to stores, increasing the average ...
- Bumble bee foods.(jumpstart)
- Jun 01, 2008 ... Bumble Bee Foods, San Diego, has selected Des Plaines, IL-based DSC Logistics to provide the food manufacturer with logistics ...
- Raymond receives supplier of the year award.(jumpstart)
- Jun 01, 2008 ... The Raymond Corp. was named Warehouse Capital Equipment 2007 Operations Supplier of the Year by SYSCO Corp., Houston. The award honors Raymond, Greene, NY, for its ability to efficiently and cost-effectively meet SYSCO's needs through exceptional customer service. "Raymond is ...
- METRO group's.(jumpstart)(METRO Group's Future Store )(Brief article)
- Jun 01, 2008 ... METRO Group's Future Store in Toenisvorst, Germany is using Avery Dennison RFID AD-222 inlays for a meat tracking pilot program. The AD-222 inlay will be ...
- Spartan stores Inc.(jumpstart)
- Jun 01, 2008 ... Spartan Stores Inc., Grand Rapids, MI, is rolling out a computer-assisted ordering system (CAO) to its corporate stores. The system ...
- United States cold storage.(drawing board)
- Jun 01, 2008 ... United States Cold Storage. Cherry Hill, NJ, plans to open a 214,326-square-foot storage facility and frozen food distribution center in ...
- Beech-Nut nutrition corp.(drawing board)
- Jun 01, 2008 ... Beech-Nut Nutrition Corp., Latham, NY, is breaking ground on a 635,000-square-foot facility in Montgomery County, NY, that will house its infant-food production operations. Plans are for the facility to be LEED certified and the ...
- Enhancing distribution of organic products; UNFI, Tree Of Life expand operations to meet growing consumer demand for organics.(ORGANIC DISTRIBUTION)(Company overview)
- Jun 01, 2008; Karolefski, John ... Organic foods in the form of consumer packaged goods (CPG) stand out on the shelves of conventional grocery stores and dominate the assortments of natural products retailers that cater to health-oriented shoppers. As consumer demand for these foods and beverages has increased, so has the ...
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