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Food Loss & Waste: It’s Everywhere in the Supply Chain

Food loss and waste (FLW) happens on every-level in the supply chain. The impacts of FLW are devastating and, thankfully, can be avoided through swift and direct action on every level.

Wayne Labs

November 28, 2022

While there are so many places for food loss to occur, a smarter supply chain could help alleviate some of it.

Protein provider sees advantages with ERP solution

Ruprecht, a provider of fully cooked sous-vide protein products and raw meats, chose a software solution from SYSPRO USA to boost capabilities and save costs.

Sharon Spielman

May 18, 2022

Ruprecht, a provider of fully cooked sous-vide protein products and raw meats, is an example of the capabilities and cost savings food manufacturers can attain with a modern enterprise resource planning (ERP) purpose-built for their industry.

Technology Investment

Kraft Heinz, Microsoft join forces to accelerate supply chain innovation as part of broader digital transformation

Multiyear cloud and AI agreement will focus on joint innovations across Kraft Heinz operations and product portfolio, representing one of the company’s largest technology investments to date

April 21, 2022

The Kraft Heinz Company and Microsoft Corp. are joining forces to develop solutions designed to accelerate the consumer goods giant’s transformation and enable a more resilient supply chain.

Penfolds, one of the world’s most respected winemakers in South Australia, has become the first wine to partner with BlockBar

Blockchain Track & Trace

Getting started with blockchain

Blockchain-based track and trace systems can work standalone, and they can be integrated into MES and ERP systems, giving processors several options

Wayne Labs

December 7, 2021

Blockchain applications can be cost effective for small and medium processors, yet integrate into already existing MES and ERP systems.

Specialized ERP software

Going paperless at the machine builder provides quick response to food companies’ demands

Building machines and lines for confectionery means a lot of one-off, unique builds, requiring instant connections to CAD and ERP

Wayne Labs

March 22, 2021

Egan Food Technologies, based in Grand Rapids, MI, supplies customized food process machinery for the confectionery, baking, and snack food industries. The heart of molding plants is the PLC/servo-controlled depositor, which optimizes center-to-shell ratios and overall product weights. Since each chocolatier is unique, Egan builds engineer-to-order (ETO) solutions—including parts and equipment.

VAI’s S2K Mobile and order entry solution

Field Reports

Bakery supply company streamlines with ERP solution

Inter-County Bakery Supply modernized and automated its processes with an ERP solution from Vormittag Associates Inc. (VAI)

Sharon Spielman

January 26, 2021

When Inter-County Bakery Supply, a family-owned bakery supply distributor in Deer Park, N.Y., needed to modernize its process and automate its capabilities, they decided an ERP solution from VAI that would offer the most bang for their buck.

Fabulous Food Plants

Pod Pack’s ERP system keeps the coffee moving

Company turns to DELMIAworks to help meet demand

Casey Laughman

December 1, 2020

Pod Pack, a Baton Rouge, La.-based coffee processor, turned to the DELMIAworks ERP system to help keep up with demand. The new system has allowed to company to adapt quickly to changing conditions and be prepared for future growth.

Manufacturing News

Two beverage giants choose cloud partners

Long-term cloud technology contracts pair PepsiCo with Microsoft and Keurig Dr Pepper with Google Cloud

Wayne Labs

August 11, 2020

PepsiCo and Keurig Dr Pepper have signed long-term cloud contracts with Microsoft and Google Cloud respectively to improve their data operations and have a more agile IT infrastructure.

Fabulous Food Plants

Clif Bar’s visual bakery project has the company ahead of the game

Casey Laughman

June 30, 2020

Clif Bar's Twin Falls bakery was named Food Engineering’s Sustainable Plant of the Year in 2017. The Indianapolis bakery has a different—although equally successful—story to tell.