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Kenco Announces Opening of Kerry’s North Georgia Distribution Center

February 21, 2023

The company’s distribution partnership will oversee the Southeast U.S.

Why Cold Chain Solutions Are a Hot Topic for Manufacturers

Gary Bourdow

December 22, 2022

When it comes to perishable products, the supply chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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Supply chain disruptions giving the food and beverage industry food for thought

Frederic Van Roie

May 31, 2022

How the industry can avoid future supply chain disruptions through digital transformation.

Ardent Mills, a Denver-based flour milling and ingredient company, celebrated the opening of Ardent Mills’ new Port Redwing Mill in Gibsonton, Florida

Site Locations

Key issues in locating food manufacturing sites

Based on FE’s 45th Annual Plant Construction Survey, two hot button site location topics are availability of labor and a reliable supply chain

Wayne Labs

May 19, 2022

For locating facilities, operators look for geographical areas with an employable workforce and adequate logistics.

ASR Group's 'Knot Refined' barge delivers raw sugar produced by Florida Crystals Corporation and Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida

Barge departs Port of Palm Beach on maiden delivery of locally produced sugar

Newly constructed barge, 'Knot Refined', is transporting 18,000 tons of raw sugar from Florida to New York

May 9, 2022

American Sugar Refining, Inc., a member of West Palm Beach-based ASR Group, and its parent companies—Florida Crystals Corporation and Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida—celebrated the maiden voyage of its newly constructed, state-of-the-art barge, Knot Refined.

Logistics

The DTC logistics evolution

Direct-to-consumer sales are growing due to brands craving a closer connection to their customers, as well as having more control over the product journey.

Kristen Kazarian

March 4, 2022

Direct-to-consumer sales are growing due to brands craving a closer connection to their customers, as well as having more control over the product journey.

New Plant Products

WLAN logistics computers

August 28, 2020

Depending on the WLAN coverage and application, these touchscreen computers can be equipped with integrated or external antennas to adapt to the respective infrastructure.

Willy Shih, Professor of Management Practice in Business Administration at the Harvard Business School

COVID-19 and the supply chain

COVID-19’s effect on the supply chain could have been lessened

Loftware’s interview with Harvard Business School Professor Willi Shih points out weak links in the supply chain—weak links that should have been seen sooner

Wayne Labs

June 4, 2020

Loftware President and CEO Robert O’Connor spoke with Harvard Business School Professor Willi Shih in a live on-line Webinar entitled “COVID-19, Labeling, and Supply Chain Continuity,” to look at some lessons learned in the supply chain during the COVID-19 outbreak, which, of course, isn’t over yet.

How businesses and consumers are adapting to delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic

May 20, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced restaurants and retail outlets to adapt or modify delivery strategies.

Coronavirus

Q&A: How specialty processors are handling the COVID-19 pandemic

Specialty Foods Association president Phil Kafarakis shares insights on how processors are adapting

Casey Laughman

April 7, 2020

The continuing COVID-19 pandemic is testing the resources and emergency plans of food and beverage processors across the industry. In this Q&A, Phil Kafarakis, president of the Specialty Food Association, addresses some of the challenges being faced by processors and how they are responding.