Articles Tagged with ''Supply Chain''

Recent trends caused mostly by the COVID-19 pandemic have put the squeeze on food processors and the supply chain to get food where it needs to go. Now as some states and cities are “opening up,” restaurants and other food service establishments are beginning to see their business increasing, which will mean a gradual shift in the supply chain—something that most processors and logistics providers will be able to handle, compared to a year ago when supply chains broke everywhere.

A look at how supply chains have been disrupted and affected by the ongoing pandemic, and what processors need to know to adapt.

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.

A new study from Resilience360 indicates that COVID-19 has revealed weak links in the supply chain, and they may not be going away any time soon.

The e-commerce revolution has not only changed the rules for consumer packaged goods companies, it has created a whole new game in which the new coronavirus has only cemented the need for brands to adapt.

In 2019, the World Food Programme (WPF), a United Nations humanitarian organization, distributed food to very needy people in Uganda. In March 2019, a major food-poisoning incident occurred in one region of the country, followed by a second outbreak, which occurred in a refugee camp in a completely different area in Uganda. In the first outbreak five people died and hundreds were hospitalized.

Kezzler, a global provider of supply chain traceability and serialization technology, has signed a master service agreement (MSA) with Bayer to provide track and trace capabilities for seed origins. Bayer—a life sciences company with more than 150 years experience in healthcare and agriculture—and Kezzler have had an existing working relationship for the last four years.

Proposed amendments are intended to protect integrity in the organic supply chain and build consumer and industry trust in the USDA organic label.