Supply Chain

New FMI Food Retail Survey Reveals E-Commerce Sales Growth Tempered by Pandemic-related Expenses and Ongoing Labor, Supply Chain Challenges

September 16, 2021 FMI

Eighteen months into the COVID-19 global pandemic, FMI, The Food Industry Association today released its annual comprehensive research report, The Food Retailing Industry Speaks 2021, which found that 95% of food retailers with e-commerce options saw an increase in online sales in 2020 as the result of pandemic-related changes in consumer shopping behaviors. …

‘Beef Quality Assurance’ Gains Interest

September 14, 2021 Sublette Examiner

Beef Quality Assurance is a nationally coordinated, state-implemented program that provides systematic information to U.S. beef producers and beef consumers of how common-sense husbandry techniques can be coupled with accepted scientific knowledge to raise cattle under optimum management and environmental conditions. …

Bakery Supply Chain Challenges Infographic

September 1, 2021 American Bakers Association

The food and beverage industry is facing unprecedented supply chain hurdles and inflationary pressures across the board. At best, there will be supply chain disruptions and inflated food costs just as the economy begins recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts. …

PrimusLabs — Ag Never Sleeps

August 30, 2021 Primus Group

“Regardless of whether you’re an importer, broker or buyer- whatever your role in the fresh produce supply chain – the lab testing partner you choose should understand the pain points for your part in it, your particular commodities, and what your objectives are,” says Adam Hughes, Director of Microbiology for PrimusLabs. …

Fortune Growers Expands its Strategic Alliances by Adding ec2ce’s Predictive Analytics Technology

July 23, 2021 Fortune Growers

Fortune Growers, a [LS1] leading broccoli producer in Mexico, and ec2ce, an agriculture technology company based in Spain, announced today their collaboration to deploy advanced predictive analytics in the broccoli sector in Mexico to improve operations by maximizing high quality products for the export market. …