Amid multi-billion-dollar shift in consumer food spend and 300% jump in online grocery sales, food retailers seek supply chain agility and scale for a holiday season marked by increased demand and shorter timelines …
US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE: USFD) today announced that Bill Hancock will join the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer, effective Nov. 9, 2020. Hancock will oversee all warehousing, transportation, and supply chain strategy and operations on behalf of the company, as well as safety, labor relations and continuous improvement. He will report to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Pietro Satriano. …
The Kroger Co. today announced the retirement of Robert Clark, senior vice president of supply chain, manufacturing and enterprise sourcing, after more than 35 years of service, effective February 1, 2021. Clark will be succeeded by Gabriel Arreaga, who is joining The Kroger Co. as senior vice president of supply chain, starting October 1, 2020. …
Food waste and loss occur at all stages of the system, but are particularly heavy in production and distribution. Silo’s mission is to empower the food system by minimizing waste and work for one of the most critical supply chains in the US. The startup offers a cloud-based online platform that is accessible anywhere for both growers, distributors and suppliers in the perishable food system. …
Never in recent memory has supply chain management been so challenged as it has through the current pandemic. As suppliers have been impacted, manufacturers have been taxed with keeping the supplies coming in and maintaining production. …
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