COVID-19 has revealed the limits of the supply chain practices in use today. Farmers are forced to let produce waste in the farms at a time when grocery stores shelves are empty. Until now, the common practice in B2B supply chains among retailers and manufacturers is to have fixed supply sources and items and adjust…
Read more »Today’s food industry operates in a rapidly changing business environment. To drive profitable growth, managers must build strategies and business plans that take this dynamic context into account, aligning a broad range of decisions with key marketplace features. Supply chain complexities make this task even more daunting, as managers must assess ever-growing market data to…
Read more »SCA Technologies is excited to offer How Technology Delivers Mass Personalization for Food Supply Chains, a Constellation Research report, free to our website visitors (a $995 value). Authored by Guy F. Courtin, Vice President and Principal Analyst at Constellation Research, the report explores how restaurants, grocers, and food manufacturers must continually explore supply chain technologies and…
Read more »How Restaurants Can Profit From A Better Sourcing & Supply Chain Management System As we have seen, restaurant supply chain, procurement, finance and menu management departments are under pressure, squeezed from one side by customer demands and from the other side by cost constraints. Restaurants have reached their limit on taking menu price increases. To…
Read more »Intense competition, a volatile economy and price conscious customers, challenge food and beverage companies’ attempts to increase market share and achieve profitability goals. The key for food companies is to successfully distinguish themselves from the competition and build sales in this demanding economic environment. In order to boost sales, promotions of limited time offers (LTOs)…
Read more »In terms of overall goals, food manufacturing companies continue to be focused on higher sales and profitability. Of course, they must achieve these goals while driving innovation and ensuring food safety and product quality. Today’s food companies are challenged by increased commodity and market volatility and tighter margins. The combination of more new products, more…
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