Drought Brings Profits

April 15, 2013

The combination of the severe drought in the U.S. last year and the fact that global demand for crop output is at an all time high caused Louis Dreyfus Commodities to reap one of the largest profits this quarter. To read more, click HERE.

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IoT-Enabled Pallets for Tracking Perishable Goods

IoT-enabled pallets bring together the latest in sustainable plastic pallets.

Innovation and optimization of end-of-line packaging and logistics operations provides a critical opportunity to benefit the whole supply chain.

How Transit Packaging Technology and Materials Ensure Food Industry Safety

The key to maintaining and ensuring food safety is through the strategic application of technology and advanced materials across complex global supply chains.

Over time, the right food company will experience an 8% decrease in costs with the help of transportation management experts and a 3PL provider partnership, regardless of standard rate volatility.

Combat Reduced Shipping Margins Caused by Freight Volatility

Business intelligence and efficient communication across vendors and internal departments can help facilitate adjustments to reduce margin erosion.

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Small Steps Yield Big Rewards for Achieving Warehouse Safety

Digitalizing workflows, mobilizing workers and automating where possible are the three smartest moves small warehouse operators are making in preparation for the holiday rush.

Affixing IoT devices to pallets prior to shipment is one way carriers can track temperature of products along the way.

IoT-Enabled Pallets for Tracking Perishable Goods

IoT-enabled pallets bring together the latest in sustainable plastic pallets.

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Utilizing the Supply Chain as a Preventive Control Through Real-Time Monitoring

Implementing a real-time supply chain monitoring program that identifies light and other events—and provides actionable insights—can be a preventive control measure within your programs.

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7 Ways to Protect Fleet Carriers from Rising Risk

The following best practices serve as lessons learned from nuclear verdicts involving truck drivers.

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How to Create a Safe Warehouse Environment in Logistics

Logistics companies in the food and beverage space can apply simple strategies to protect their warehouses, increase safety measures for employees and keep food and beverage items properly stowed.

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COVID-19, One Year Later: The New Era of Smarter Food Safety Blueprint

It’s important supply chain partners ensure their current use of critical tracking events and key data elements align with the requirements of the New Era of Smarter Food Safety blueprint.

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L.I.N.K. Live | Supply Chain Visibility

Hurricane Henri. Road closures. Impending Delta Variant. Supply chains are only as strong as their weakest link. In this week's episode of L.I.N.K. Live, Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive editors talk supply chain visibility.

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How Preventive Maintenance Saves Food Processors Time and Money

Preventive maintenance services, enhanced by remote monitoring and data capture, can increase system uptime and overall operational efficiency.

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The Role of Technology in Food Safety Culture

As a foundational building block by which all other programs are formed, this concept must be woven across the food supply chain from farmer to consumer.

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Modernizing Food Processing with AI

When it comes to food processing, the two biggest benefits to engaging AI are improved quality and safety.

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3PLs Keep on Truckin’: Putting Drivers First

Jason Zwirkoski, chief revenue officer of Arrive Logistics, explains how proprietary software helps improve the carriers' and drivers' experience.

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Using Environmental Sustainability Certification to Differentiate

Environmental sustainability certification helps companies differentiate themselves from their not-as-sustainable competitors.

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Creating a Safe Warehouse

Making sure essential workers are safe on the job is paramount—not only for the employees themselves, but also for your business and the customers you’re serving.

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The U.S. Restaurant Industry Recovery Threatened by Delta Variant

While the second quarter of 2021 brought on a series of lifted pandemic restrictions, there are concerns that the new Delta variant could undo all the progress that has been made.

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3PLs Keep on Truckin’: Drivers are the Backbone of the Company

Craig Callahan, EVP and chief commercial officer at Werner Enterprises, details why it will take a collective effort by the entire transportation industry to help navigate the driver shortage.

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Back-to-School Supply Chain Blues

Executives are now demanding more resilient supply chains that can sense, absorb and respond to these risks and come back stronger.

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L.I.N.K. Live | Food Logistics Editors Explain Why Supply Chain Professionals are Holiday Shopping in August

Marina, Brielle and Mackenna underscore the importance of getting a jump on your holiday shopping now, and detail how and why the supply chain is already being impacted.

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He Got the Moderna, I Got the Pfizer Vaccine - Only One of Us Got COVID-19

We rely on the global supply chain to provide for us, but now it is time to do our part so we can prevent further disruptions.

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Senate Passes Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

The bill aims to rebuild the country’s roads and bridges while funding new climate resilience and broadband initiatives.

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L.I.N.K.: Even Food Safety Relies on Technology

Associate editor Brielle Jaekel sits down with lawyers from Alston & Bird, partner Rachel Lowe and senior associate Sam Jockel to discuss food safety in today’s world and the future.

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3 Best Practices for Shipping Produce

Many consumers opt for organic, locally grown produce, and supply chain companies must adapt to an already precarious process.

Maintaining temperature control in the food and beverage space has significantly evolved over the past few years, with new technology emerging to make smarter cooling a reality.

New Innovations in Warehouse Temperature Management

Increased visibility into warehouse operations will reduce costs and assure customers that their product is being safely stored in the 21st century “smart cold storage warehouse” of the future.

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Post-Ransomware Attack: Is it Time to Return to True Systems Segmentation?

In the end, food companies must balance the process efficiencies and controls that data transmission and functionality over the internet provide with the risk of cyberattacks that cripple production.