The Week Ahead in 60 Seconds: 'Russia Bans GMO Food Imports'

Over the weekend, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Russia will not import GMO food products and that the nation has enough land and resources to produce organic food.

April 18, 2014

Lara L. Sowinski

Lara L. Sowinski

Lara L. Sowinski

A weekly audio blog by editor-in-chief, Lara Sowinski, on what’s hot in the food supply chain. New audio blogs will be released every Monday morning.

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Rock Stars Make the Supply Chain Village a Better Place

It’s so important to recognize, honor and celebrate the achievements of the industry's supply chain heroes because they’re the ones that despite the disruptions and attacks, persevere.

L.I.N.K. | Driver Shortage Pushes Need for Training

FleetForce president explains the need for training grows during the driver shortage on this week's podcast, explaining that 1 million drivers are needed.

Manifest 2022 Announces Main Stage Speakers

The 250-plus speaker roster of entrepreneurs, investors and executives from the global LogisticsTech and end-to-end supply chain ecosystem will address technology, visibility, transportation and more.

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Why Robots and Wearables Do More with Less

Register to attend Manifest 2022, where editor-in-chief Marina Mayer will be moderating a session that details the how, what, when, where and why when it comes to automated technologies.

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JourneyFoods Explores the Future of Food

A food technology company launches a new program aimed to bring a variety of schools to drive innovation in the future of the food industry.

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L.I.N.K. | Spirit Hub Founder, CEO Answers Alcohol E-Commerce Questions

Managing editor Brielle Jaekel asks Michael Weiss, CEO of Spirit Hub, questions pertaining to online sales of alcohol and how it works.

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Analyzing the Supply Chain Logjam: Where Freight Procurement Factors In

Shippers and logistics companies can begin to build the agile and resilient procurement operations they need just by addressing the many challenges affecting the industry.

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Transportation Insight Acquisition Creates Multimodal Transportation Management Platform

By integrating SwanLeap’s scalable, cloud-based TMS with its existing products and services, TI Holdco will provide execution and visibility across all modes from the first-mile to the last-mile from a single, fully connected platform.

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Why Supply Chains Can Never be Too Prepared for Disruption and Risk

What if you’ve spent the last 18 months installing the most cutting-edge technology to manage your fleet, when it’s your servers that end up getting attacked?

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4 Strategies for Avoiding Holiday Supply Chain Disruption

There are several strategies that retailers can employ that may help to alleviate the immediate effects of supply chain disruptions and best position them for a strong holiday season.

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The Growth of EBTs and the Impact of COVID-19

Grocers can stay ahead of the curve by working with a payment gateway provider that can seamlessly upgrade their payment technology to support a wide range of payment methods.

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Top 5 Reasons to Thank Today’s Supply Chains

This Thanksgiving, yes, I’m thankful for my health, happiness, family, friends and my job, but I’m also thankful for the millions of supply chain leaders who keep the supply chains moving.

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Why Multi-Enterprise Approach Unlocks the Most Value from Blockchain Technology

Blockchain when coupled with modern ERP solutions cloud-based, multi-enterprise business networks can greatly benefit food and beverage manufacturers in their efforts to ensure quality, safety and shelf life.

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Crime, Climate and Convergence Rank as Top Global Supply Chain Risks

Supply chain threats will remain one of the most serious issues global businesses will face in 2022.

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L.I.N.K. | How Will Supply Chain Disruptions Affect the Thanksgiving Table?

Anaplan VP of global supply chain solutions Evan Quasney gives insight into how the supply chain disruptions will show up on the Thanksgiving table this year, as managing editor Brielle Jaekel asks him about trends in the industry.

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Advanced ETAs Whet Food Shipper Appetites to Use More Rail

With advanced ETAs and other visibility and operating improvements that have been made by North American railroads, food shippers are poised to realize major benefits in their supply chains.

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European Supply Chains Slow to Adopt Supply Chain Visibility Tools

Over half of all respondents are currently using supply chain visibility solutions, but one-third (33%) are having trouble improving data-driven processes such as forecasting, receiving operations and labor.

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BOPIS and BORIS: Quite the Pair in Food Logistics

The challenge for today’s last-mile logistics providers and 3PL providers is how to eliminate BORIS while keeping BOPIS.

Nominations Close TODAY for Food Logistics' 2022 Rock Stars of the Supply Chain Award

If you touch the cold food chain in any way, whether it be producing, transporting, packaging, creating software, selling (think grocery store), storing or promoting in any way, shape or form, then YES, you are eligible!

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Grocery E-Commerce Strategies in a Complicated Age

Challenge everything -- if one or more points of e-commerce distribution don’t seem worth the trouble today, maybe they aren’t.

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Convoy Uses Technology to Connect Brokers with High-Quality Capacity

A new program from Convoy takes advantage of the need to connect brokers with carriers in a way that protects data.

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Blockchain and the Agricultural Supply Chain: Solving Old Issues with New Technology

Data about assets is becoming an asset itself, increasingly informing how companies operate and how consumers choose what products they want to buy.

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Rock Stars Make the Supply Chain Village a Better Place

It’s so important to recognize, honor and celebrate the achievements of the industry's supply chain heroes because they’re the ones that despite the disruptions and attacks, persevere.

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The Raymond Corporation Unveils Newest Rider Pallet, 8910

The pallet truck features purposeful controls, a spacious operator compartment with enhanced ergonomics and a deadman pedal for easy operation.

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C-Suite Leaders: Supply Chain Crisis Will Drag on for 3 Years

Nearly three-fifths (58%) of C-suite leaders believe the supply chain crisis will last more than a year — though one-third (33%) fear it could drag on for three years.

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How Climate Change Demands New Paradigm of Resiliency Over Efficiency in Food Supply Chains

Investing in climate risk management systems is crucial for business continuity in the coming years as climate change continues to worsen.

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Where Technology Can Overcome Supply Chain Hurdles Now

It will take every business across the different supply chain sectors pushing in the same direction and creating efficiencies to overcome the current bottlenecks.