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Food Logistics' "The Week Ahead in 60 Seconds"

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

Lara L. Sowinski

Jun 27, 2012

Editor-in-Chief Lara L. Sowinski

Editor-in-Chief Lara L. Sowinski

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How Food Manufacturers Combat Recalls With Automation and AI

October 31, 2026

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3 Ways Shippers Use Data for Managing Compliance

October 30, 2026

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“Sustainable” Isn’t Enough, Food Supply Chains Need Better Data

October 29, 2026

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Manifest Vegas 2027 to Explore Technologies and Partnerships Shaping Global Supply Chains

October 29, 2026

How Food Manufacturers Combat Recalls With Automation and AI

59% of respondents said that trade tariffs and geopolitical tension have had a significant impact on their businesses.

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3 Ways Shippers Use Data for Managing Compliance

Schneider Logistics

Here are three ways shippers can use data and operational expertise to move beyond just managing compliance.

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Carbon Footprint

“Sustainable” Isn’t Enough, Food Supply Chains Need Better Data

The visibility gap is ultimately a transparency problem and closing it requires suppliers and buyers to collaborate and be consistent on what gets measured and shared, whether it's sourcing practices, sustainability commitments or emissions data.

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Fleet Management

Manifest Vegas 2027 to Explore Technologies and Partnerships Shaping Global Supply Chains

Manifest: The Future of Supply Chain & Logistics

From AI and automation to trade uncertainty and real-world transformation, discover the strategies moving the industry forward.

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From FIFO to FEFO: Quantifying the Financial Impact of Freshness

The industry has become very good at collecting cold chain data. The bigger opportunity now is to use that data to understand what is happening to the product itself and what that means financially.

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How Pallet Signals Transforms Physical Economy Operations with AI

Signals brings live external events into agent decision-making by connecting what is happening in the world with an enterprise’s operational data and institutional knowledge.

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Software Solutions

Digital Twins and AI: The Future of Yard Decision-Making

Most food and beverage supply chains do not have a shortage of data. They have a gap between information and execution.

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Manufacturing & Processing

OTIF Failures Cost Food & Beverage Manufacturers $100B Annually

90% of that impact comes from indirect costs, including lost sales, reduced shelf presence, excess inventory, and manufacturing inefficiencies.

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The Case for a Single, Unified AI Agent in Supply Chain

AI is this generation’s defining technology that has the potential to revolutionize the way freight is moved around the world.

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Manufacturing & Processing

Food Manufacturing Productivity Crisis: Technology Isn't the Answer

More than three-quarters of respondents (76.4%) said new technology is typically introduced without also changing the corresponding processes, responsibilities or broader ways of working around it.

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Risk/Compliance

Mitigating Supply Chain Risk in Food Manufacturing

Food safety incidents, labeling errors, and supplier substitutions remain real industry risks. The question is whether an organization can identify an issue through its own connected data before it becomes a broader disruption.

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Fleet Management

BeyondTrucks Launches Compatibility Engine for Automated Fleet Compliance

The Compatibility Engine automatically checks every driver, tractor, and trailer assignment against a fleet's own unique rules before a load is dispatched.

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