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Reducing Emissions in the Food & Beverage Industry Requires Farmers to Make Progress

Logistics Viewpoints

Global food companies are increasingly promising to make progress in reducing emissions across their end-to-end value chain. In the food & beverage industry, farmers are the key suppliers. In the US, agriculture creates 11% of greenhouse gas emissions. At Indigo , soil samples and on-farm data are collected.

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5000 Grain Transport Containers Digitalized

Logistics Business Magazine

Nexyst 360, an innovative grain transportation solution provider, has partnered with Nexxiot to digitalize its entire fleet of grain transport containers with zero-maintenance IoT connectivity hardware. We make it possible for our agricultural customers to maintain a high-quality product from the field to the point of delivery.

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Tackling 6 Common Challenges Produce Shippers Face

Trinity Logistics

CHALLENGE 1: CHOOSING BEST TRANSPORTATION MODE Produce shippers first face the challenge of determining what transportation mode to use for their shipments. This is why produce shippers must ask themselves these questions to help determine the right transportation mode for their shipment. What’s best for your product?

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The true cost of food waste in the UK supply chain

Logistics Business Magazine

million tonnes of food are wasted in the UK supply chain every year. Food waste is not only an issue for your bank balance, but the environment too. When we throw food away, we’re wasting the water, energy, and space that’s been used to grow, produce, and transport it. This sector’s 1.6

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This Week in Logistics News (November 25 – December 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

homes in 2022 than UPS, after eclipsing FedEx in 2020, and it is on track to widen the gap this year, according to internal Amazon data and people familiar with the matter. Jennifer McKeehan, SVP, transportation and delivery for Walmart U.S., Jennifer McKeehan, SVP, transportation and delivery for Walmart U.S.,

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Greener Farm to Fork Journey

Logistics Business Magazine

5G-technologies could deliver significant carbon savings across food and drink manufacturing from farm to fork, according to new economic modelling. The new modelling reveals that 5G technologies could save the food and drink supply chain 37 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent emissions between 2024 and 2035. . •

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[WHITE PAPER] Mo’ inflation, mo’ problems for CPG companies

FreightWaves SONAR

That stands in contrast to many other CPG cost components, such as energy and agricultural commodities, which can be hedged, at least in the short-term. Therefore, in the absence of hedging, CPG companies should utilize as much freight-related data as possible to mitigate freight costs more effectively and improve supply chain efficiency.