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Why Sustainable Food Systems are Needed in a post-COVID World

World Food Programme Logistics

2020 will be a year of reckoning for the world’s food systems. What could this mean for food systems? Story by Nicoletta Batini, James Lomax, and Divya Mehra Food systems are essential to economic activity because they provide the energy that we need to live and work. They are evidence that the global food supply chain?—?highly

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

Logistics Viewpoints

As part of the inaugural meeting of the White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience, the US Department of Agriculture ( USDA ) is investing $196 million to strengthen the agricultural supply chain and lower food costs. million through the Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program. FlexCold LLC plans to use $8.2

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Connect Group Joins Forces for Greater Synergy and Strength

Logistics Manager

Connect Group is integrating their strengths, proficiencies, and transport and logistics service experiences from all their affiliates to maximize its service quality. The groups goal is to promote Thailand’s import-export growth and to help open the door to a wider variety of global destinations with their comprehensive care and support.

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FDA Registration for Fulfillment Centers

Ship Monk

While you may not think much about these three little letters signifying the US Food and Drug Administration , they exist for the protection of all consumers. In general, these standards safeguard citizens against products that could be harmful to health, food-related emergencies, and bioterrorism. Exaggeration? Definitely not.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

The report concludes the industry needs to build 50 more lithium mines, 60 more nickel mines and 17 more cobalt mines by 2030 to meet global net carbon emissions goals. Demand for grocery delivery cools as food costs rise. The value of Japan’s agricultural and seafood exports in the first six months of 2022 expanded 13.1

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RMGroup partners with ASTI Mobile Robotics

Logistics Business Magazine

ASTI Mobile Robotics Group , with offices in Spain, Germany, France and United States, provides automated intralogistics solutions for large manufacturers, helping them to optimise productivity, streamlining production processes and cutting operational costs.

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Enabling “Farm to Fork” efficiency between supermarkets & producers

Logistics Business Magazine

Additionally, farmers, fresh produce producers and the large multiples are all facing increasing pressure to improve their food provenance tracking and traceability efforts, as they manage the sale and distribution of goods to consumers. This is taking place at all levels across the supply chain – from “Farm to Fork”.