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Snack and bakery companies uphold infrastructure maintenance

Ongoing maintenance is important for both new and legacy facilities.

September 24, 2020

While preventative facility maintenance can sometimes feel like a low priority or even unnecessary, ongoing and effective maintenance will actually help food production facilities run more efficiently, likely saving money in the long-term.

FourKites introduces industry-first multimodal purchase order lifecycle visibility

Retail leader Meijer partners with FourKites to co-innovate the new solution that provides visibility to the entire lifecycle of a purchase order across multiple modes and geographies

September 17, 2020

FourKites has introduced multimodal purchase order (PO) tracking for all freight in the FourKites system.

Snack and bakery companies look for new, efficient fleets

Energy-efficiency and improved productivity reign supreme with new delivery vehicles and associated technologies.

Liz Parker Kuhn

September 17, 2020

Efficient fleet management is vital to the success of any snack and bakery business controlling its own distribution. These days, companies often look for fleets that have newer technology, or that are more energy-efficient, in order to improve their overall bottom line.

Aptean launches new food and beverage ERP partner program

September 3, 2020

Aptean has announced the launch of a new, global partner program designed to expand the company’s geographic reach for its Aptean Food and Beverage ERP solutions with world-class channel sellers.

Toppan's RFID tag with electronic paper display drives digital transformation in manufacturing

Near cross D 2.9 features battery-free display and facilitates product traceability, labor-saving, and paperless operations

September 1, 2020

Toppan Printing (Toppan) (TSE:7911), a company in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, has launched sales of Near cross D 2.9, an RFID tag with a battery-free display that can enhance traceability, enable labor-saving, and drive paperless processes in manufacturing, distribution, and retail.

Blulog NFC Loggers now Apple readable

August 28, 2020

Logging your product temperature has never been easier! With Apple’s recent release of a fully functional NFC wireless interface in the latest iOS software, Blulog NFC temperature loggers are now able to be read with both Android AND Apple smart phones.

Companies search for new and improved warehouse software

Warehouse software can be used to track ingredients, packaging, and more.

Liz Parker Kuhn

August 14, 2020

Companies often use warehouse management system (WMS) software to track traffic in and out of the warehouse. These systems are often a component of a larger enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.

FoodChain ID acquires Nutraveris

August 7, 2020

FoodChain ID ("FoodChain ID"), a Paine Schwartz Partners, LLC portfolio company and a platform dedicated to providing technology-enabled food safety, quality, and sustainability solutions, has acquired Nutraveris.

FourKites releases Integrated Dynamic Yard Offering

Supply chain visibility platform delivers the new product in an accelerated time frame to meet rising market demand for agility and end-to-end visibility

August 5, 2020

FourKites, a real-time supply chain visibility platform, has introduced Dynamic Yard, creating a new category of software that gives enterprises the ability to proactively manage all of their facilities based on real-time in-transit and in-yard freight data and analytics.