Supply Chain

Shifting market conditions and increasing competition continue to hit pressure points for retailers as a whole.Retailer-supplier collaboration can help overcome these challenges. Read on to find out how efficient operations help drive more effective promotions, increased on shelf availability, optimized inventory levels and better approaches to merchandising and category management.

The newly announced candidate was most formerly Vice President of Sales at Celtic Sea Salt, where he led efforts that resulted in dramatic sales growth, including new accounts at major supermarket and retail chains, plus increased sales in the natural and specialty category.

The partnership is expected to open up Point of Sale (POS) demand sensing performance breakthroughs to a wide range of retailers, manufacturers and distributors that previously lacked access to near real-time POS data.

The $109 billion specialty food industry is driven by innovation and small-batch production. From Latin American cuisine to flower flavorings, the following are ten trends predicted for 2016.

McCormick's 2016 Global Flavor Report Unveils Emerging Flavor Trends, including Southeast Asian fare and the evolution of spicy flavors.

Keurig Green Mountain will be acquired by JAB Holding Company-led investor group, to become a privately-owned company operating independently as part of JAB's global coffee platform.

The candidate will join Kellogg's as Chief Growth Officer later this month, bringing a deep knowledge of the business, having worked on the company's account at an ad agency for more than 15 years.

Nestle has published an action plan on seafood sourced from Thailand in an effort to meet concerns about labor and human rights abuses in the supply chain.