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  How our food system will be pushed to the limit in 2018

  Mahni Ghorashi, a co-founder of Clear Labs, said this will be "a watershed year" for the industry as new technologies, processes and regulatory requirements change how products are made, marketed and delivered.

  Mahni Ghorashi • Jan. 22, 2018

• Blockchain: The next revolution in the food supply chain

  Judy Fainor, IT expert and chief architect of Sparta Systems, explores how this technology could solve the transparency and traceability challenges the industry faces. 

  Judy Fainor • Jan. 10, 2018

• Big Food has been missing something big: Shifting consumer preferences (Part II)

  In the second article in a five-part series, Specialty Foods Association President Phil Kafarakis says top executives will need to reinvent their companies to meet shopper demand for old school artisan-made products.

  Phil Kafarakis • Jan. 5, 2018

• The dynamics of food donation

  With more than a third of products going to waste, Inmar's Rob Zomok discusses the benefits of donating items for manufacturers and retailers, and how they can overcome obstacles that may slow or prevent them from doing so.

  Rob Zomok • Jan. 2, 2018

• Sustainable palm oil deserves a seat at this year's holiday table

  With the ingredient used in nearly half of all packaged goods sold in the supermarket, Dan Strechay with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil says more attention needs to be given toward its future.

  Dan Strechay • Dec. 22, 2017

• Grocers: Inefficient cash handling is costing your stores money

  As supermarkets look for new ways to increase efficiencies and reduce spending, Cummin Allison's Tim Grabacki offers advice on how to help improve a location's bottom line.

  Tim Grabacki • Dec. 19, 2017

• 'Alexa, add my favorite yogurt to my list'

  As grocery e-commerce gets more personal, Diego Maniloff of Unata says it's time for retailers to turn their efforts to voice recognition technology.

  Diego Maniloff • Dec. 8, 2017

• How a holistic approach to intelligent demand planning can help manufacturers get ahead

  Mike Lorbiecki, IFS North America vice president of sales, explores how real-time supply chain data could be used to forecast seasonality, anticipate product cannibalization and improve decision making.

  Mike Lorbiecki • Dec. 6, 2017

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  Big Food has been missing something big: Shifting consumer preferences

  ​Distracted by CEO departures and financial struggles, Specialty Foods Association President Phil Kafarakis says large CPGs have focused on “operational efficiencies” instead of innovations and shoppers' evolving choices.

  Phil Kafarakis • Dec. 1, 2017

• Industry disruption demands effective manufacturer-retailer collaboration

  In a rapidly changing sector with growing competition, Wayne Spencer from T-Pro Solutions offers advice on how food producers and stores can work more closely together to achieve meaningful results.  

  Wayne Spencer • Nov. 30, 2017

• Beyond traditional: Grocers need to use new forecasting methods to stock the digital shelf

  Getting an accurate, detailed prediction at scale is table stakes today in order to compete with the Amazons and Instacarts of the world, and Anush Viswanathan from Ugam has suggestions for retailers to improve.  

  Anush Viswanathan • Nov. 20, 2017

• Socrates' advice for moving your products off the shelf faster

  With food and beverage manufacturers competing with thousands of other products, Victoria Vessella from Repsly discusses how companies can get consumers to buy their item once it reaches the store.

  Victoria Vessella • Nov. 8, 2017

• Mastering the endless aisle starts with logistics

  With more retailers blurring the line between their physical and digital stores, Dan Wilkinson of 1WorldSync explains how companies can gain an edge by focusing on speed and convenience.

  Dan Wilkinson • Oct. 26, 2017

• How grocers can learn from the UK as the industry undergoes a massive structural shift

  The U.S. market looks a lot like Britain's did in 2011. Anush Viswanathan from Ugam explains some of the lessons learned on the other side of the Atlantic — and how to avoid the same pitfalls.

  Anush Viswanathan • Oct. 3, 2017

• 5 reasons to believe in brick-and-mortar grocery

  Mark Hardy, CEO of virtual reality solutions provider InContext Solutions, argues that emerging retail technologies and consumer demand for grocery experiences make physical stores irreplaceable. 

  Mark Hardy • Oct. 2, 2017

• Using ​touchpoints​ ​​to ​boost​ online ​grocery sales​ and​ engagement​

  Touchpoints are vital to helping retailers understand their shoppers. Sam Cinquegrani of ObjectWave explains the more common ones and how to take advantage of the data they provide.

  Sam ​Cinquegrani • Sept. 26, 2017

• ​How blockchain will restore consumer confidence in food safety

  The technology was created specifically to solve the problem of transparency and trust between multiple parties. VeChain co-founder and CEO Sunny Lu explains how manufacturers can best make it work for them.

  Sunny Lu • Sept. 14, 2017

• The art of retail war: How to beat your competitors and dominate your category

  Frank Brogie, who leads the content development team at Repsly, explains how food manufacturers can get their products on retail shelves and entice consumers to buy them.

  Frank Brogie • Sept. 13, 2017

• As grocery shifts to digital, solutions strategies of retailers and manufacturers need to adapt

  Yuni Sameshima, the co-founder and CEO of NYC-based technology company Chicory, explains how grocers can earn consumers' trust and get on their shopping lists in the age of e-commerce.

  Yuni Sameshima • Sept. 12, 2017

• How companies can manage labor-intensive price changes

  Daniel Wolf, a strategic consultant on the PROS Food and Consumables industry team, explains how manufacturers can create the personalized, frictionless buying experiences their customers demand.

  Daniel Wolf • Sept. 1, 2017

• 7 key areas for digital transformation in grocery

  Changing the industry is about more than the consumer. SAP's Randy Evins explains the other six items needed to use technology to make a difference in food retail.

  Randy Evins • Aug. 31, 2017

• Business immigration insider briefing: How to stay compliant under the Trump administration

  With White House uncertainty and potential changes looming, Shin-I Lowe and Jennifer Robinson with Littler Mendelson look at existing laws and ways for businesses to respond.

  Shin-I Lowe, Jennifer Robinson • Aug. 29, 2017

• Disruption in aisle 3: How grocers can thrive amid Amazon's Whole Foods takeover

  Traditional supermarkets can succeed by knowing their customers, expanding beyond the store and playing to their strengths. Efrain Rosario with Retale offers advice for retailers.

  Efrain Rosario • Aug. 28, 2017

• Digital transformation for food manufacturing — a recipe for success

  With companies under pressure to get new products to market faster, Jerry Browning, a senior advisor at IFS North America, has advice on how to make that happen. 

  Jerry Browning • Aug. 22, 2017

• Digital disruption from farm to fork: Tracking the food supply

  It's possible to tame food waste, spoilage and recalls with the Industrial Internet of Things. John Fryer of Stratus Technologies explains how to get started.

  John Fryer • Aug. 11, 2017

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