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How do carefully curated partnerships factor into the supply chain optimisation of Nature's Touch Frozen Foods, the North American leader for frozen fruits? 🍏 🍇 “As part of our constant market due diligence process, whether it’s freight, warehousing, indirect raw materials or otherwise, we connect with our partners to review rates and conditions and how we can establish a win-win plan for all parties,” says Edouard Ades, MBA, MPM, VP of Supply Chain. “Having a supplier that provides low rates, but the service is not great means that you end up losing money and time to get back on track. But when you have the right partner then you are in an advantageous position to focus on the growth of the business.” Explore the end-to-end supply chain transformation underpinning the success of Nature's Touch Frozen Foods in our exclusive digital brochure. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eg55Paf3 With thanks to project partners First Cut Produce, Inc., Cloverdale Cold Storage Ltd. and KlearNow.AI. #thoughtleadership

Leading company in the production of sauces, dressings, and beverages, Mega Alimentos stands out in the food industry through its high-quality products both in Mexico and the United States. Proudly Mexican, it owns a plant and 11 distribution centers, becoming a reliable supplier for its customers. In 2022, Mega Alimentos began implementing the #DDMRP methodology in its complex supply chain with the aim of optimizing its operation and achieving significant results. Some of the challenges were: - Development of tools to improve communication with suppliers; - Controlled replenishments due to expiration date restrictions; - Short supply horizon; With the implementation WA Solutions SAS DDMRP, we achieved the following results: • Increase in service level by 18% reflected in OTIF. • Significant reduction in days of inventory coverage in purchasing, manufacturing, and distribution. • Decoupling of the supply chain with reduction in variability and disruptions in demand and supply, among others. You can read more about this case on our website, just click on the link 👉 https://lnkd.in/g5HTRryG

Exploring the intricate world of food manufacturing supply chains! Did you know that 15,000 foodservice distribution centers in the U.S. deliver a staggering 8.7 billion cases annually? Discover supply chain challenges In food manufacturing in our newest blog post! https://hubs.ly/Q02hsmtr0 #SupplyChain #FoodManufacturing #Resilience #NewBlogPost

Looking to grow your frozen food business? The latest analysis from AlixPartners shows that where you sell matters. Frozen purchase patterns vary significantly by region and subregion, including in some ways that may surprise even established brands and grocers. Learn more from the How to Win in Frozen Playbook, created in partnership with AFFI >> https://lnkd.in/g27Jp6-2

Did you know there was a pepper shortage? Do you know how many things this can impact in the supply chain? Me neither! But Stephen Dombroski from QAD has a POV on this that is worth the read and it was published in Food Logistics. #Storytelling #newsworthy #thoughtleadership #foodbev https://lnkd.in/eh7D8uYf

Rising Potato Prices: A Starch Reality for Food Industries 🥔💹 Recent remarks from a Woozle Research channel check with a European #Food Buyer reveal a significant rise in contract prices for potatoes—a staple ingredient for many food products. Notably, North America is facing a 18% increase, while Europe is hit with a staggering 40% to 50% surge. This cost upswing is expected to ripple across the food sector, impacting publicly listed companies such as Lamb Weston Holdings Inc ($LW), McDonald's ($MCD) and potentially affecting others like PepsiCo ($PEP), known for their snack ventures. As contract prices soar, companies may pass these costs onto consumers, potentially affecting sales and profit margins. #FoodIndustry #ChannelChecks

In 2004, John Tentomas and his cousin Phillip began a frozen fruit and veg company from John’s basement, packing their very first order themselves from a rented room in a warehouse. 🥕 🍒 🍍 Today, Nature's Touch Frozen Foods is a leading frozen food manufacturer, driven by a passion for delivering high-quality, delicious and nutritious products to its customers.   In the May 2024 edition of CHAIN Magazine, I spoke to Edouard Ades, MBA, MPM, VP of Supply Chain at Nature’s Touch about the company’s journey to optimise its supply chain with a focus on sustainable practice. Édouard described to me the growth of the frozen food category in recent years and explained how the company has built an end-to-end supply chain in order to further develop its operations. “Since I joined, my mandate has been to optimise the supply chain operations and streamline the processes and workstreams,” shared Edouard. “As a starter, focusing and implementing a sales and operations planning (S&OP) process to align all stakeholders into a common plan. This drives efficiencies in the operating model from planning to distribution and it reinforces the supply chain integration within all functional teams and stakeholders to ensure the success of our operations while servicing the customers (the retailers) and consumers accordingly.   “Transportation was also a big piece of the puzzle in reviewing the area of opportunities on how we can move products in a much more efficient way. This is from the container drayage to the last mile delivery while optimising our internal movements as well, from the plant to a 3PL or vice versa, or from a plant to another plant. We had to align on a plan and define the proper transportation lead time so we could balance the transfers by going over the road and intermodal as well.” Read the full interview for free here ⬇ https://lnkd.in/gPf3D9PB Receive the latest supply chain, procurement and logistics news by subscribing: https://lnkd.in/eTP-FQMw With thanks to project partners First Cut Produce, Inc., Cloverdale Cold Storage Ltd. and KlearNow.AI. #supplychain #frozenfood #thoughtleadership #businessstrategy #sustainability

Check out this Case Study from Supply Chain Alliance. Our Metro Supply Chain Team of trusted advisors, including my colleagues Mike Croza and Darryl Nelson can provide world-class Supply Chain consulting backed by proven results. #supplychain #supplychainconsulting #logistics #transportationsolutions

Tips to Overcome Supply Chain Challenges for Food Manufacturers TechHelp is thrilled to share this snippet of an article written by our own, Janna Hamlett, and published in FoodSafety Magazine in August of 2023. Supply chain constraints are not a new challenge in the food industry. #FoodManufacturing #foodsafety #OvercomeSupplyChallengesintheFoodIndustry

These five hot topics aren’t the only issues consumer packaged goods companies and the food industry collectively will need to focus on in 2024 but they are what I see as the five must-address issues.