Insights and guides for food industry professionals, from ERP implementation to supply chain optimization.
As we’ve already seen in the meat industry within the United States, the seafood industry is now also wary of the possibility of a COVID-19 outbreak specifically in the Pacific Northwest region. In response, seafood traders, processors, and catchers in the Pacific Northwest have drafted rigorous plans to ward off the similar spreading of COVID-19. This task is a lot easier said than done when you consider the closeness in proximity processors work within their workstations. As the summer season
Many food industries have experienced the sting of the pandemic, with COVID-19 rendering the restaurant and hotel business unable to serve. Different types of food providers met with multiple issues and the seafood industry is no different. While having the ability to garner seafood from almost anywhere in the world has been a revelation to restaurants and food producers, the current climate has shown how important it is to have and support local seafood suppliers as well.
While the overall impact of COVID-19 looks to be slowing and food distributors are seeing increases in their output, the industry is still reeling from the devastating blow dealt by the pandemic. Some particular providers, as referenced by Plex Systems, have been trending upwards, influenced by the quarantine and the newfound public interest in personal health and food safety.
The Coronavirus pandemic does not seem to slow down. But amidst all the chaos and in this case lockdowns and social distancing, life has to continue. The supply chains are all under immense shock. The delivery trucks are not delivering any goods. In order to continue the delivery of the goods, drone technology is being used by the North Carolina Department of transportation. COVID 19 has disrupted the medical supply chain and the medical equipment must be delivered to all the hospitals and medic
We know better than most that food manufacturers have a lot on their minds. With everything from regulatory compliances, meeting demand, and maintaining quality to worry about, how can food professionals possibly do their proper due diligence in choosing the perfect ERP solution? We at iNECTA know that this isn’t always the easiest decision. After all, not everyone knows or fully understands the immediate benefits of integrating with a capable food ERP solution without a considerable amount of r
Coronavirus, while impacting all the industries around the globe in some way or another, also highlighted the weak areas every industry has. This was no different for the food industry. After the coronavirus outbreak, the food industry was one of the few industries allowed to be functional. It highlighted the key areas which needed to be worked on. The food industry is in a transitional phase. The food manufacturers and food processors have been working on reforming their food practices and how
The pandemic of coronavirus is not taking a stop and practically all the countries in the world, in one way or another are being affected by it. The prolonged lockdown is not an option for the majority of the countries, the demand for a vaccine is at an all-time high. The pharmaceutical and nutraceutical companies are pouring their researches and innovative techniques to design the vaccine. The SARS-CoV-2 genome sequence was released in January and the development has been done at a very rapid p
Nowadays, the COVID-19 pandemic has made the role of fortified rice more crucial in ensuring global food security while dealing with a number of climate fluctuations. Rice is known to be an essential factor in people’s diet throughout the globe. More than 3.5 billion people are depending on it, claiming it to be the necessary part of their everyday meal. 60% among the 820 million people who are suffering from poverty and hunger are living in the areas that have to maintain the high production of
The pandemic of coronavirus has affected daily life in more ways than we can imagine. With the people being advised to stay at home and maintain the social distancing, many industries and supply chains are going through a shock. There are not enough resources for them to function properly.
The pandemic of coronavirus halted the functioning of almost the whole world, the industries stopped working, the educational institutes closed for an indefinite amount of time and the hospitals came under immense load. In order to counter this situation, many companies, especially the pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical companies took it upon themselves to develop a vaccine for the virus. The government and private companies both funded various researches, which are being performed throughout the
The pandemic of COVID-19 revealed so many issues with our current food supply chain system. The supply chain got shocked and the food manufacturers and processors were left empty-handed because they couldn’t get the raw ingredients. This highlighted the importance of transparency in the food chain and the importance of farmers.