Insights and guides for food industry professionals, from ERP implementation to supply chain optimization.

The pandemic of coronavirus affected every industry in America and around the globe. While the other industries are affected due to being closed down, the food industry is affected because it has to stay functional. The food industry is considered one of the few essential industries, where the food manufacturers are allowed to produce food and the food processors are allowed to process food. Keeping them running doesn’t mean they cannot be affected. They are hit by the lack of workforce due to p

Every single country on the planet earth is facing a huge crisis amid the coronavirus pandemic, the industries are shutting down or are working at a very minimal capacity. There is a general shortage of workers either due to coronavirus scare or due to the lockdowns in many countries throughout the globe. While different countries are dealing with this pandemic in their own way, all of them have a thing in common, their essential industries are operational to some extent. The food industry is on

It’s about that time to start thinking about upgrading your ERP system. Not only because you are risking falling behind in a potential increase in output and productivity, but also because Microsoft is offering one peach of a deal. Keeping upgrading costs down is always the goal of any savvy CFO, and they would be hard-pressed not to take this offer into serious consideration. To avoid an even more costly upgrading process, Microsoft is imploring companies to upgrade now until September 1, 2020,

With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the demand for medical supplies is all-time high. From the personal protective equipment to the pharmaceuticals, the medical supply manufacturers are under a lot of pressure to produce these essentials. On the other hand, the government and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are bringing new policies in order to help and facilitate the medical supply manufacturers and medical supply wholesalers to meet the demand.

Coronavirus, a global pandemic that has practically affected every single industry in the world, is showing no signs of stopping. The supply chains are in shock and every single manufacturer is trying to figure out the ways to counter it. The weapon that we need to fight this pandemic is the use of personal protective equipment, which is currently great in demand but short in supply. Most of the PPE was built in China, the epicenter of this pandemic. The outbreak of coronavirus in China meant th

COVID-19 has turned into a pandemic and has practically disturbed every single industry in the world and the American meat industry is not an exception. Iowa is considered the pork-producing capital of America and the situation is getting worse day by day. The meat industry in Iowa is like any other industry in the world. It can’t afford to be completely closed down as there are farmers raising hogs for the meat supply. If the industry stops working, a lot of them will have to be euthanized whic

Recently, in a press conference, President Donald Trump said; Hydroxychloroquine might be the treatment of COVID-19. He was referring to the study published in a peer-reviewed journal. After getting the attention of so many people, the study was retracted and this brings us to a question. Why was the study published in the first place? The reality of this is eye-opening. When it comes to the life sciences such as pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, microbiology, etc. Peer review is not what we thin


There’s no doubt that we’ve reached a critical point in this ever-growing pandemic, and the signs are beginning to become clearly evident in the nutraceutical and pharmaceutical space. In particular, the fears surround the global pharmaceutical supply chain. The biggest headaches at the moment are the restrictions and impact of COVID-19 on two of the world’s largest global producers of nutraceutical ingredients and generics which happen to China and India. Ever since the initial outbreak took pl

The Treasury and the Federal Reserve are getting ready to use the 500 Billion Dollar fund for severely distressed sectors, a part of the CARES relief act. With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, many businesses took a hit and are in need of stabilization. 500 billion dollars is a huge amount, the Treasury and the Federal Reserve should use it strategically in order to get the most out of it.

Coronavirus pandemic is disrupting everything in the world, the supply chains are in shock, and logistics are facing all sorts of issues. Countries around the globe are coming to a halt in order to prevent the spread of this virus. Just like all the industries, the food industry is also greatly affected by this. The food supply networks of the world are under a great threat, with food shippers limiting the shipments and food distributors having a hard time finding the proper distribution network

Coronavirus pandemic is disrupting everything in the world, the supply chains are in shock, and logistics are facing all sorts of issues. The countries around the globe are coming to a halt in order to prevent the spread of this virus. Just like all the industries, the food industry is also greatly affected by this. The food supply networks of the world are under a great threat, with food shippers limiting the shipments and food distributors having a hard time to find the proper distribution net