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53 posts tagged with “food-logistics”
Packaging Automation for Prepared Foods: Protect Throughput Without Hiding Quality Holds
A practical operating model for automating prepared-food packaging while preserving lot traceability, quality holds, cold-chain control, and carrier coordination.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 6, 2026 · 6 min read
Chobani's $1.2 Billion Pennsylvania Plant Needs a Production-to-Distribution Ramp Plan
A staged production-to-distribution ramp plan for Chobani's Pennsylvania plant, aligning suppliers, cold storage, carriers, and commissioning gates.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 5, 2026 · 6 min read
Pabst’s 40,000-Pound Beer Theft: Securing High-Volume Food and Beverage Loads
A 40,000-pound beer theft shows how food and beverage shippers can strengthen pickup verification, trailer security, geofencing, and incident response.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 1, 2026 · 6 min read
Arizona Reopens to Mexican Cattle: A Border-Corridor Restart Checklist
The Douglas, Arizona cattle crossing is reopening after a prolonged screwworm-related shutdown. This checklist helps livestock logistics teams restart the corridor without compromising compliance, animal welfare, or capacity.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 26, 2026 · 6 min read
The 300,000-Metric-Ton Beef Tariff Quota Is a Cold-Chain Allocation Problem
The temporary beef tariff quota creates a 90-day race for reefer capacity, inspections, cold storage, and shipment-level landed-cost control.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 23, 2026 · 6 min read
Lower-Carbon Food Packaging Must Survive the Freight Network, Not Just the Lab
A practical lane-based validation framework for proving that lower-carbon food packaging can reduce emissions without increasing damage, spoilage, or freight cost.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 23, 2026 · 6 min read
Culver’s Inventory Pooling Strategy: Scaling Restaurant Logistics by 55 Locations a Year
See how inventory pooling, velocity-based replenishment, and expansion-readiness metrics can support Culver’s plan to add up to 55 restaurants annually.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 22, 2026 · 6 min read
New BRC Supplier Guidelines Turn Food Logistics Into a Compliance Evidence Chain
Learn how food manufacturers and 3PLs can connect supplier approval, lot identity, certificates, temperatures, and delivery records into an auditable compliance evidence chain.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 15, 2026 · 5 min read
Chipotle's Jalapeño Withdrawal Shows Traceability Must Trigger Store-Level Replacement
Chipotle's targeted jalapeño withdrawal shows why ingredient traceability must connect affected lots to store inventory, supplier switching, and replacement delivery.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 7, 2026 · 6 min read
Cup Noodles' AI Planning Test Should Be Measured in Fill Rate and Expedite Avoidance
Nissin Foods' AI planning initiative will matter only if better forecasts improve fill rates, reduce expedites, and produce better shipment decisions.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 4, 2026 · 6 min read