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Executive Forecast: More of the Same in 2022

The new normal looks like it’s here to stay.

January 13, 2022

Remember the optimism heading into 2021? Vaccines were on their way. Factories were opening back up. We knew there were issues with the supply chain, but a problem recognized is a problem that can be solved. Yeah … good times.

The Supply Chain in 2022

Steve Shebuski

December 21, 2021

2021 has been a challenging year for supply chain management. Here are three things to know in 2022.

Examining Supply Challenges Through Private Brands

Jonathan Finch

November 9, 2021

The complex makeup of private brand manufacturers' portfolios creates impacts that are felt both earlier, and often to a greater extent when the supply chain is impacted.

Greening Supply

Collaboration Is a Requirement for Sustainable Change

Russian retailer X5 is setting the pace for the country’s sustainability efforts by getting supplier buy-in to green the retailer’s supply chain.

Yana Synesiou

July 14, 2021

In the spring, X5 published Russia’s first sustainable packaging recommendations — representing the first time a large retailer has advised its suppliers to package their products in a way that is easily recyclable.

Markem-Imaje Acquires Blue Bite

June 29, 2021

Expands portfolio of software solutions serving product identification, traceability, authentication, and consumer engagement applications

Editor’s Note

The Dark Side

Retailers assist in overloaded supply chain.

Kristen Kazarian

January 11, 2021

No matter where you live around the world, you might have seen “dark” stores — retail giants that have moved from selling products in-store to creating a fulfillment center in the physical store space.

Brand Packaging: Sustainability

How Sustainability Can Amplify Marketing Resiliency for CPGs

Marissa Ferrara

January 11, 2021

Fulfilling short-term needs while maintaining long-term priorities has been an ongoing challenge for organizations since the onset of the pandemic. The global response to COVID-19 has slowed the day-to-day operations of many companies but amplified the progression of transformations that were already brewing before the outbreak.

Free Meat Packaging Webinar

December 1, 2020

Do you need to reduce labor and achieve lower total cost? Do you face tough competition in this increasingly cost-sensitive world? Can you keep your production volumes up if social-distancing rules become the norm?

Novolex Senior Director Earns First 'Women in Supply Chain' Award

September 18, 2020

Amy Barnes, senior director at Novolex®, a leader in packaging choice, sustainability and innovation, has earned the inaugural Women in Supply Chain Award.

Systech Product Counterfeiting and Diversion protection

Best Practices to Combat Product Counterfeiting and Diversion

June 5, 2020

The brand protection company presents peer-based research compiled from 100 interviews with brand protection professionals best practices to combat product counterfeiting. Based on 100 interviews with brand protection execs In highly regulated industries with complex operating environments: Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Pharmaceuticals, and Wine & Spirits.