food logistics
60 posts tagged with “food logistics”
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
Predictive Food Waste Models Need a Store-to-Replenishment Feedback Loop
Predictive food waste models create value only when store-level signals change replenishment orders, transport plans, and shelf-life decisions in time.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 2, 2026 · 6 min read
Gruyère Production Cuts Turn Tariffs Into a Cold-Chain Allocation Problem
How Gruyère producers can translate tariffs and production cuts into landed-margin rules for scarce cold-chain export capacity.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 1, 2026 · 6 min read
Confectionery Logistics Needs Campaign Capacity, Not Monthly Averages
Confectionery logistics must reserve transportation capacity around launches, gifting events, and delivery deadlines instead of relying on misleading monthly averages.
CXTMS InsightsJuly 31, 2026 · 6 min read