Food waste along the wholesale and retail supply chain is often blamed on downstream operations failures. Its roots, however, oftentimes lie upstream. As we will explore in this post, food waste is typically a downstream consequence of inadequate...
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As the demand for convenient, fast, and quality food continues to rise, small QSR chains face increasing pressure to deliver exceptional customer experiences while maintaining operational efficiency. Given this highly competitive market environment,...
If your business objective is to implement an efficient and successful condition monitoring program, gone are the days of “set it and forget it.” Today’s savvy enterprise leaders have identified the problems they want to solve. They want to be...
In 1850, President Zachary Taylor consumed contaminated fruit and milk at a fundraising event, which ultimately led to his death. This event, as well as many other food illness events, encouraged President Abraham Lincoln to sign into law an act of...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, there were significant disruptions to K-12 school food services nationwide. School nutrition directors were forced to rapidly adapt their school cafeteria and kitchen operations to continue feeding students while...
When times get tough, Americans get creative with how they stretch budgets. That's why today's shoppers are fighting inflation and financial strain with an unlikely hero: frozen food. Enter: what SmartSense calls "Frozenomics" — the economic aspects...