By Stephen PhelanIn this chapter of the Food Safety blog, we will look at how compliance should be looked at as an investment, rather than a cost. Many of the requirements of FSMA will result in savings to manufacturers, and we believe that overall, ...

By Stefan BlumIn today’s challenging economic environment, consumer products companies have to deal with the fact that the cost of trade promotion is the second largest expense item behind cost of goods sold. As a consequence and in order to protect ...

By Stephen PhelanIn this chapter of the Food Safety blog, we will look at how software can help manufacturers meet the regulatory burdens that FSMA imposes, but with the expectation that compliance can actually reduce costs and improve productivity.S...

By Stephen PhelanThis chapter deals with the provisions of FSMA that are most likely to require computer systems for full compliance, especially software programs. In Chapter 3, we will deal with what specific software is likely to be most useful, wh...

By Claude RinguetThis year’s ECR Asia Pacific industry conference took place in Singapore. With over 400 attendees from the consumer products and retail industries, and presenter representing WalMart, Tesco, Metro AG, Unilever, P&G, Diageo, The Coca-...