Food Supply Chain Management

The FDA recently released a report detailing the progress made thus far in the implementation of its Food Safety Modernization Act, signed into law by President Obama in 2011. This mammoth piece of legislation represented the most significant change to the powers of the FDA in 70 years, and, as is...

HighJump Software, a global provider of supply chain management software, was once again named a top logistics IT provider by Inbound Logistics. Known as the pioneering publication of demand-driven logistics practices, also known as supply chain management, Inbound Logistics announced its listing of...

Happy New Year! As we kick off a new year of supply chain management blogging, it's fun to look back at the top ten posts from last year. Not surprisingly, the top posts span a number of logistics and supply chain management topics, including: direct store delivery software, warehouse management...

HighJump Software, a global provider of supply chain management software, was once again named a top technology solution provider by Food Logistics magazine. Food Logistics, the only publication dedicated exclusively to the grocery and foodservice distribution supply chain, recently announced the...

HighJump Software, a global provider of supply chain management software, today announced that Suffolk Cold Storage has achieved impressive results from using HighJump WMS in the Cloud and the HighJump TrueCommerce EDI Solution. Based in Suffolk, Virginia, Suffolk Cold Storage is a leading regional...

Last night, Innovation attendees enjoyed the entertainment of a fun magician and juggler at the Monday night Customer and Partner Reception.  Held in the Partner Pavilion, the event gave HighJump customers and partners an opportunity to take part in additional networking while enjoying great food...

HighJump warehouse management system (WMS) customer Richmond Cold Storage is in the news again. The Richmond, Va.-based third party logistics (3PL) providor was awarded the I-Access Technology Innovation Award for manufacturing, distribution, and retail companies. The award is given to a company...

I’ve been keeping my eye out for the promised string of new food safety rules initiated by the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011, which increased the power granted to the FDA to police food safety. We didn’t have long to wait. According to an article posted by Food Logistics, two new FDA...

By now food and beverage companies have had a few months to get familiar with the details of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) signed into law in January 2011 by President Obama. The act represents the first major food safety legislation in 70 years, and grants the FDA with more power to...

I admit it. I'm a politics junkie. I suppose it's something akin to the "watching a train wreck" tendency at times, but every day it's a new issue to consider and turn over in my head (and discuss with my husband during long car rides!). But recently I am hearing the same story over and over:...