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How a Copacker Recouped Cash on Expired Invert Sugar [Part 4]
3 1/2-minute read If you have expired invert sugar in your facility, you may know that it’s not as easy to recover as its dry cousin, extra fine granular (EFG) sugar. Unlike expired EFG — that can be pushed back
How a Bakery’s Inventory Logistics Challenge Ended with a Cash-Rescue Win [Part 3]
4-minute read If you’re in food processing and you stop making a product, you might end up with excess inventory. As expiration dates shrink, and you explore what to do with the unwanted ingredients, inventory logistics can create issues —
How This Bakery Recovered Cash From Its Excess Inventory [Part 2]
3-minute read Last month, we kicked off a four-part series about food industry businesses rescuing profits on problem inventory. This month, in part 2, read about a bakery’s excess inventory success. Excess inventory can be tricky to manage. A canceled
How 4 Food Companies Won Big on Problem Inventory [Part 1 of 4]
3-minute read As anyone in the food industry knows, problem inventory creates challenges. That includes losing money on the investment, shelling out more cash to dump the ingredients or paying to store the unusable product. However, problem ingredient stories can
3 Big Chocolate Trends You Probably Missed This Valentine’s Day
3-minute read Chocolate trends were most likely not top of mind this Valentine’s Day. Now that red heart-shaped boxes everywhere are empty, let’s look at what’s going on in the chocolate industry (did someone say chocolate cartel?) 1. The global
3 Best Practices for Food Inventory Verification
4-minute read When your new inventory arrives, you’re probably not thinking about how to offload it and recoup your money. However, at some point, most food-industry companies have to sell obsolete food inventory. It makes sense to have supporting documentation
3 Holiday Foods with Surprising Histories
4-minute read In the busy months leading up to the holiday break, food industry businesses (from manufacturers to brokers) handle the many ingredients that eventually grace our festive tables. As we head into the holidays, let’s take a look at
3 Costly Expiring Inventory Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make
2 1/2 minute read Without a doubt, expiring inventory mistakes can get expensive. However, with some adjustments to inventory management, food industry businesses can keep stock flowing into and out of the warehouse. Here are some inventory slipups to avoid.