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Aptean announces acquisition of Paragon Software Systems

Purchase expands Aptean's position in supply chain solutions

March 12, 2020

Aptean has announced the acquisition of UK-based Paragon Software Systems (“Paragon”), a market-leading provider of transportation management software solutions serving the food and beverage, distribution and retail industries.

ERP software improves features, product development for 2020

Companies look for efficiency and clarity in ERP software for the snack and baking industry

Liz Parker Kuhn

January 9, 2020

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software is extremely useful for snack and bakery companies, including its ability to track ingredients and other tasks, thereby making companies more efficient.

Snack and bakery companies gain an edge through digital interconnectivity

Internet of things helps companies organize data, become more efficient

Ed Finkel

December 4, 2019

The internet of things (IoT) refers to interconnected devices embedded in everyday objects that provide the ability for people to remotely connect with those devices, or for those devices to remotely connect with one another.

Tips for Food warehouse managers to stay in compliance with Federal regulation

Case study: Tips for keeping food/beverage warehouses and distribution centers safe, compliant and productive

As regulations change and warehouse requirements become more complex, partnering with an expert can help to ensure durable, cost effective, compliant storage rack

Arlin Keck

December 4, 2019

While it was once common for the majority of food and beverage warehouse managers to purchase standard storage racks that could be “quick-shipped” from rack manufacturers’ stocked inventory, this is occurring less often as racking becomes more specialized and regulations stricter.

Innovations in fleet management

Routing and scheduling software, telematics and alternative fuels lead the way

Neal Lorenzi

September 17, 2019

New routing and scheduling software integrated with telematics systems provides fleet managers with the tools they need to improve the delivery process.

Top regulatory issues facing the bakery industry

Robb MacKie

August 16, 2019

As of the last regulatory update from the American Bakers Association (ABA), we were coming out of a governmental shutdown. Now, the clock is ticking as we stare down the August recess in Congress and feel continued residual delays from that shutdown.

Warehouse software builds a connected environment

Software improves order fulfillment, shipping and receiving

Neal Lorenzi

August 15, 2019

Software is a key component of warehouse management systems (WMS) that create today's connected warehouse. It enables centralized management of tasks such as tracking inventory levels and stock locations, order fulfillment, and shipping and receiving.

GEA delivers energy savings with award-winning continuous freezer control system

GEA Group continuous freezer control system

July 18, 2019

The technology group GEA offers its spiral freezer series A-Tec and S-Tec for the food industry with the unique control technology CALLIFREEZE.

Third-party logistics helps snack and bakery companies streamline delivery

Neal Lorenzi

May 16, 2019

Many corners of the bakery and snack market operate under tight margins, leaving little room for error. A delayed delivery can result in goods that arrive too late to be sold.

Yale Debuts Industry-First Dual-Mode Pantograph Robotic Reach Truck at ProMat 2019

Yale Materials dual-mode pantograph robotic reach truck

April 16, 2019

E-commerce and SKU proliferation pressure operations to provide access to vast inventories, but labor shortages can leave them scrambling for resources to handle critical storage and retrieval tasks.