The Stockout
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Industrial carbon dioxide shortages hit food and beverage makers
Industrial carbon dioxide shortage The industrial CO2 shortage is a supply chain issue that stands to impact the consumer packaged goods industry heavily with food…
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As truckload rates fall, competition with intermodal intensifies
Consumer packaged goods companies (CPGs) and retailers are among the largest intermodal shippers. Today’s edition of The Stockout highlights data relevant for shippers that utilize…
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Will the correction in commodity prices boost CPG margins?
Has CPG ingredient inflation peaked? I can only speculate whether the recent pullback in commodity prices will continue, but with crude oil off its high,…
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General Mills expects supply chain disruptions to persist
General Mills’ supply chain disruptions to persist At a Wall Street conference earlier this month, Jonathan Nudi, General Mills’ president of North American retail, said,…
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Why the Kellogg split makes sense
Kellogg splitsville As I am sure you’ve seen, the big CPG news Tuesday was that Kellogg will become three separate companies. Management will focus on…
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Rail service becomes bigger political football
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What the retail rout means for CPGs
Ranked 39th on the Transport Topics list of top brokerage firms, Axle Logistics takes a consultative and streamlined approach to your shipping needs. Email sales@axlelogistics.com…
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Does reacting to real-time supply chain data beat forecasting?
Numerous companies, including CPG companies, at FreightWaves’ The Future of Supply Chain conference last week highlighted the difficulty of accurately forecasting. We heard that sentiment…
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CPGs still consider freight costs to be ‘headwinds’
CPG companies expect continued inflation on transportation costs this year. While there are plenty of signs on the horizon that suggest that a freight recession…
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CPG margin pressure no longer surprises Wall Street
Procter & Gamble highlights the combination of commodity, freight and foreign exchange as having a combined 22% headwind on core EPS in its fiscal 2022…
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