Food industry data analytics is a valuable decision-making tool for foodservice manufacturers. Data itself is nothing new. What has changed is the volume of available information and the expectation that manufacturers use it to guide business decisions. Manufacturers sell products through a network of distributors, operators, national accounts, and regional ...

In foodservice, there are plenty of things you can flex on. Your cold chain is not one of them. 

Food quality issues rarely start where they’re discovered. A product may fail inspection at a distribution center, arrive at a restaurant outside specification, or trigger a customer complaint weeks after it was produced. By the time the issue surfaces, it has often passed through multiple suppliers, facilities, transportation providers, and distribution points. ...