The Dawn of the Food Packaging Value Chain

Since trading of packaged foods began, various types of supply chain management and logistics have orchestrated the flow of packaged foods from one location to another. Data-based technologies and supply management initiatives such as vendor-managed inventories, efficient consumer response, third-party logistics, and just-in-time enabled a global revolution in how and where consumers obtain packaged foods. The recent food crisis and the global financial crisis of 2008–2009 demonstrated that a va…