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Wineries and Automated Packaging Solutions: The Perfect Pairing
Packaging automation increases production and improves line efficiency. Almost two-thirds of consumer-packaged goods (CPG) companies have automated their packaging and processing lines, but wineries have...
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Finding Cost Efficiencies During A Supply Chain Crisis
Time to check the math; how running bulk glass could be cheaper than cased ware Gas prices are surging, inflation is rising, and glass supply chains are in gridlock. The result is escalating glass bottle...
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Staying Ahead of Supply Chain Disruptions
Issues with the broken, or at best, limping along chain of supply have been a reality of life for wineries during the pandemic. It appears that trend is set to continue over the next year or two. The issue...
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Expert Editorial: Open Communication Builds Bridges Between Customers and Staff
By Rod Hughes Like every other industry, wineries are facing staffing and supply shortages as well as hard-to-source equipment parts and increased shipping costs. However, customers don’t want excuses...
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Navigating the Supply Chain Crisis: Protect Your Wine Business
—Larry Chasin, chief executive officer, PAK Programs Nationwide, rampant supply chain delays and challenges have plagued businesses for months. Restaurants, grocery stores, retailers—all have been forced...
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Staying Ahead of the Supply Struggle Curve
Historic trucker shortages, port logjams and labor strikes are just some of the elements bringing the wine industry to its knees this year. Supplies are down, and prices are up, across the board. —Kathleen...
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Winemakers, Distributors Experiment with Supply Chain & Carbon-Shrinking Shortcuts
Whether shipping wine across the globe in giant bladders, or biking a bottle down the street, there’s likely a way to make the trip cheaper for you and better for the environment.  —Kathleen Willcox Two...
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The Great Supply Chain Kerfuffle of 2021
Delays in deliveries are affecting viticulture and winemaking procedures, product launches, and limiting consumers’ options during the peak of holiday wine-buying. —Jeff Siegel Brian Talley ordered...