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Global trade compliance underwent massive changes in 2024, driven by increased enforcement actions, evolving regulations, and a complex geopolitical landscape. A few leading agencies playing key roles in shaping global trade compliance include: EU...
Facing a Forced Routing Software Upgrade? Tips to Evaluate Your Provider’s Fit Let's Talk Learn More Key Takeaways For food and beverage distributors facing a forced migration to new routing software, evaluating your provider’s fit is crucial to...
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Cabot Creamery simplified complex D2C fulfillment for perishable and non-perishable goods with a multi-carrier parcel shipping solution. Read success story >
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Optimizing Food Service Distribution with Dynamic Route Planning During Seasonal Surges Let's Talk Learn More Key Takeaways: Food service distributors grappling with the demands of peak periods and seasonal shifts require solutions that adapt as...
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The Routing Evaluation Kit Ready to boost your delivery performance? Our Routing Evaluation Kit helps you identify ways to streamline routes, cut costs, and improve efficiency. Get the insights you need to optimize your logistics and stay ahead of...
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the agency responsible for enforcing U.S. sanctions, has introduced an interim rule to extend the recordkeeping requirements of relevant transactions to align with the new 10...
Why Driver Safety Training is Essential for Reducing Liability and Boosting Revenue Let's Talk Learn More Delivery service providers are constantly looking for ways to improve their efficiency, productivity, and at the end of the day, profitability...
Driver Safety in Extreme Weather: Strategies to Protect Your Team While Meeting Customer Demand Let's Talk Learn More Key Takeaways Protecting driver safety: Safeguarding drivers during extreme weather is both a moral obligation and a business...
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) play a crucial role in business growth and market expansion. However, the integration of another company’s operations brings complex export compliance risks. M&As can expose organizations to unexpected liabilities...
Navigating the complexities of global trade requires more than just understanding market dynamics—compliance with export regulations is essential. Obtaining an export license is a critical component of this compliance, serving as formal authorization...
Key Takeaways: Boost delivery efficiency: Leverage advanced route planning and scheduling tools to optimize deliveries and reduce operating costs. Ensure product freshness: Improve handling and storage practices to maintain the quality of perishable...
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In the rapidly evolving landscape of global trade, businesses face increasing difficulty in complying with export controls and obtaining the necessary export licenses and permits. Ensuring compliance with these export regulations is not just a legal...
In today's interconnected world, the risks associated with third-party relationships have become increasingly complex and pervasive. The recent escalation of sanctions on Russian entities, particularly the OFAC sanctions imposed on a Moscow-based...
Export license management is a crucial aspect of international trade that demands precision, timeliness, and a thorough understanding of complex export regulations. Yet, despite the importance of accuracy in this process, many companies continue to...
Key Takeaways: Challenges in Food Service Distribution : Managing last-minute orders and outdated routes strains efficiency and customer satisfaction. Benefits of Automated Route Planning: Reduces costs, improves delivery accuracy, and enhances the...
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Transforming food and beverage distribution operations to meet today’s challenging demands Connect with Us Food and beverage distributors are facing unprecedented times. With the dramatic shifts in demand, rethinking strategies, tactics and...
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WATERLOO, Ontario, October 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Merchants Foodservice, the 12th-largest foodservice...
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Aceitera el Real, a global producer of vegetable oils, fats and their derivatives, distributes products nationally across multiple channels in Nicaragua. With a customer-centric vision, the company replaced its manual routing system with Descartes’...
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Stewart Foodservice is a foodservice distribution company with 75 employees and over 450 customers. Its impressive roster of customers range from family owned restaurants and chains to institutional cafeterias. While Stewart Foodservice had a...
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Tony’s Fine Foods is the largest privately-owned distributor of deli, bakery, food service, specialty, and perishable products in Northern California. Tony’s Fine Foods’ fleet travels more than 130,000 miles each week, offering distribution services...
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