Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements

01 Introduction to food supply chains
The actors in a food supply chain
Types of food chain
Factors influencing food supply chains
Case example: The milk-processing value chain
Summary

Part One Food production

02 Food production
Entities in the agriculture supply chain
Agriculture and poverty alleviation
The barriers to the development of the agri-industry
Future steps for the agriculture sector
Case example: Cargill works with producers on finance and risk management
Case example: Nestlé works with dairy farmers
Case example: ITC Ltd India empowers farmers through technology
Case example: Microfinance models within the food sector
Summary

03 Food manufacturing
The importance of food processing
Changing market conditions
Food processing
Food packaging
Inventory management
Food safety
Procurement
Case example: 3D printing of food
Summary

Part Two Operational challenges

04 Food retailing
The retail environment
How does the food reach the consumer?
Online grocery retailing
Challenges to the future of food retailing
Case example: Retailers turning more to ‘dark stores’
Summary

05 Food logistics
Movement of food
ICT future trends in agri-food logistics
Packaging in logistics
Temperature-controlled supply chains
Case example: The dabbawala
Case example: The journey of green beans from Kenya to UK supermarkets
Case example: The fresh cut-pineapple supply chain from Ghana
Summary

06 Challenges in international food supply chains
International food supply chains
Factors affecting the future of international food systems
Managing challenges in international food supply chains
International politics and food
Case example: The growth of the Brazilian agriculture industry
Case example: The impact of Fukushima disaster on Japanese food exports
Case example: The cucumber fallout between Germany and Spain
Summary

07 Collaboration and relationships
Trends in supply chain relationships
Current relationship models within the food sector
Other trends within supply chain collaboration
Case example: Starbucks and collaborative relationship with suppliers
Summary

08 Food sourcing and procurement
Sourcing
Sourcing models
Purchasing models
Supplier segmentation
Supplier development
Strategic sourcing
Sustainable procurement
Case example: Mondeléz International
Case example: PepsiCo – responsible and sustainable sourcing
Summary

09 Risk management
Risk management and uncertainty
Risks in the supply chain
Risks in the food supply chain
Managing supply chain risks
Managing risks in food supply chains
Case example: China milk scare
Case example: Sudan 1
Case example: Salmonella Typhimurium in peanut butter
Case example: UK horsemeat scandal
Case example: Cadbury Salmonella contamination, 2006
Summary

10 Technology trends in food supply chains
Traceability and use of technology
Food production
Food processing in a technological context
Food packaging in a technological context
Food logistics
Summary

Part Three Sustainability and future challenges

11 Food regulation, safety and quality
Attributes to consider when designing food supply chains
Food regulation and its effect on safety
Food laws and regulation
Reference standards
Compatibility standards
Private food standards
Other Initiatives within the food supply chains
Case example: EU ban on imports of Indian mangoes
Case example: The horsemeat scandal and food fraud
Summary

12 Food innovation
Classification of innovation methods
Innovation systems
Case example: Indian curry in the UK
Product development in food supply chains
Innovations within food supply chains
Case example: Types of functional products
Case example: Detecting counterfeit whisky through the bottle
Summary

13 Sustainability challenges in food supply chains
Sustainability – the origins of the idea
Sustainable supply chains
Sustainable food supply chains
Measuring sustainability
Developing sustainability within food supply chains
Case example: Various initiatives within food supply chains
Case example: Just Eggs – recycling egg shells to make filler for plastics
Summary

14 Food sector and economic regeneration
Infrastructure development for the food sector
Food hubs
Moving up the value chain
Case example: Food infrastructure in India and new mega food parks
Case example: Rubies in the Rubble
Case example: Development of smallholder agro-processing in Africa
Summary

15 Food security and future challenges
Food security
Drivers of change affecting food security
Factors affecting the future of the food supply chain
Balancing demand and supply sustainably
Case example: Partners in Food Solutions
Case example: Coca-Cola and water conservation
Case example: International wheat initiative to improve wheat security
Summary

Additional reading
Index