Author: Procurement-Newz
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Boys junk food purchases drop by 31 percent after intervention, study says
[ad_1] April 16 (UPI) — The urge for kids to buy junk food is made at a gut-level, triggered by elaborate marketing designed by the product’s manufacturer, a new study says. A new marketing intervention, however, has shown to reduce that desire and cut boys daily purchases of unhealthy foods and drinks by 31 percent,…
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ISM 2019 Houston Conference: Highlights and Musings
[ad_1] The ISM 2019 conference was held in Houston, Texas, in April with the goal to “spark” creative thinking about supply chains and procurement. (JP Morris photo / Spend Matters) A small Spend Matters team descended on ISM 2019 conference this year in Houston (next year is in Boston, where I live!) and I…
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Nestlé and Carrefour use IBM’s blockchain to track mashed potato supply chain | Big Data
[ad_1] Swiss food giant, Nestlé, and supermarket chain, Carrefour, have announced that they will use IBM’s blockchain technology to track a French mashed potato brand. Both Nestlé and Carrefour joined the IBM Food Trust blockchain platform in 2017 and will use the firm’s technology to track the supply chain of Mousline, a popular brand of…