by Taylor Smith | Sep 17, 2020 | Business Owner Profiles, Food Marketing/PR, Natural Products, Production/Operations, Resources
Recently I was fortunate enough to meet Cheriene Griffith, Director of Operations for The Galley. Settled in Northern California, The Galley is a start-up cannabis manufacturer and distributor which has experienced quite the adventure amid the COVID-19 pandemic as...
by Taylor Smith | Aug 12, 2020 | Food Marketing/PR, Food Safety, Natural Products, Production Traceability, Production/Operations, Resources
As the Cannabis industry grows in the United States, regulations and traceability are becoming more important than ever. Thus, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software has become crucial to the cultivation, production, and distribution of cannabis and cannabis...
by Taylor Smith | Jul 7, 2020 | Food Marketing/PR, Food Safety, Natural Products, Packaging/Supplies, Production/Operations, Resources
The current pandemic has caused drastic changes to the way consumers evaluate businesses. Between job loss and voluntary time off, many people no longer have the means to spend money wherever they please. Instead they are more selective of the establishments they...
by Bridget Conley | Jan 26, 2020 | Business Owner Profiles, Natural Products, Production/Operations, Resources
Before the holiday chaos ensued, I was lucky enough to snag a cup of Angel Falls coffee with the owner of NORKA Beverage, Michael Considine, to talk about his journey to bring an iconic beverage brand back to life. Akron’s own, NORKA Beverage, was originally founded...
by Drew Neuville | Jan 10, 2020 | Food Safety, Natural Products, Nutrition/Labeling, Packaging/Supplies, Production Traceability, Production/Operations, Resources
A new FDA guideline set to roll out January 1, 2021 will require certain manufacturers to produce a new format of nutrition labels. The new labels will require two columns, one for single serving nutritional facts and one for entire package nutritional facts. The new...
by Aimee Van | Jan 3, 2020 | Food Safety, Natural Products, Nutrition/Labeling, Packaging/Supplies, Production Traceability, Production/Operations, Resources
As we enter a new year many things will change but our need for food will not. But, that need is turning into specific demands from consumers that manufacturers should not ignore – what are those demands? Here are the trends we’re seeing that you should make a...
