Due to rapidly shifting consumer expectations, as well as increasing food costs, supply and demand volatility, the supply chain is growing in strategic value for all restaurant chains, according to the “State of the Foodservice Supply Chain 2014.”
This collaborative study from Chicago-based Technomic Inc., a research and consulting firm in the foodservice industry, and HAVI Global Solutions, Downers Grove, Ill., exposes a paradigm shift in the definition of supply chain maturity—the drive to success is no longer focused on cost, but on collaboration, agility and adaptability.