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Inside the Innovation and Development of Tosca’s R&D Department
In 2019, Tosca acquired Polymer Logistics and with this acquisition, Tosca gained access to their R&D department and the creative way Polymer has created custom solutions for their customers for years. The R&D department at Polymer has generated hundreds of solutions for customers all around the world in many supply chains. This team is one…
A case for RPCs: using pilot testing to drive change within a large retailer
Todd Patti, founder and CEO of NextChapter Sales, is a food and beverage veteran with a long history working in the retail industry. Patti held several executive roles optimizing product lines for the international retailer, Ahold. He has earned a reputation as a change agent and now heads his own consulting practice. Patti and his Dairy…
Shipping packaged poultry in corrugated cardboard: easier said than done
The poultry supply chain is not an easy one, but many suppliers are finding some relief in shipping in an alternative container instead of the traditional corrugated cardboard box. Poultry recently passed beef as the nation’s top selling protein. According to the National Chicken Council, “Americans buy more chicken than any other food at the…
1 Million Tons of Corrugated Cardboard Diverted from Supply Chains
Since corrugated cardboard was invented in 1894, it has barely improved as a packaging option, and continues to wreak havoc on our fragile environment and threaten supply chain sustainability. The amount of resources it takes to create corrugated cardboard packaging is only outdone by the amount of pollution created from its manufacturing process. Why Divert…
An RPC for Prepared Foods that Delivers “More.”
Shipping prepared foods means there is no time for spills, mess, or crushed and damaged product. And that’s why we’re introducing a better way to ship prepared foods – our Fresh Kitchens RPC for prepared foods. Food retailers nationwide have flocked to the rapidly growing fresh kitchens and prepared foods category in the last few…
How to Create a Culture Focused on Food Safety
Food safety is a critically important tenet to the part packaging plays in the grocery supply chain and building a culture focused on food safety can help. Producers need to know that the food they place in containers will be kept safe from recall, retailers need to trust that the food they receive is safe to put on shelves, and most of…
Styrofoam® Packaging Becomes the Washed-Up Choice for Shipping Seafood
Expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam packaging, more commonly known to consumers by its brand name, “Styrofoam,” has long been the seafood industry’s go-to transport packaging of choice. Its insulating properties and light weight made it the seemingly ideal transport packaging for seafood. But a powerful tide has begun to turn against EPS. Polystyrene foam is undeniably…
How Our Reusable Grocery Totes Can Drive Efficient E-Commerce
Adopt Tosca’s system of reusable grocery totes to streamline your e-commerce business and set your organization up for success. “Stay-at-home” is the phrase of the year and that means more deliveries and curb side pickup orders than your grocery store system was ever built to handle. USA Today reports that as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, “Instacart, Amazon and Walmart grocery delivery…
8 Reasons Why RPCs Outmatch Corrugated Cardboard Boxes
Stronger, sturdier and more cost-efficient, RPCs are the superior transport packaging solution compared to corrugated cardboard boxes. When it comes to protecting perishables in your supply chain, corrugated just doesn’t measure up. Here are 8 reasons why RPCs outmatch corrugated cardboard boxes: #1: Corrugated Cardboard Boxes Crush When you stack corrugated boxes too high or…
