by GritWork | Jul 23, 2014 | Food Commodities
Dennis Collins, Trilateral Inc. and Monica Gelinas, Grit Work – Dairy Article Published March 2014 for Frozen and Refrigerated Buyer magazine.
by GritWork | Jul 22, 2014 | Food Commodities
Let’s face it – most of us have never toured an industrial flour mill. Much of the industry has consolidated and flour mill locations like many food production facilities are “far” from our own urban abodes. We spoke to our resident flour commodity...
by GritWork | Jun 21, 2012 | Product Development
A bit of sustainable sourcing and purchasing training 101 with a current client’s recent new hire. Thought it was good to share with those who may be interested in some guiding principles. Namely, best practices that will make life easier and put to life a true...
by GritWork | May 14, 2012 | Product Development
When I lecture about sustainable food, one of the central tenets is having well-thought out product development. Especially for high-growth companies, the products or the brand look is more critical than thinking through where those inputs (ingredients and packaging)...
by GritWork | Apr 12, 2012 | Product Development
1. How can we better measure sustainability? 2. How can we design more sustainable products? 3. How can we avoid socially-negligent suppliers? 4. How can we instill sustainability in our suppliers? 5. Who can we trust to drive sustainability? Michael Koploy...