Strategic Planning: Tips To Accelerate Your Food Business’s Growth
Most business owners understand that it takes focused strategic planning to grow their businesses, something we wrote about a few weeks ago, but many aren’t sure exactly where to begin. Implementing business-altering improvements can seem daunting, and the challenge is amplified when there isn’t a clear starting point. Thankfully, getting started doesn’t have to be […]
How Leveraging Data Optimizes Your Food Business
Data, data, data. We hear about it often in the worlds of big business and tech, but the truth is that we’ve only scratched the surface of how digital information can be used in our own industry. According to a 2018 whitepaper by PMMI, manufacturing as a whole (and particularly the food and beverage sector) is far behind […]
New Features: Data Trending and Enhanced Transaction Interface
This installment of Icicle’s new features covers some high-level enhancements to Icicle’s platform as well as some specific ones for smoother operations and warehouse management. First, we’ll take a look at Icicle’s growing Big Data development with the introduction of Data Trending. We’ve also made improvements to the Inventory Transactions Interface, procurement and receiving features, […]
5 Questions to Ask Before Buying Food Production Management Software
The options for food production management software vary in capability and price. It can be overwhelming to research and decide which program will be the best fit for your business. We’ve put together five questions that are important to consider when choosing food production management software. Can You Create and Maintain Food Safety Programs? The […]
On GFSR: Improving Food Safety on Farms with Big Data
Icicle creator and food safety expert Steven Burton was featured in a guest blog on Global Food Safety Resource (GFSR) this week, Improving Food Safety on Farms with Big Data, following his previous guest blogs on temperature control and food safety technology and how to choose food safety software earlier this year. This week’s post […]