From January 2026, all US-based fresh food and drink producers and US suppliers overseas will be legally obliged to enable highly enhanced tracking of their products across the entire supply chain.

The word ‘Yörükoğlu’ is synonymous with dairy in Turkey. That’s because it’s the name of the country’s leading manufacturer of milk, yogurt, cheese, ice creams and other products, and it’s been in operation for almost 60 years.
 

Among the myriad of challenges faced by manufacturers today are ever-increasing raw material and energy prices, disruptions to supply chains and increasing demand, from both consumers and regulators, for more eco-friendly packaging materials.

Current 1D UPC barcodes have been used to look up price and serialize products over the last 50 years, but as demand increases for more product information on packaging, brands are switching to 2D barcodes that can store more product information for both retailers and customers to access.

Minimizing production downtime is an ongoing challenge for manufacturers. How can they address technical problems while limiting disruption to their production process?

December 10th was International Human Rights Day, an excellent opportunity to share the Markem-Imaje Labour and Human Rights Policy, a document committed to respecting and promoting internationally recognized human rights.