Category: Food and Drink

In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other technologies with a focus on supply chain management and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, marketing, the Internet of Things, and smart cities. Our goal is to advance the public discussion about how cognitive computing and other advanced technologies affect the world in which we live.

Bradd C. Hayes is the active editor of this blog.

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A Matter of Taste

In several past posts, I’ve noted that companies with international ambitions need to be cognizant of cultural differences that could affect how consumers react to their products. IKEA, for example, has recently

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Let’s Talk Water, Part 2

In the first segment of this 3-part series, I discussed some of the reasons that there is likely to be a shortage of fresh water in the decades ahead and some of

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Let’s Talk Water, Part 1

With all of the recent flooding in the United States, shortages of water may seem like a strange subject with which to be concerned. As we all know, however, like other resources,

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How Safe is Our Food?

The recent Escherichia coli (or E. coli) outbreak that killed dozens and sickened thousands of people in Europe has once again stirred debate about the safety of the world’s food supply and

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Rising Food Prices

“The world has moved a step closer to a food price shock after the US government surprised traders by cutting stock forecasts for key crops,” reported the Financial Times [“World moves closer

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Feeding the Poor

A recent headline in the New York Times blared, “India Asks, Should Food Be a Right for the Poor?” [Jim Yardley, 9 August 2010]. Before examining Yardley’s article, I’m going to answer

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Grains — Past, Present, and Future

One of America’s most patriotic songs praises the “amber waves of grain” that make the United States one the world’s breadbasket countries. Humans and their ancestors have probably always depended on grains

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