by Dave Donnan, Partner and Leader of A.T. Kearney’s Global Food and Beverage Practice

Due to a series of supply-and-demand pressures — from a growing middle class in developing markets to increasing weather volatility — the global food industry is rapidly transforming. As a result, leading food and beverage companies are rethinking their supplier relationships.

http://www.foodmanufacturing.com/articles/2015/03/managing-food-and-beverage-supply-constrained-world-segmenting-your-suppliers