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The service operations in the food industry are a result of the perishable nature, safety regulation, and quality demand from its consumers.They also mentioned that the technological trends like IoT, blockchain and automation has improved the food logistics around the world in the recent past.These activities comprise virtually all procurement of materials and supplies from various countries, manufacturing of the products as well as exporting of the finished products to various countries.

The service operations in the food industry are a result of the perishable nature, safety
regulation, and quality demand from its consumers. These activities comprise virtually
all procurement of materials and supplies from various countries, manufacturing of the
products as well as exporting of the finished products to various countries. Cold chain
logistics presents another critical issue that companies need embrace to ensure that
products reach its customer in good quality without reaching the sellers hands in a
spoiled state through transport, storage and timely delivery (Manzini & Accorsi, 2013).
They also mentioned that the technological trends like IoT, blockchain and automation
has improved the food logistics around the world in the recent past. For instance, in
Nestlé, blockchain can track its products and enhance consumers’ trust to make sure
that the company’s products are of high quality regardless of their channel they are in
(Francisco & Swanson, 2018). Nevertheless, some changes make the food industry
quite vulnerable to certain risks and challenges in its international supply chain:
Potential threats in Food Chain Logistics around the world
Supply Chain Disruptions: Based on the earlier discussion, risks that is specific to the