Joined by Efficio’s Barbara Guignard, we dive into the causes behind the current cocoa crisis, including climate challenges and underinvestment in cocoa plants. Discover how chocolate manufacturers are responding through recipe alterations, sustainability initiatives, and supply chain innovations, whilst tapping into emerging technologies and potential alternatives that may shape the future of chocolate production and consumption.
Come join us as we discuss the Future of Supply Chain.
Guest: Barbara Guignard, Efficio Consulting
Barbara leads large-scale, international procurement transformation projects across a number of sectors, with a focus on the food, retail, and manufacturing industries. Barbara’s principal strengths lie in Procurement Transformation and Strategic Sourcing, particularly in the context of international organizations and mergers and acquisitions.
Generally, Barbara works with clients in medium-sized companies, often with an international sales and supply chain footprint, in sectors ranging from Manufacturing to Distribution and Services. Barbara has category expertise in professional services, marketing, finished goods, logistics, engineering services, third-party labor and outsourced services.
Barbara founded and continues to lead the Efficio Women’s Network, which provides an inclusive forum to exchange topics impacting women’s performance and well-being in the workplace, network with women across the business, as well as to raise general awareness on gender challenges. She is also a certified coach in personal development and is heavily involved in internal and external training.
Host: Richard Howells, SAP
Richard Howells has been working in the Supply Chain Management and Manufacturing space for over 30 years. He is responsible for driving the thought leadership and awareness of SAP’s ERP, Finance, and Supply Chain solutions and is an active writer, podcaster, and thought leader on the topics of supply chain, Industry 4.0, digitization, and sustainability.
Useful Links:
Learn more about the chocolate crisis’ effect on supply chains & how to bring out your best.
- SAP Supply Chain Management
- SAP Insights: Supply Chain
- Efficio: Global Procurement and Supply Chain Consultants
- Efficio: Contact Us
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- Resilient Strategies for Food Supply Chains in an Era of Climate Disruption
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