Trainings are a necessary ingredient for excellence in organizations. On-the-job training is almost a must for most employees at various levels in organizations. Trainings are necessary for a variety of reasons. Many employees who are just out of college may sometimes feel the need to get trained to help them understand the organization and the job better because the actual work the organization does may not be part of the curriculum they may have studied when at college or university.Others may get trained about policies and culture. Even this training is important as it helps the employees understand the company’s policies and its thinking. In addition to all these, a very crucial kind of training is compliance trainings. Compliance trainings should perhaps rank as the most important of all trainings for organizations. Yet, unfortunately, it is not accorded the seriousness it deserves. Many organizations offer compliance trainings only superficially, as if it were an appendage to…See More

Like any other industry, the food and beverage industry too, is unique in its own way, carrying its own set of characteristics. It is a curious mix of the big and the small, not only in terms of the size of companies in it, but also the reach of these companies.In a sense, the food and beverage industry is a global one, if only because almost no part of the world is excluded from it. It can be said to global from another perspective: Many players in the food and beverage industry are real global giants with footprints in almost every continent. Think of Coca Cola, McDonalds, Subway, Baskin Robbins and many other such brands that cater to global palates. Yet, it is fragmented too, i.e., many food supply chains cater to small regional or domestic markets. Across the globe, there are literally hundreds of such brands whose reach is limited to a localized area.The food and beverage industry is a heterogeneous market with an awesome variety of the food that is produced, distributed and…See More