Businesses and suppliers alike must take preemptive action to rid their supply chains of forced labor, or face irreversible damage to their consumer base.

In order to successfully eradicate the COVID-19 virus and mitigate proliferation of new strains, we need to significantly improve safe storage and distribution of the vaccines so that more people can be inoculated faster.

President Biden’s executive order reaffirming the “Buy American” policy for federal government contracting is meant to close the loopholes that have permitted some foreign sourcing of goods and services. But can U.S. manufacturers step up the pace of production to take advantage of the action?

With the pandemic still raging and the U.S. domestic economy slumping, how will President Biden address critical issues of international trade?

Justin Marx, chief executive officer of supplier Marx Foods, discusses how his restaurant customers are faring in the pandemic, as well as their prospects for recovery in the months ahead.