Food & Beverage

Global Food Prices to Stay High on Labor Crunch, Cargill CEO Says

November 18, 2021

Food prices will likely stay elevated in 2022 as disruptions to the global supply chain are set to persist, according to the head of Cargill, who highlighted labor shortages as one of the biggest risks facing the industry.

Nestle Sees E-Commerce Contributing a Quarter of Sales by 2025

November 17, 2021

Bloomberg

The food industry is increasingly embracing e-commerce as the pandemic led more consumers to switch to buying groceries online.

Food Giants Try Carbon Labels to Solve Their Climate Problem

November 12, 2021

Bloomberg

Nestle SA, Pepsico Inc. and 25 other companies are backing a project that calculates a product’s environmental impact from farm to store and then grades it with a color-coded label. It’s the first time a partnership this big is working to find a one-size-fits-all way to assess the supply chain.

Rise of the Robots Speeds Up in Pandemic With U.S. Labor Scarce

November 11, 2021

Bloomberg

American workers are hoping that the tight pandemic labor market will translate into better pay. It might just mean robots take their jobs instead.

Meat Prices Continue to Surge With Worker Shortage

November 5, 2021

Bloomberg

Of all the industries experiencing crunches for hourly labor, it’s hard to find one with a greater recruiting challenge than meatpacking.

‘People Are Hoarding’: Food Shortages Are The Next Supply Chain Crunch

October 20, 2021

Bloomberg

There’s plenty of food. There just isn’t enough processing and transportation capacity to meet rising demand as the economy revs up.

U.S. Labor Unions Are Having a Moment

October 18, 2021

Bloomberg

U.S. organized labor is having a moment after decades of erosion in both influence and power, giving workers their best chance in recent memory to claw back lost ground.

China's Energy Crisis Is Hitting Everything From iPhones to Milk

October 8, 2021

Bloomberg

The hit from China’s energy crunch is starting to ripple throughout the globe, hurting everyone from Toyota Motor Corp. to Australian sheep farmers and makers of cardboard boxes.

High Quits Rates, Poaching: U.S. Firms Are Plagued by Turnover

October 6, 2021

Bloomberg

U.S. employers aren’t just having a hard time attracting workers, they’re increasingly struggling to hold onto them.

Raising Cane’s Sends Corporate Staff to Work in Restaurants

October 6, 2021

Bloomberg

Fast-food chain Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers is sending corporate staff to work in restaurants amid a severe shortage of Americans willing to work hourly jobs.

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