Food & Beverage

These Are the 128 U.S. Products China Is Enacting Tariffs On

April 4, 2018

The Chinese government fired back at the Trump administration’s tariffs on steel and aluminum on Monday by enacting its own tariffs on 128 American-made products including wine, fruit, and pork products.

Opinion: Traceability and Transparency Before Blockchain

April 4, 2018

Carl Fowler, senior vice president of business development, Americold

What the temperature-controlled supply chain has been getting right for decades — and why you need to follow suit.

Trucking Prices Set for New Surge as U.S. Keeps Tabs on Drivers

April 4, 2018

Industryweek

A U.S. trucking shortage that has pushed up freight costs for everything from cereal to toothbrushes is about to get worse.

Amazon Go and the Future of Sentient Buildings: An Analysis

April 4, 2018

Bill McBeath, chief research officer, ChainLink Research

You buy and pay for things by picking them up and walking out of this convenience store. That’s it. Thus, Amazon Go epitomizes the company’s obsession with removing friction from shopping.

China Raises Tariffs on U.S. Pork and Fruit in Trade Dispute

April 3, 2018

Los Angeles Times

China raised import duties on pork, fruit and other products from the United States on Monday in an escalating tariff dispute with U.S. President Trump that companies worry might depress global commerce.

What Refrigerated Soup Has to Do With the Future of Grocery Stores

April 3, 2018

Forbes

Few would argue against the idea that grocers are in the midst of a pretty substantial existential crisis.

Fishermen Long for Justice As Thailand Comes Under U.N. Scrutiny

April 2, 2018

Reuters

Sold to a boat operator in Thailand for 6,000 baht ($192) two years ago, Win from Myanmar worked as a fisherman until he lost his forearm in an accident on the vessel this year.

McDonald's Is the Latest Restaurant to Ban Plastic Straws

April 2, 2018

Fortune

McDonald’s is jumping on the plastic ban train.

Dole Food Settles With EPA Over Cesspools in Oahu

March 29, 2018

Environmental Leader

The EPA announced a settlement with Dole Food over the food company’s failure to close two large-capacity cesspools at its Puuiki Beach Park property on Oahu.

Trump’s Tariffs Trigger Global Chain Reaction to Halt Imports

March 29, 2018

The New York Times

The Trump administration’s steel and aluminum tariffs are provoking a chain reaction around the globe, as governments from Europe to Canada prepare to erect barriers to prevent cheap metal once bound for the United States from entering their markets.

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