Food & Beverage

Zara Announces Hardship Fund for Unpaid Turkish Workers

November 14, 2017

Fashion retailer Zara says it is working on establishing a hardship fund to reimburse a group of Turkish workers who were left unpaid when a supplier factory closed down.

The Decisions Behind Monsanto's Weed-Killer Crisis

November 14, 2017

Reuters

In early 2016, agri-business giant Monsanto faced a decision that would prove pivotal in what since has become a sprawling herbicide crisis, with millions of acres of crops damaged.

Australian Slavery Inquiry Told Fruit Pickers 'Brainwashed' and Trapped in Debt

November 13, 2017

The Guardian

A Malaysian journalist who went undercover to expose exploitation in Victoria's fruit picking industry said workers were "brainwashed" with religion and trapped in debt to keep them on farms.

CVS Adds Next-Day Prescription Delivery As Threat of Amazon Competition Looms

November 13, 2017

The Washington Post

Amid broad anticipation that Amazon will soon get into the pharmacy business and disrupt the business of selling prescription drugs, pharmacy giant CVS Health has announced it will launch a next-day prescription delivery service nationwide.

New Bluetooth Transmitter Provides Package-Level Visibility

November 10, 2017

Air Cargo World

Logistics and asset monitoring company RoamBee says that visibility, down to the package level, and end-to-end asset management are now possible with its "BeeBeacon" mobile monitoring technology.

Thanks to Wall St., There May Be Too Many Restaurants

November 9, 2017

The New York Times

The way Marcus Mooney saw it, he wasn't just selling hot dogs - he was selling experiences.

Baidu Aims for 'Android' of Robocar Tech With Open-Source Apollo Platform

November 9, 2017

Forbes

Baidu President Ya-Qin Zhang has a mild-mannered style at odds with his bold goals for "Apollo," the fast-growing, open-source self-driving car platform the Chinese tech giant launched in July.

Investigation Highlights Labor Abuses in U.K. Supermarket Supply Chains

November 8, 2017

Supply Management

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has urged the government to do more to ensure the safety of supply chain workers, following revelations of labour abuses at farms supplying U.K. supermarkets.

Supply Chain Analysis -- Sourcing Optimization Driving Supply Chain Decision Making

November 7, 2017

Armada

France, Land of Croissants, Finds Butter Vanishing From Shelves

November 7, 2017

The New York Times

It's hard to imagine a country where butter is taken more seriously than it is in France.

Food & Beverage

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