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The Science of ‘Fingerprinting’ Products in the Supply Chain

October 15, 2018

The term “forensic science” conjures up images of police dramas and crime investigations. But it turns out to have a strong connection to global supply chains, too.

Eight Methods That Improve Forecasting Accuracy

October 11, 2018

Logility

Lawsuit Charges That Popular ‘Natural’ Beverage Is Full of Synthetic Ingredients

October 11, 2018

Los Angeles Times

The LaCroix brand of fizzy water came seemingly out of nowhere in the last few years, propelling its parent company to nearly $1bn in annual sales.

First U.S. Robot Farm Replaces Humans With 'Incredibly Intelligent' Machines

October 10, 2018

The Guardian

America’s first autonomous robot farm hopes that artificial intelligence can remake an industry facing a serious labor shortage and pressure to produce more crops.

Trump's New Chinese Tariffs Are Hitting Dollar Tree Stores

October 9, 2018

Fortune

President Donald Trump’s new 10-percent tariff on Chinese imports is impacting low- and middle-income customers somewhere you might not expect.

Europe’s Largest Retailer Adopts Blockchain to Track Fresh Produce

October 9, 2018

Reuters

Retail giant Carrefour SA has adopted blockchain ledger technology to track and trace chicken, eggs and tomatoes as they travel from farms to stores.

Unilever Tops List of Food and Drink Firms Tackling Forced Labor

October 4, 2018

Reuters

Anglo-Dutch giant Unilever topped a new list ranking how well food and drink companies tackle the risk of forced labor in their supply chains, ahead of Kellogg Company and Coca-Cola.

Nafta by Any Other Name Is Just Fine With Corporate America

October 4, 2018

Bloomberg

The sky isn’t falling. That’s the message coming from Corporate America after President Trump reached a deal to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement.

'They Want Us to Be Robots': Workers Fear Amazon's Changes

Whole Foods staff are worried that Amazon, the grocery chain’s new owner, is trying to turn them into “robots” and are seeking to set up a union to protect their jobs.

October 2, 2018

The Guardian

Whole Foods staff are worried that Amazon, the grocery chain’s new owner, is trying to turn them into “robots” and are seeking to set up a union to protect their jobs.

Here’s What’s in the New Nafta

There’s a lot to digest in the new trade agreement that the United States, Mexico and Canada finalized in deadline-beating fashion on Sunday, starting with a name change.

October 2, 2018

The New York Times

There’s a lot to digest in the new trade agreement that the United States, Mexico and Canada, starting with a name change.

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