Food & Beverage

U.S.-Mexico Spat Threatens Avocado Shortage

February 15, 2022

The great avocado affair of 2022 began with a little-noticed weekend press release from Mexico’s Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry. The U.S. was shutting down imports of avocados from Mexico’s top producing region because one of its inspectors received a threatening phone call.

Seven Procurement and Supply Chain Technology Trends for 2022

February 11, 2022

Costas Xyloyiannis, SCB Contributor

Which market forces will disrupt enterprises with complex supply chains in 2022? Following are seven key predictions.

Food Inflation Is Coming for Valentine’s Day Sweets

February 11, 2022

Bloomberg

The building block for most cookies, cakes, breads and pastries has spiked 10.3% in the past year, the biggest jump since 2011.

Net-Zero Plans of the Biggest Global Companies Don't Add Up

February 8, 2022

Bloomberg

What do Unilever, Google and Amazon have in common? Their net-zero promises do not add up to net zero, a new report says.

Trucker Protest Strands Beef Shipments at U.S.-Canada Border

February 1, 2022

Bloomberg

Protesters who are rallying against vaccine mandates are holding up shipments of Canadian beef to the U.S.

Nestle to Pay Cocoa Farmers Cash Incentives to Fight Child Labor

January 31, 2022

Bloomberg

Nestle SA will offer cocoa farmers and their families in the Ivory Coast cash incentives that aim to reduce child labor, as the chocolate industry faces growing scrutiny over the problem.

Smithfield’s Ambitious Plans to Cut Food Waste in the Supply Chain

January 26, 2022

Helen Atkinson, Senior Editor

The world's biggest pork producer is aiming to halve its U.S. food waste by 2030.

The Future of Food Retail Is a Hybrid Approach to Shopping

January 19, 2022

Raz Golan, SCB Contributor

From erecting cardboard cutouts designed to obscure produce shortages to jettisoning their usual discounts and promotions, grocers have turned to a range of solutions to get themselves through the global supply chain crisis.

Trucker Vaccine Rule Is Making Freight and Fruit Pricier

January 18, 2022

Bloomberg

New rules requiring truckers to show proof of vaccination when crossing the Canada-U.S. border are cutting into shipping capacity and boosting the cost of hauling everything from broccoli to tomatoes.

The Grocery E-Commerce Surge Is Here to Stay

January 13, 2022

Jake Heldenberg, SCB Contributor

The pandemic has driven a cultural change in consumer behavior that's sticking around.

Food & Beverage

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