Federal investigators found children, some as young as 13, employed by Fayette Industrial as industrial cleaners at meat processing plants in Iowa and Virginia.
The Ivory Coast Cashew Industry Group asked for a renewed plan guaranteeing cashew suppliers up to 20% of the GTCI’s processing capacity at the beginning of each season.
Respondents expressed optimism in the economy, and more than 50% say they’ve seen a “greater focus and understanding of supply chains” from those in the C-Suite.
The British Retail Consortium said that it had noticed a “temporary disruption” to some black tea lines, while an industry source suggested that some flavored lines had been delayed.
Seven states will fund projects that expand the capacity for the processing, manufacturing, storage and distribution of food products through the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure program.
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