Food & Beverage

If You Are What You Eat, America Tastes Like Chicken

September 27, 2017

U.S. eating habits have undergone a slow transformation since the 1970s, as shown through annual consumption data tracked by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. And it's not a simple story of expanding waistlines and new ways to pig out. By looking at when different foods found peak favor and comparing their rises and falls, key moments can be isolated in the story of American eating.

Three Ideal Areas for Automation Investment in Retail Distribution Centers

September 26, 2017

TGW Systems

Three Ways to Cost Justify Investment in Freezer-Automation

September 26, 2017

TGW Systems

Most Brands in Malaysia and Singapore Don't Disclose Palm Oil Use

September 26, 2017

The Guardian

A new scorecard rating companies headquartered in Singapore and Malaysia on their palm oil sustainability commitments has found that the majority do not disclose any information on their sourcing practices.

There Are an Estimated 40M Slaves in the World. Where Are They?

September 26, 2017

The Washington Post

Slavery is not a thing of the past. A new report by the U.N.-affiliated International Labor Office (ILO) and the Walk Free Foundation estimates that there were 40.3 million people in some form of modern slavery around the world on any given day last year.

Where Corn Pollutes America Most, and Who's Responsible

September 21, 2017

Bloomberg

Companies want to know the environmental impact of their supply chains. Researchers used a crucial commodity to show them.

A Third of Consumers Trust Food Supply Chains, Report Says

September 20, 2017

Supply Management

Consumer trust in the U.K. food sector is declining as it emerges fraud is costing the industry £12bn ($16.29bn) a year, according to a report.

This Startup Aims to Make Crops Produce Their Own Nitrogen Fertilizer

September 20, 2017

Forbes

German conglomerate Bayer, together with Boston biotech startup Ginkgo Bioworks, announced last week that they're creating a new company that could make it possible for crops like corn, wheat and rice to produce nitrogen fertilizer.

Nordstrom Is Opening a Store That Will Serve Beer But Won't Stock Clothes

September 19, 2017

Fortune

Nordstrom is trying a smaller store on for size.

U.K. Firms Have Slavery 'Blind Spot,' Research Shows

September 19, 2017

Supply Management

U.K. firms are focusing anti-slavery efforts on foreign supply chains and overlooking forced labour at home, according to research.

Food & Beverage

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