Food & Beverage

Four Ways New Consumer Buying Behaviors Are Impacting Manufacturing

October 28, 2020

Shifts in consumer buying patterns can have ripple effects through the supply chain that ultimately impact manufacturers’ own customer base and manufacturers themselves.

Port CEO Wants to Stop Food Rotting on Ships

October 28, 2020

Bloomberg

One of the largest container port operators is calling on the shipping industry to tackle a growing yet often overlooked major environmental problem: spoiled food from hauling produce around the world.

Brexit, Covid and Climate Are Colluding to Raise U.K. Food Prices

October 27, 2020

Bloomberg

Supermarket prices in Britain could start increasing in coming months as food supplies get pummeled by a triple whammy of Brexit, COVID-19 and weather-struck harvests.

Carrier Transicold Enhances eSolutions Platform for Fleet Visibility and Control

October 23, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

Carrier Transicold’s, a global provider of building and cold chain solutions, recently announced updates to its eSolutions telematics platform for remote monitoring of refrigerated trucks and trailers, including a new web-based dashboard that provides critical fleet information for better decision making.

The Pandemic Guts Airbus, But It’s Worse for Thousands of Suppliers

October 22, 2020

Bloomberg

With COVID-19 grounding a third of planes globally, airlines have put orders on hold, crushing the businesses that serve them.

Food Fraud Is Growing With the Pandemic. Here's How to Prevent It.

October 21, 2020

Mike Seed, SCB Contributor

With COVID-19 disrupting and delaying supply-chain audits, suppliers and consumers beware.

$100-Billion Chocolate Industry Still Plagued by Child Labor

October 21, 2020

Bloomberg

A decade after the $100 billion chocolate industry pledged to cut child labor in the world’s top cocoa producers, a report sponsored by the U.S. government shows the problem has actually gotten worse.

How Blockchain Benefits the Coffee Supply Chain

October 19, 2020

Daniel Browning, SCB Contributor

Blockchain can help ensure that coffee growers are given fair payments for their crops, and are maintaining sustainability practices.

Modi’s Reforms Could Help Turn India Into Food-Export Powerhouse

October 16, 2020

Bloomberg

If Prime Minister Narendra Modi's move toward a free market for farm sales succeeds, India could not only feed itself, but become a major food exporter.

Countries Rush to Hoard Food as Prices Rise, Covid Worsens

October 15, 2020

Bloomberg

Agricultural commodity buyers from Cairo to Islamabad have been on a shopping spree since the COVID-19 pandemic upended supply chains.

Food & Beverage

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