Food & Beverage

Paper Crunch Hits American Retailers When They Need It Most

September 27, 2021

Skyrocketing demand for boxes and packing materials during the pandemic has slashed paper production across North America, and it couldn’t have come at a worse time for retail companies.

India Taps Amazon, Microsoft to Boost Its Farming Industry

September 17, 2021

Bloomberg

Amazon, Microsoft and Cisco Systems are among technology giants lining up to harness data from India’s farmers in an ambitious government-led productivity drive aimed at transforming an outmoded agricultural industry.

U.K. Delays Brexit Border Checks on EU Food as Shortages Hit

September 15, 2021

Bloomberg

The U.K. delayed new post-Brexit border checks on food from the European Union to mitigate a supply chain crisis in a move that was immediately criticized as handing the bloc’s producers a competitive advantage.

Making Seeds to Withstand Climate Change Is Getting Harder

World Faces Growing Risk of Food Shortages Due to Climate Change

September 14, 2021

Bloomberg

Yields of staple crops could decline by almost a third by 2050 unless emissions are drastically reduced in the next decade.

Consumers Are Out for ‘Revenge.’ How Should Retailers and Suppliers Respond?

September 13, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

And now, after a year and a half of lockdowns, countless business closures and severe shortages of both essential and non-essential goods, comes the revenge economy.

THE SCB PODCAST

Podcast | A Portrait of the Post-Pandemic Grocery Shopper

September 10, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

What is this creature whom we call “the post-pandemic grocery shopper”?

Johnson’s Brexit First Strategy Collides With Empty Shop Shelves

September 8, 2021

Bloomberg

Boris Johnson’s reluctance to turn to the European Union to ease a supply chain crisis that has seen shelves in supermarkets run empty has highlighted his government’s priority: Brexit first.

Global Worker Shortage, Brexit Drive Up Food Prices

September 7, 2021

Bloomberg

Across the world, a dearth of workers is shaking up food supply chains.

Ida Tests America’s Grain Export Infrastructure

September 3, 2021

Bloomberg

American grain exporters are gauging whether it’s worth waiting out shipping delays in the wake of Hurricane Ida or shipping grain using rail transport to lesser used elevators throughout the U.S.

Most Employers Say Vaccine Mandates Are Possible by End of Year

September 3, 2021

Bloomberg

Vaccine mandates are set to get more common in the workplace.

Food & Beverage

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