Last week, 36 million pounds of imported nonorganic soybeans suddenly obtained "organic" labels for domestic sale after entering California. This could happen because soybeans, like other foods, are imported via complex global supply chains, involving many different specialist businesses between the farmer and the final customer.
Bond Brand Loyalty, a brand loyalty agency, recently released its seventh annual consumer loyalty report. The Loyalty Report 2017 finds that company loyalty programs remain one of the biggest drivers of brand choice and loyalty.
Everything at Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Pocantico Hills, N.Y., has a story. Servers, chefs, and farmers at the restaurant, which was recently ranked No. 11 in the world, are there to tell it to anyone with a few hundred dollars, several hours, and a reservation.
O-ring Sales & Service, a Kansas City-based distributor of o-rings and specialized components, is offering its industrial manufacturer customers an RFID-based solution to manage their inventory at manufacturing sites.
Members of the U.S. seafood industry are fearful that Canada's approval of a new trade deal with the European Union will cause big problems for the American lobster business, just as the catch is hitting historic highs.
As its Jet.com acquisition continues to pay out, Wal-Mart is seeing hyper growth in e-commerce, with U.S. online sales up 63 percent in the first quarter. On the physical side of things, Wal-Mart's store traffic and same-store sales were both up in an extremely challenging retail environment, rising 1.5 and 1.4 percent respectively.