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Consumers Can Now Track Carbon in an Ear of Corn From Farm to Table

September 15, 2020

Companies will be soon able to track the carbon emissions from an ear of corn to a pork chop, allowing them to market products to environmentally conscious eaters.

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Podcast | How to Cut Down on Global Food Waste

September 11, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Each year, 1.3 billion tons of food are lost or go to waste — and a third of those losses occur in transit.

How a Big Grocery Supply Chain Took Control During the Pandemic

August 31, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

In the battle to keep essential products flowing to store shelves during the coronavirus pandemic, Retail Business Services has been on the front line.

Three Ways to Reinvent Your Business Post-COVID-19

August 27, 2020

John Frazier, SCB Contributor

As businesses continue to plunge into uncertainty, here are three strategies to consider.

Starbucks Customers, Farmers Can Now Trace Their Coffee With Blockchain

August 26, 2020

Bloomberg

Starbucks fans can now trace their coffee. And so can farmers, who will know for the first time where their beans end up.

How to Optimize a Direct-to-Consumer Supply Chain

August 19, 2020

Joe Bellini, SCB Contributor

With storefronts under siege, strengthening direct-to-consumer channels has never been more important for retailers and manufacturers.

Unilever Uses Phones to Track Sustainable Palm Oil

August 18, 2020

Bloomberg

Unilever is planning to use new geo-location technology to make its palm oil supply chains more transparent and tackle a farm-to-table traceability problem that has plagued the industry for decades.

Fixing COVID-19’s Food Disaster Could Also Slash Climate Emissions

August 14, 2020

Bloomberg

The pandemic has cut greenhouse gases in some key ways, as people are flying and driving less. But food waste accounts for one reason why the drops likely won’t fall as low as hoped.

Beirut Explosion Destroys Tonnes of Lebanon’s Food Stocks

Beirut Explosion Destroys Tons of Lebanon’s Food Stocks

August 6, 2020

Bloomberg

The huge explosion in Lebanon’s capital of Beirut tore through major grain silos, stoking fears of shortages in a nation that imports nearly all its food and is already reeling from economic crisis.

For These Workers, Getting Covid Means Getting Fired

August 3, 2020

Bloomberg

As coronavirus cases explode at U.S. farms and food factories, the foreign migrants who pick fruit, clean seafood and sort vegetables are getting trapped in tightly packed bunkhouses where illness spreads like wildfire.