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Unilever Uses Phones to Track Sustainable Palm Oil

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.

Source: Bloomberg

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

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.

Photo: Bloomberg

Beirut Explosion Destroys Tons of Lebanon’s Food Stocks

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.

An Aug. 4 explosion tore through the Port of Beirut. Photo: Bloomberg.

For These Workers, Getting Covid Means Getting Fired

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.

A farm worker harvests asparagus. Photo: Bloomberg.

A Green Nutritional Powder Catches On, But Its Supply Chain Needed to Catch Up

Athletic Greens goes looking for a distribution and e-commerce partner that can help it to maintain service quality with a fast-growing, direct-to-consumer fulfillment model.

For The Wenger Group, Process Automation Means Improved Food Safety

A regional producer of agricultural products sheds paper and manual processes in favor of an automated system for complying with strict regulations on food safety.

AKI Group Transforms Routing Operations, Saves $1 Million

The Dubai-based conglomerate, facing significant operational inefficiencies and a huge number of different products and customers, moves to assert more control over transportation routing and scheduling.

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Five Keys to Navigating COVID-19 in Food Supply Chains

As manufacturers and suppliers face the challenges of combating the pandemic and keeping employees safe, they’ll need to adopt a multilayered approach.

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Lineage Logistics Announces Launch of its Canadian Platform

Lineage Logistics, a provider of temperature-controlled logistics solutions, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ontario Refrigerated Services, a family-operated cold storage company offering temperature-controlled space in the Greater Toronto market, marking Lineage’s entrance into the Canadian market.

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American Meat Packers Don’t Have Answers for Lack of Distancing

As part of an investigation into the spread of coronavirus at U.S. meat plants, Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker released responses from major producers that defended their operations during the pandemic.

A worker packages trays of ground beef chuck. Photo: Bloomberg.

How the Grocery Industry Is Responding to New Consumer Behavior

This year's supply-chain shocks are forcing grocery retailers to answer to changing consumer needs — and fast.

Source: Bloomberg

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