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Record Spending Predicted for Easter Season

March 21, 2016

Shoppers are expected to spend roughly $17.3bn on Easter goods this year, a record amount according to the National Retail Federation's annual Easter Spending Survey conducted by Prosper Insights and Analytics.

Dig In: Restaurants to See Cost of Beef Decrease as Much as 17 Percent

February 24, 2016

SpenDifference

Reversing years of steadily increasing prices, the cost of beef is expected to decrease between 10 percent and 17 percent across all primal cuts in 2016 in what amounts to "the biggest story of the year" for chain restaurant operators, said DeWayne Dove, vice president of risk management for supply chain management firm SpenDifference.

Feds Enlarge Investigation of Chipotle's Tainted Food Crisis

February 4, 2016

New York Times

Chipotle Mexican Grill revealed on Tuesday that federal prosecutors had expanded their inquiry into the company's multi-state outbreaks of food-borne illnesses, further threatening sales that declined steeply by the end of last year.

Hilton Plans to Ban Cages, Crates in Its Food Supply Chain

April 9, 2015

Hilton Worldwide

Hilton Worldwide has announced it will begin to eliminate the use of cages for egg-laying chickens and gestation crates for breeding pigs in its global food supply chain. The announcement was made in conjunction with the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the nation's largest animal protection organization.

Does McDonald's Need to Serve Up Better Supply Chain Transparency?

February 10, 2015

Harvard Business Review

Recently, McDonald's, the world's iconic largest food service provider, has been (forgive the cliché) through the grinder. Poor performance has led to the departure of its CEO and plenty of critical attention in the business pages. Part of this story relates to the provenance, or origins, of its products: Chains that provide more upmarket "fast casual" dining such as Panera, Chipotle, and Shake Shack have brands that speak of freshness, health and trustworthy sourcing.

New Facility at Johns Hopkins Tracks Food, Assets, Staff

May 17, 2012

RFID Journal

When Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine opened its new 1.6 million-square-foot facility with two 12-story towers this year, the building featured a real-time location system (RTLS) that enables the hospital to monitor the locations of hundreds of nurses, as well as thousands of pumps, wheelchairs and other high-value moving equipment.