food supply chain

In a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya issued a stark warning about the state of the American food supply, calling it "the most precarious it's ever been." The food supply was one of several topics covered on the episode with host Joe Rogan,...

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022 has been one of the biggest stories around the world and for the public markets over the last year and a half. One of the biggest world items affected the most is the food supply, which has seen spikes in prices due to troubles with exports from...

The U.S. food supply chain has become so efficient in recent years that grocery stores and their customers do not anticipate the sight of empty shelves. That image, however, was quickly shattered in the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic when grocers, large and small, could not receive certain...

New demands for transparency and ethical sourcing are shaking up the food supply chain. For the first time since the packaged food revolution, consumers are now learning more about where their food comes from and how it gets to them. And for a large swath of the public it is raising some questions...

This year, World Food Day fell on October 16. The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released a new report about world hunger, based on data from 2016. In that report, the FAO says it is replacing its previous measures of food waste and food loss with two new indicators, the...

Since writing about the challenges ahead for food supply chains, I have been thinking about how perishable foods and other items are transported from one part of the world to another. What is the role for new technologies in global supply chains for perishable products? The question gnaws at me...

Food supply chains are often plagued with a lack of visibility and transparency, extending from the farm to the fork. The primary reason for these issues is the way food is being sourced. Food sourcing is now truly global, with produce being shipped from different corners of the world and stocked...

United States and Mexican avocado growers and importers recently broke ground on a partnership facility called "Casa APEAM" in Uruapan, Mexico. The new $12 million facility will be a venture between the Association of Export Producers and Packers of Avocado from Mexico (APEAM), the Mexican...

FreightWaves features Market Voices – a forum for voices with unique knowledge of numerous transportation/logistics/supply chain sectors, as well as other critical expertise. Two weeks ago I returned home after walking 15 miles. I was starving. I was also excited at the prospect of eating two or...

  Archer Daniels Midland Co. (NYSE: ADM), one of the largest agricultural processors in the world, is offering buyouts to an unspecified number of employees, an offer that expires on June 30, 2019. ADM did not disclose how many employees had been invited to retire early. A spokesperson for...

According to an Associated Press news brief, an Indianapolis-based food company has issued a recall for pre-cut melon products that are being sold in 16 states after the fruit was linked to a salmonella outbreak. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on April 12 that the recall...

Albertsons Companies, the second-largest grocer in the U.S., has announced that it is joining the IBM Food Trust network that runs on a blockchain framework, in an attempt to increase transparency and visibility into its supply chain. The IBM Food Trust network is a consortium that comprises more...