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The Future of Food Retail Is a Hybrid Approach to Shopping

From erecting cardboard cutouts designed to obscure produce shortages to jettisoning their usual discounts and promotions, grocers have turned to a range of solutions to get themselves through the global supply chain crisis.

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Trucker Vaccine Rule Is Making Freight and Fruit Pricier

New rules requiring truckers to show proof of vaccination when crossing the Canada-U.S. border are cutting into shipping capacity and boosting the cost of hauling everything from broccoli to tomatoes.

A woman holds up her vaccination card. Photo: Bloomberg.

The Grocery E-Commerce Surge Is Here to Stay

The pandemic has driven a cultural change in consumer behavior that's sticking around.

Food items in a refrigerator. Photo: Pexels.

Omicron’s Spread Means More Food Outages at U.S. Grocery Stores

The highly contagious omicron virus variant is disrupting already stressed food supply chains, sickening so many workers that more shortages at grocery stores are all but certain.

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Three Supply Chain Problems in the Restaurant Industry, and How to Solve Them

Let's look at the contributing factors behind ongoing supply chain issues in the restaurant industry, and proven tactics to help solve them.

U.S. Needs to Guard Exports From Supply Chain Snarls, Biden’s Envoy Says

U.S. port authorities and ocean carriers, dealing with record import volumes, need to ensure that exports aren’t hindered amid the unprecedented supply chain logjams that aren’t showing clear signs of dissipating, President Biden’s port envoy says.

A CMA CGM Group container ship is berthed at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, California. Photo: Port of Oakland.

Biden Launches Plan to Fight Meatpacker Giants on Inflation

President Biden promised to “fight for fairer prices” for farmers and consumers as he announced plans to combat the market power of the giant conglomerates that dominate meat and poultry processing.

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

Enhancing Food Traceability and Purity Through Direct Sourcing

Today’s global supply chains are so complex that merely identifying all of the parties involved in getting product to market, especially where there’s the potential for fraud, can be hugely difficult. So why not just cut out those intermediaries and deal directly with the actual supplier of raw materials?

Vegetables are assorted in a basket. Photo: Jill Wellington/ Pexels.

Retail’s Battle With Covid Actually Saved Its Stores

When COVID-19 erupted 21 months ago and upended retailers around the world, it looked like just another chapter in the sad story of an industry’s decline. The reality of the pandemic era, however, hasn’t played out that way.

Signage is displayed in at an Amazon.com Inc. Pop-Up store in Chicago, Illinois. Photo: Bloomberg.

That Cream Cheese Shortage You Heard About? Cyberattacks Played a Part

The cream cheese shortage wreaking havoc on bagel shops and bakeries is, in part, due to a cyberattack on the biggest U.S. cheese manufacturer.

A bagel with cream cheese rests on a tray. Photo: Getty Images.

Rising Inflation Hits Holiday Menus Around the World

Mince pies. Latkes. Eggnog. Tamales. As extended families the world over plan holiday celebrations again, they’re encountering a harsh reality: Traditional foods, especially those sold for a limited time in even a normal year, are significantly costlier in 2021 — if they’re even available at all.

Assorted holiday cookies sit on a baking rack. Photo: Jonathan Meyer/ Pexels.

Why Thanksgiving 2021 Was the Most Expensive Yet

In 2020, the average cost of Thanksgiving dinner for a family of 10 was $46.90 per person, an all-time low. Fast forward to 2021, and Thanksgiving was the most expensive on record.

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