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Smaller Sizes, Higher Cost: What's Going On With 'Shrinkflation'?

In recent trips to the grocery store, consumers might have noticed that package sizes are shrinking while prices remain the same, or in some cases increase.

Firms Brace for Extra Brexit Red Tape Amid Supply Chain Squeeze

Just as firms wrestle with a global supply chain crisis and fresh pandemic restrictions, companies in the U.K. and European Union face another looming headache: More post-Brexit red tape.

A truck passes shipping containers on the dockside at the Port of Felixstowe Ltd. in Felixstowe, U.K. Photo: Bloomberg.

Five Ways Self-Driving Forklifts Can Provide a Competitive Edge

The newest generation of smart forklifts can help solve issues surrounding labor and workflow management efficiency and agility.

An autonomous material-handling vehicle moves through a warehouse. Photo: Vecna Robotics.

Podcast | How PepsiCo Beverages Coped With COVID

How has PepsiCo Beverages of North America, with more than $22.5 billion in net revenue, 65-plus manufacturing sites and 420 distribution centers, managed to keep operations going during the COVID-19 pandemic?

A PepsiCo Inc. soda bottle. Photo: Qu?nh Lê M?nh/ Pexels.

There May Be Enough Turkeys for Thanksgiving, But at a Price

The cost of a traditional Thanksgiving Day feast has risen 14% this year, while the bird’s price tag has jumped 24%.

Photo: Karolina Grabowska/ Pexels.

Data Science Platform Gives CPGs Access to Robust Transaction Data, Enabling Growth

84.51°, a retail data science, insights and media company, announced the release of its new platform, the 84.51° Collaborative Cloud, designed to help the CPG industry optimize its data science teams.

Coffee Supply Crisis Means More Expensive, Bitter Tasting Brews

Coffee snobs have a lot to worry about right now. A global shortage of beans is already threatening to push up prices at cafes and supermarkets. Now, your morning cappuccino or latte might start leaving a bitter taste for other reasons too.

A barista serves a latte. Photo: Kevin Menajang/ Pexels.

How Farmers Around the World Are Battling ‘Post-Apocalyptic’ Food Crisis

The world is facing a new era of rapidly increasing food prices that could push almost 2 billion more people into hunger in a worst-case climate crisis. Confronting the dire predictions, farmers have begun to adapt.

A farm worker harvests asparagus. Photo: Bloomberg.

Global Food Prices to Stay High on Labor Crunch, Cargill CEO Says

Food prices will likely stay elevated in 2022 as disruptions to the global supply chain are set to persist, according to the head of Cargill, who highlighted labor shortages as one of the biggest risks facing the industry.

A gantry crane loads a shipping container filled with corn for export from a grain terminal operated by Cargill Inc. Photo: Bloomberg.

Nestle Sees E-Commerce Contributing a Quarter of Sales by 2025

The food industry is increasingly embracing e-commerce as the pandemic led more consumers to switch to buying groceries online.

A robotic arm lifts boxes at a Nestle SA factory in Batangas province, the Philippines. Photo: Bloomberg.

Food Giants Try Carbon Labels to Solve Their Climate Problem

Nestle SA, Pepsico Inc. and 25 other companies are backing a project that calculates a product’s environmental impact from farm to store and then grades it with a color-coded label. It’s the first time a partnership this big is working to find a one-size-fits-all way to assess the supply chain.

Farm workers harvest potatoes. Photo: Getty Images.

Rise of the Robots Speeds Up in Pandemic With U.S. Labor Scarce

American workers are hoping that the tight pandemic labor market will translate into better pay. It might just mean robots take their jobs instead.

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