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World’s Largest Chocolate Maker Eyes U.S. Supply Deals

The world’s largest bulk-chocolate maker is eyeing supply deals in the U.S. as the market consolidates and consumer tastes change.

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There’s a Multibillion-Dollar Race to Replace the Chicken Egg

The market for egg alternatives, once a fusty category targeted mostly at institutional bakers and vegans, is officially blowing up.

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A Wine and Spirits Marketer Seeks Proof of Blockchain

Few industries stand to benefit from blockchain technology more than the wine and spirits business.

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The Mighty Pea Is Everybody’s New Favorite Plant-Based Protein

With peas becoming such a hot commodity, and global sales expected to quadruple by 2025, big players are preparing to ramp up supply.

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Walmart Is Tightening OTIF Requirements. Can Suppliers Step Up Their Game?

Suppliers are scrambling to meet Walmart’s tighter standards for delivery performance — and they can expect the giant retailer to keep raising the bar.

New Strategic Sourcing Tool Connects 200 Restaurant Chains With 6,000 Foodservice Suppliers

The solution analyzes product spend, vendor contracts and commodity market intelligence to identify sourcing opportunities, streamline process and expand supplier collaboration.

This U.K. Grocer Has Faster Robots Than Amazon, Analyst Says

David would win against Goliath in an automation faceoff in the U.K. online delivery market.

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Pig `Ebola' Virus Sends Shock Waves Through World Food Chain

What started with a few dozen dead pigs in northeastern China is sending shock waves through the global food chain.

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Starbucks, Dunkin' Brace for Levies, Bans on To-Go Coffee Cups

Overwhelmed by trash, jurisdictions around the world are banning single-use plastic takeaway containers and cups.

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Inventory Burn From Caterpillar to Coca-Cola Set to Hit U.S. GDP

U.S. companies including Coca-Cola Co., Whirlpool Corp. and Caterpillar Inc. confront the need to reverse bloated stockpiles of products after inventories surged across corporate America.

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Walmart Creates an Angus Beef Supply Chain, Bypassing Tyson

The nation’s biggest grocer has partnered with a Texas cattle rancher and other industry-related businesses to provide a steady supply of no-hormone-added Angus beef to 500 of its U.S. stores.

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Technology Just Might Solve the Dwell Time Conundrum

Nobody profits when drivers wait in the loading dock of a distribution center for teams to load or unload their trucks. It costs everybody in food retail. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration estimates “detention time” costs trucking companies $3 billion a year and, if you carry that over to the larger economy, the price the public ultimately pays is closer to $6.5 billion a year.

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