Industry Faces Supply Chain ‘Perfect Storm’

The baking industry is grappling with serious supply chain and commodity cost challenges that are emerging even as the pandemic is not yet out of the picture.

Huffman, Graves Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Combat IUU Fishing, Human Rights Abuses

Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA), Chair of the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife, and Representative Garret Graves (R-LA) introduced the Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention Act to combat illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing and human rights abuses in the seafood supply chain.

Professionalizing Migrant Workforce Good for All Involved in Fresh Produce Supply Chain

May 11, 2021 Perishable News

In April, CIERTO Co-Founder and CEO, Joe Martinez, was himself recruited to participate in a panel on fair recruitment in Agriculture. The panel took place at the 2021 Global Forum for Responsible Recruitment (GFFR).

iTradeNetwork Adds Sales Leaders To Executive and Operations Staff

May 3, 2021 iTradeNetwork

iTradeNetwork, the global provider of supply chain management solutions for the food and beverage industry, announced two new key additions to its team today. Theresa Trees was named Executive Vice President of Commercial Sales and Amy Mi was appointed Vice President of Sales Operations.

DeltaTrak: Produce Industry Supply Chain Challenges and Opportunities

April 29, 2021 DeltaTrak

Perhaps the biggest supply chain challenge is the availability of trucks and drivers. Peak produce seasons exacerbate the trucking shortage.