Supply Chain

Southern Shrimp Alliance: The Outlaw Ocean Project Investigation Regarding Imported Shrimp Supply Chains

March 25, 2024 Southern Shrimp Alliance

Through the disclosures of a whistleblower, The Outlaw Ocean Project documents the abhorrent conditions maintained in company-owned living quarters for migrant workers who peeled shrimp for export. Its publicly released documents highlight active, intentional steps taken by officials at the processor to prevent workers from leaving dormitories and company grounds. These communications describe continual, relentless labor without breaks and grotesque abusive behavior. …

Tyson Ventures Invites Startups to Apply for Tyson Demo Day 2024

March 25, 2024 Tyson Foods, Inc.

Tyson Demo Day 2024 aims to revolutionize the future of the Tyson Foods food supply chain by collaborating with innovative startups that foster sustainable practices, enhance transparency, create new efficiencies and ensure the highest standards of quality across the company’s unique supply chain. …

The Technological Transformation of the Seafood Supply Chain

August 1, 2023 Michigan State University

Integrating technology into a supply chain can be a challenge, and the seafood industry is no exception with the advent of traceability technology that monitors the catch from water to plate. …

ProducePay and Four Star Fruit Partner on Industry-First Direct-to-Retail Fresh Produce Supply Chain Program for U.S. Grocers

July 14, 2023 ProducePay

ProducePay, the marketplace transforming the global produce industry into a more connected and sustainable supply chain, and Four Star Fruit, one of the largest growers and shippers of table grapes, today launched the fresh produce industry’s first-of-its-kind direct-to-retail supply chain program. Leveraging the ProducePay platform and Four Star Fruit’s extensive expertise in table grapes, this transformative initiative helps U.S. national retailers solve two of its greatest challenges – how to meet year-round demand for high quality fresh produce while also keeping prices stable for consumers. …

New FMI Analysis: Food Retailers and Suppliers Continue to Innovate to Future-Proof Businesses as Inflation, Workforce, Supply Chain Issues Persist

July 13, 2023 FMI

Food retailers and suppliers, facing formidable challenges with a changing workforce, inflation, supply chain hurdles, intense competition and shifting consumer buying habits, are investing in more creative and proactive approaches to future-proof their businesses, according to FMI—The Food Industry Association’s annual comprehensive research analysis The Food Retailing Industry Speaks 2023. …