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Is Your Halloween Candy Responsibly Sourced?

SupplyShift

Cocoa beans grow best in hot and rainy regions hugging the equator, places like Ghana, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Ecuador, Peru and Papua New Guinea. The world’s largest food and beverage company made a “no deforestation” commitment in 2010 and has vowed not to source palm oil from land that was cleared of natural forest after 2015.

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Logistics Execs Split on Outcome of NAFTA Talks

Material Handling & Logistics

GDP gain in 2010. Among other Latin countries, Peru is the biggest mover, climbing three spots to No. That would mark the fastest expansion for emerging markets since 2013 and a second consecutive year of higher growth for developing economies, which have slowed dramatically since a 7.4% Uruguay rises three places to No.

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Is Your Halloween Candy Responsibly Sourced?

SupplyShift

Cocoa beans grow best in hot and rainy regions hugging the equator, places like Ghana, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Ecuador, Peru and Papua New Guinea. The world’s largest food and beverage company made a “no deforestation” commitment in 2010 and has vowed not to source palm oil from land that was cleared of natural forest after 2015.

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If You Can’t Stand the Fire, then Tame It: Chef José Andrés and Supply Chain Management

Elementum

A Chef’s Journey I first became aware of José Andrés in 2010 when I ate at his Washington DC-based restaurant, Jaleo. World Central Kitchen was started in 2010 in response to that year’s Haiti earthquake. There’s so much goodness in this quote as it relates to supply chain management, especially in today’s troubling environment.

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Citius, Altius, Fortius… and Greatness

Tailwind

It conjured up so many wonderful memories of the time they were here in my hometown of Vancouver, BC, Canada during the Vancouver – Whistler 2010 Winter Olympics. It makes put on my (still unwashed) 2010 Team Canada hockey jersey, festooned with buttons from all over the world! Some vivid moments will live with me forever.

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List of Top 65 Marketplaces Across the Globe in 2019

Vinculum

Founded in 2010, Wish is one the fastest growing marketplaces with more than 300 million customers in the US and Europe. Linio is a Latin American marketplace with presence in 8 countries – Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and Argentina. With over 10,000 sellers and $7.3

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How Can We Heal the Global Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Shaman

In the last six months, in my travels, I have presented to supply chain teams in China, Belgium, France, Germany, Peru, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. If you trace the year-over-year pattern, you can see that P&G made progress on inventory turns and operating margin 2006-2007, 2009-2010.