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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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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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A Big Week for U.S. Trade Legislation: Updates on TPA & GSP

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam. This agreement will seek to sync regulatory standards such as food safety and medical standards. This is likely to be a traditional trade deal that lowers tariffs and barriers, however the scope is massive. and the European Union.