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Food Security and National Security

Enterra Insights

”[2] According to McKinsey & Company analysts, there are six recognized world breadbaskets: Brazil/Argentina, United States/Canada, Northwestern Europe, Northern India, China/Southeast Asia, and Russia/Ukraine.[3] And then it moves through this whole chain of events, of being processed and packaged and stored.

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Transparency & Candor: Meet Three New Supply Chain Leaders Up Close

Stord

Paola Jacobs, VP of People For over two years, Paola Jacobs has focused on the people at Stord with the same attention to detail and care that Stord provides for each and every package we deliver. Question: What is the best advice you have received in your career that got you to this point? Paola: “It’s all about the people.”

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Grocery Shopping and Inflation, Part Two: Impact on Consumers

Enterra Insights

” On the other, Ryan reports that consumer packaged goods manufacturers and grocery stores are trying to hold prices down because they risk losing market share as consumers go bargain hunting. … Major droughts in countries like Brazil and Argentina have been driving up prices for corn, coffee, and soybeans.

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The Upswing of Chinese Logistics Companies

Elementum

Within South America, Brazil and Argentina were the most notable markets for logistics in RoW. Competition: In comparison to the USA, sending and receiving packages within China can be quick and inexpensive. North America shows promising growth in trade activities thanks to deals between the US and China, South America, and Europe.

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List of Top 65 Marketplaces Across the Globe in 2019

Vinculum

Launched in 2011 as a shoe retailer, the marketplace now sells online in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico. Linio is a Latin American marketplace with presence in 8 countries – Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and Argentina. Basic package listings are charged as £0.15 + VAT.

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Klabin Partners with EcoVadis to Advance Supply Chain Sustainability Leadership and Performance in Latin America

EcoVadis

Klabin is the largest producer and exporter of paper for packaging in Brazil, it’s the only company offering one-stop shop solutions in hardwood, softwood and fluff pulp, and the leader in corrugated board packaging and industrial bags. Founded in 1899, it has 18 industrial units in Brazil and one in Argentina.

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

In 2017, DB Schenker opened a new regional headquarters in Miami-Dade as well as several new support offices throughout the Americas, with continuous investment in contract logistics focusing on Mexico, Argentina and Brazil, as well as new Free Trade Zones and cross border facilities. The organizations’ fulfillment networks in the U.S.