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The Key Coffee Industry Trends For 2021 & Beyond

Unleashed

However with Covid-19 slowing both production and demand, and disrupting the global supply chain, the global coffee industry has stalled in recent months – and seen new trends take hold. Trends for coffee exporters. Consumer trends in the coffee industry. For the most part, this trend impacts coffee growers.

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Can the Latin America and Caribbean Region Use Nearshoring to Become a Supply Chain Hub?

MIT Supply Chain

As companies look to restructure their global supply chains in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and other disruptive forces, the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has an opportunity to become the next manufacturing and logistics hub. The region could capitalize on the nearshoring trend given its nearness to US markets.

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Doing Business in Brazil

QAD

Brazil is located in Eastern South America and borders the Atlantic Ocean as well as the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. Manufacturing in Brazil. Brazil also has the third largest manufacturing sector in the Americas. Other Important Industries.

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Mindmap High-Tech Supply Chain 4.0

Supply Chain Movement

These developments impact Original Equipment Manufacturers, both at strategic level and at operational level within their supply chains. Trends for high-tech industry. The high-tech industry are currently facing a tsunami of external trends. The impact of trends force companies to make clear trade-offs: Do. Burkina Faso.

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Sustainability pays off, but it’s not always traceable

Supply Chain Movement

If nothing changes, food manufacturers who process these natural, renewable raw materials will soon face major problems. In January, for instance, UTZ published an impact study which stated that certified coffee growers in Colombia harvest 169 percent more coffee per hectare than their non-certified colleagues. Pruning and weeding.

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Mindmap for the Fashion & Luxury Goods Market

Supply Chain Movement

In this fast-paced world, where there is also increasing pressure to reduce the carbon footprint, global fashion and luxury goods manufacturers have to redesign their go-to-market strategy to meet demand in a cost-efficient and sustainable way: Plan. Burkina Faso. Cape Verde. Cayman Islands. Central African Republic. Christmas Island.

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Supply Chain Experiencing High Rate of Terrorist Attacks

Material Handling & Logistics

Over three years of data, terrorist attacks against the agriculture and food and beverage sectors more than tripled, attacks on the industrial and manufacturing materials and pharmaceuticals sectors more than doubled, and attacks against the metals industry nearly doubled. The total cost to shippers in Belgium was estimated at $3.5