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The Price of a Big Mac in Denmark: Worth the wages?

Supply Chain View from the Field

Today’s NYT has an article about how fast food restaurants like McDonald’s and Burger King pay $20 an hour – a living wage – in Denmark. Feel free to post your thoughts… Corporate Social Responsibility Food Supply Chains Global Supply Chain Supply Chain Ethics Supply Chain Management'

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This Week in Logistics News (December 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

Loblaw Companies , Canada’s largest food retailer, is slated to deploy a fleet of autonomous delivery vehicles in Toronto to provide short-haul, middle-mile logistics for its PC Express online grocery service next month. We have seen this from a number of companies looking to end deforestation or make the switch to renewable energy sources.

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4 Crucial Commodities to Watch in 2023

Resilinc

Some sources predict future lithium shortages due to the large quantities of water required for lithium production, which is taxing for areas like South America and Australia that are prone to drought. Fast-food chains, grocery stores, and other retail chains are also removing PFAS— see a complete list of companies here.

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American Software Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2022 Results

Logility

During the quarter, SaaS subscription and/or software license agreements were signed with customers located in the following 9 countries: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Mexico, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States. Allan Dow was recognized by Food Logistics as a 2022 Rock Star of the Supply Chain. Diversey, Inc.,

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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

The following is a 5,000 word exploration of Maersk’s strategic shift to end-to-end logistics services, based on open sources. Other sources reported that DB Schenker was not the only forwarder making this shift. million to provide insights into food freshness. Driving the Maersk Shift. The Next Steps.

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New download: SCM Map Europe 2014-2015

Supply Chain Movement

The construction of new factories for food and drinks is spread evenly across the whole of Europe, which can be explained by the need to be located close to the sales market. He has just completed a consultancy project for a US food manufacturer in Russia.

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New: Global Trade Map 2016

Supply Chain Movement

It lays the foundation for gradual alignment of norms and standards, including on food safety and technical regulations. The benefits of utilising modern-day FTAs include fewer customs duties, less red tape, access to public tenders, sourcing opportunities, investment opportunities and more transparent business conditions. Costa Rica.