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This Week in Logistics News (September 30 – October 6)

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Last month, Target said it will rollout its drive-up with Starbucks program across the country and offer customers freshly made Starbucks coffee and food items among other things. ASL Airlines Ireland operates nine 737-800s in Europe under the Amazon livery. Target first piloted this service with Starbucks last year at select stores.

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The Backorder, April 10 2024

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US manufacturing activity expands for first time since 2022. The latest ISM Manufacturing PMI report registered an unexpectedly high 50.3% ” Running a niche food brand isn’t an easy task – what have been your biggest hurdles so far? in March – up 2.5% from February. ” On the lighter side… Who’s hiring?

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Formula for Disaster – How the U.S. Formula Shortage Was Shocking  But Not Surprising 

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Lack of effective supply chain planning in food & beverage can have life-or-death implications. September : An FDA (Food & Drug Administration) inspection at the Sturgis, Michigan plant results in one infraction related to testing. President Biden meets with executives from baby formula manufacturers and retailers.

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St. Patrick’s Day is an Excellent Time for Supply Chains to Think Green

Enterra Insights

Patrick show him clothed in blue garments, not green, and that when George III created a new order of chivalry for the Kingdom of Ireland, the Order of St. Patrick’s Blue’ ”[1] Eventually, however, green became the unofficial color of the day thanks to shamrocks and the fact that Ireland is also known as the Emerald Isle.

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A Beef With Manufacturers: Vegetarian Consumers Want Supply Chain Visibility

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Protecting the purity of the manufacturing process and the supply chain isn’t always a matter of safety. Some consumers avoid beef and pork for health reasons, others want to protest the means by which manufacturers produce meat products. Recently, vegetarian hot dog brands have been found to contain meat. The Problems With Meat.

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A Beef With Manufacturers: Vegetarian Consumers Want Supply Chain Visibility

RFgen

Protecting the purity of the manufacturing process and the supply chain isn’t always a matter of safety. Some consumers avoid beef and pork for health reasons, others want to protest the means by which manufacturers produce meat products. Recently, vegetarian hot dog brands have been found to contain meat. The Problems With Meat.

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What Caused the Baby Formula Shortage + 7 Ways Consumers and Companies are Coping

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This made it incredibly difficult for manufacturers to accurately gauge the market size for production. The situation became dire in February of 2022 when Abbott Nutrition, one of the country’s three main powdered formula manufacturers, voluntarily recalled several formula brands and shut down its Sturgis, Michigan factory.