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McDonald’s Mesoamérica Supply Chain Response to COVID-19

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Honduras, they have placed an absolute curfew for 15 days, so we’re actually, now for two weeks, basically closed out, selling absolutely nothing. So Honduras suddenly stopped, and we had so many items in transit, so right now we’re overstocked by 140%, and we’re trying to deal with that using external sources.

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Investing in regional supply chains

Resilinc

And developing a Pan American Manufacturing Ecosystem would also create jobs, build wealth, reduce the pressure to migrate, and promote political stability in countries such as Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras.

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What You Can’t See Can Hurt You – Is Your Supply Chain Really Transparent?

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In 2020, the poorest working conditions were identified in Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Honduras, India, Kazakhstan, the Philippines, Turkey, and Zimbabwe. Supply chains are opaque. Violations of workers’ rights are at an all-time high. Yet you may need to buy from these countries.

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ONE Announces Service Further Connecting North and South America

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The service, which will be launched in September 2023, will connect South Florida to Honduras, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador.

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How Plastic Bottles From Haiti End Up In Your Boots: Timberland X Thread on Open Sourcemap

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Thread International weaves fabric from plastic bottles collected in Haiti and Honduras - providing income opportunities to nearly four thousand people and diverting two hundred tons of plastic from waste streams. This Spring Timberland is launching two footwear products built using Thread post-consumer recycled fabric.

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Regionalize for resilience

Resilinc

manufacturer Parkdale Mills recently announced that it is building a multimillion-dollar yarn-spinning factory in Honduras. Initiatives by the U.S. apparel and footwear industry, with support from the Biden Administration, are already beginning to impact developing Central American supply chains. For example, U.S.

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Frictionless Podcast: Apparel Production and Logistics in Central America

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On this Episode, Rosemary Coates, Executive Director of the Reshoring Institute, and Annie Paredes, Director of Customer Service at CBX Global Central America discuss the apparel industry’s shift to Honduras.

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