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Unwrapping Honey Mama’s year of growth with Crisp

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From Portland, Oregon farmers markets to national shelves, Honey Mama’s has crafted a uniquely memorable presence in the world of chocolate. With Crisp’s insights, retail strategies have been tempered to perfection. After seeing the production process firsthand, the brand’s popularity is no surprise.

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Corporate supply chain social responsibility in the news

Supply Chain View from the Field

The Times article notes that “unauthorized subcontracting, or farming work out, to an unapproved factory (as was the case for the Quaker Pet Group order in China), is “very, very common,” according to Gary Peck, founder and managing director of the S Group, a design and sourcing company based in Portland, Ore.”

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Update on Boeing 737 MAX Fuselage Door Plug Incident

Supply Chain Matters

Fortunately, the aircraft was able to return to its point of departure, Portland, Oregon for an emergency landing. As highlighted in our original commentary , an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft flying at 16,000 feet experienced a main cabin decompression as a result of a rear exit fuselage door plug blowing out.

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Boeing’s Corporate Culture Fix is a Systemic Challenge

Supply Chain Matters

Fortunately, the aircraft was able to return to its point of departure, Portland, Oregon for an emergency landing. Background In early January, an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft flying at 16,000 feet experienced a main cabin decompression as a result of a rear exit fuselage door plug blowing out.

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Energy Efficiency Is Key to Better Logistics

Material Handling & Logistics

And customers, many of whom are Millennials, want to know the sourcing of the products they buy and will make decisions based on a company’s sustainability record. The company also set a new goal that by 2025, 40% of all ground fuel will be from sources other than conventional gasoline and diesel, an increase from 19.6% In the U.S.,

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Striking a Balance

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Kirsten grew up outside of Chicago and has lived in the Portland, Maine area for the last 24 years. That became my strategy to get my next job at L.L.Bean when my husband and I moved to Maine – join as a consultant and then get hired by L.L.Bean full-time. They were also pursuing IT degrees in their spare time.

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3 Key Takeaways from our First Good Business Get Together

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David Maher, who is the COO and CFO of Hey Tiger — the social enterprise changing the way chocolate is sourced and celebrated. Maria Pearman is a Certified Public Accountant who provides accounting expertise and a deep operational knowledge to the brewing industry. Identifying export opportunities. Determining cost of goods sold.