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China's Pig Farmers Hit Brakes On Expansion As Prices Plunge

Some Chinese pig farmers are adjusting expansion plans or putting planned projects on hold because of a glut in the market that led to hog prices hitting a...

Why Collaboration Is The Next Big Business Opportunity: Analysis

With Brexit looming on the horizon, UK-based retailers and suppliers are increasingly having to think on their feet. Greater collaboration, as espoused by...

Creating Real Impact In Your Supply Chain: Analysis

With less time available for training, coupled with shrinking supply chain teams, how are businesses ensuring training provisions meet optimum standards? A...

Fairness For All: ESM Meets Lord Mark Price

As the boss of UK retailer Waitrose, Mark Price was one of the most-respected businessmen in the UK. As the Rt. Hon. Lord Price, he's helping shape the pol...

As Sugar Purchasing Increases, Beverage Manufacturers Battle Tax Challenges: Analysis

While global sugar purchasing is expected to reach record highs by the end of the decade, the world's biggest soft drinks manufacturers are increasingly se...

Buyer's Brief: Analysing The Poultry Supply Chain

Nick Peksa, managing director, Cost Insights Limited, examines the poultry supply chain and asks whether current systems can support consumer demand for ch...

Analysis: J&J Baby Powder Litigation Takes New Focus With Asbestos Claims

A $117 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson and a supplier in favour of a man who said his asbestos-related cancer was caused by long-term use...

Chocolate Forests: Can Cocoa Help Restore The Amazon?

For years, Valdomiro Facchi has made a living ranching on land carved from the Amazon rainforest. He's a small player in one of the world's biggest environ...