Supply Chain

Groupe Casino Signs New Animal Welfare Partnership

French retailer Groupe Casino has signed a partnership with three animal-rights groups, pledging itself further to maintaining high standards of animal wel...

Quebec Hits Back Against U.S. With Record Maple Syrup Production

Quebec, the world’s largest maple-syrup producer, said this season’s harvest rose 2.7 percent to a record amount large enough to fill 24 Olympi...

Bell Food Group Acquires Hilcona To Expand Business

The Bell Food Group has announced that it is buying a controlling stake in Hilcona, purchasing shares held by the Toni Hilti Family Trust, which will...

Paper Company SCA Invests €800 Million In Expansion Project

SCA, the Swedish paper-product company, has announced that its ongoing expansion project at the Östrand pulp mill will increase bleache...

Italy Facing Butter Crisis As Prices Continue To Rise

The Italian Association of the Sweet and Pasta Industries, AIDEPI, has warned of a potential shortage of butter, a key ingredient for the confect...

India's Monsoon Arrives Early To Give Boost To Thirsty Crops

The southwest monsoon that waters about half of India’s farmland arrived in the country slightly ahead of its normal schedule, giving a boost to farm...

Carrefour Enters Agreement To Develop Organic Agriculture

French retail group Carrefour has entered into an agreement with the Nouvelle Aquitaine Regional Chamber of Agriculture to develop organically-grown p...

WITRON Delivers Operational Excellence To Festo At New Ohio Facility

Festo, a global leader in automation technology, has laid the foundations for its future growth by relocating its US-based production, service, and logisti...