Supply Chain

Adecco Shrugs Off Brexit Risk To Buy Penna For $149 Million

Adecco SA, the world’s largest provider of temporary staff, agreed to buy Penna Consulting Plc for about £105.3 million ($149 million) as...

World's Food-Import Bill Just Shrank $9 Billion To Five-Year Low

The world’s food bill just fell $9 billion from a previous estimate as a glut of oil and ships cut transportation costs, adding to an oversupply of e...

Farmers Rally To Support Britain Remaining In European Union

Feelings about the UK leaving the European Union fired up farmers and led the head of the British Chambers of Commerce to be suspended. John Longworth,...

China Pledges To Keep Grain Output Stable, Not Rely On Imports

China, the world’s biggest user of rice and wheat, plans to keep grain production stable through 2020 and, while it will import some grain, the count...

EU Said To Meet Sugar Industry To Discuss Possible Supply Crunch

European Union officials met with representatives from the sugar industry to discuss a possible supply crunch as imports may fall short of the bloc’s...

Sobeys Puts Its Trust In WITRON For Third Time With Automated Case-Picking

For almost a decade, WITRON Integrated Logistics and Canadian food retailer Sobeys have maintained a close partnership. Now, with two warehouse-automation...

Walmart Opens Large-Scale E-Commerce Supply-Chain Hub In California

Walmart has opened a 1.2-million-square-foot e-commerce logistics centre in Chino, California, which will act as a supply-chain hub for other fulfilme...