Supply Chain

US Lifts Ban on Irish Beef 15 Years After Mad Cow

The US, the world’s biggest beef consumer, is lifting a ban on imports from Ireland more than 15 years after mad cow disease spurred restrictions of...

Russia Stalls Shipping Grain Overseas

Russia stopped exporting grain last week, suspending shipments to customers including Egypt, the nation’s grain union said. “Exports came...

Dairy Queen Bringing Treats Back to Kuwait

International Dairy Queen, the fast-food and ice-cream seller owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, is bringing its American-style meals and...

Pricing, Innovation, Security and Collaboration: Kewill's Retail Supply Chain Predictions For 2015

Supply chain execution software company Kewill has released its retail supply chain predictions for 2015. Evan Puzey, chief marketing officer at Kewill,...

Thai Union to Buy Bumble Bee

Thai Union Frozen Products agreed to acquire Bumble Bee Seafoods from its private-equity owner for $1.51 billion. Thai Union, which owns Bumble Bee&rsq...

Nestlé to Open Nescafé Factory in Brazil

Nestlé has announced it will open a Nescafé Dolce Gusto factory in Southeast Brazil in 2015. It will be their first production facility for c...

Croatia's Orbico To Distribute Kellogg's In 11 Countries

Croatian wholesaler and distributor Orbico Group has taken over the distribution of the world's leading cereal producer, Kellogg's, in 11 Central and Easte...

Factories In US Expand At A More Sustainable Pace

Manufacturing moderated at the end of last year to a more sustainable pace of growth as US factories adjusted to weaker overseas markets and steady demand...