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Food

New England restaurants are spared a big supply-chain hit

 By Peter Romeo on Aug. 12, 2022

Pork supplies were expected to drop steeply on Aug. 15 because of new farming regulations. But the rules were postponed under an unusual agreement between industry and government.

Technology

Buyers Edge Platform acquires ArrowStream as supply chain tech heats up

 By Joe Guszkowski on Aug. 03, 2022

The company’s 11th acquisition since 2016 adds considerable fuel to its data-driven procurement service for restaurants.

Technology

Distribution startup Cheetah buys 3 Bay Area food suppliers

By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. 20, 2022

Palo Alto Foods, Joseph Martin Foods and Esteson will become part of the San Francisco distributor as it eyes nationwide expansion.

Food

Sysco pursues price-fixing case against major restaurant beef suppliers

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 18, 2022

The distributor says it has a confidential witness who can prove the big processors colluded on the volume of meat they processed, thereby inflating prices.

Food

The Sriracha shortage is firing up fans to find spicy substitutes

By Patricia Cobe on Jul. 14, 2022

A crop failure in Mexico has created the latest supply crisis for chefs and hot sauce-seeking customers.

Food

$42M is earmarked for restaurants alleging pork-price jiggering

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 05, 2022

Smithfield Foods has agreed to settle accusations that it colluded with competitors.

Operations

US Foods opens eco-friendlier distribution center

By Reyna Estrada on Jun. 30, 2022

The 355,000-square-foot facility has a variety of sustainability features, from its construction and design to the operations of its fleet.

Operations

Food and beverage businesses likely to fall short of industry goal to reduce carbon emissions, new research shows

By Reyna Estrada on Jun. 24, 2022

Data published by consulting group AlixPartners suggests commitments aren’t aggressive enough to meet a reduction objective set by the Science Based Target initiative.

Financing

USDA takes aim at supply-chain bottlenecks

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 21, 2022

A financing initiative aims to improve the volume and price of food supplies by fostering loans of startup and growth capital.

Financing

Restaurants urge Congress to kill inflation-fueling tariffs

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 16, 2022

With Congress looking to temper inflation, the National Restaurant Association has suggested it look at the fees levied on imports. The White House has already taken steps in that direction.

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