An All-Access Pass on Supply Chain Insights
Despite commodity fluctuations and trying transportation dynamics through the supply chain, the food industry has done a good job of keeping consumer prices as low as possible. At the same time, with the many ways consumers are engaging in this new marketplace, the economics at play in today’s supply chains are not workable in the long run. With that in mind, how do we change the way we meet omnichannel demand? How do we reset trading partner collaboration to eliminate friction?
New Resources for Seafood Buyers
For a seafood buying office, one of the first major career challenges can come in understanding the various specifications for various seafood products. Indeed, buying offices may vary from organization to organization.
Sustainability in the Food Industry
It’s Earth Week—a time of year filled with climate announcements, ribbon-cuttings for facilities powered by cleaner energy and photos of community tree-planting events. It’s also a time for FMI to focus on just a few of the exciting sustainability collaborations happening in our industry. Overall, the food industry is making progress on sustainability and there is new energy powering corporate action on climate while global imperatives urge us forward.
FDA says E. coli in Leafy Greens is a ‘Reasonably Foreseeable Hazard’ – What does that mean?
Leafy greens outbreaks have a long history. From 2009 – 2018 there have been 40 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) outbreaks linked to leafy greens accounting for 1,212 illnesses, 77 cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome, and 8 deaths. Of these, romaine accounted for 54% of these outbreaks – more than any other leafy green.[1] With two large romaine outbreaks, 2018 was a turning point in terms of the safety of leafy greens.
How The Pandemic Has Changed Produce Cooking
I had an ongoing debate with my son when he was young. Green beans weren’t his favorite vegetable, but I kept telling him it’s not that he didn’t like green beans, it’s just that he hadn’t found the way he liked green beans cooked. I remember one Thanksgiving when he ate the green bean casserole with cream of mushroom soup and onion rings on top. He wanted seconds and then thirds. I said, “So you do like green beans.”
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