Flowers Foods Names Brad Cashaw Chief Supply Chain Officer

September 1, 2020 Flowers Foods, Inc.

Flowers Foods, Inc. producer of Nature’s Own, Dave’s Killer Bread, Wonder, Tastykake, and other bakery foods, today announced that Brad Cashaw has been named chief supply chain officer, effective September 8, 2020.

Pandemic Relief Flows to Maine’s Lobster Supply Chain

While lobstermen received $ 14.9 million in small Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, loans and at least $ 300,000 in large ones, it was spread out among almost 1,400 fishermen.

C.H. Robinson Announces Alliance With Microsoft to Digitally Transform the Supply Chain of the Future

July 15, 2020 C.H. Robinson

C.H. Robinson and Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced they are joining forces to digitally transform supply chains of the future by combining the power of C.H. Robinson’s Navisphere®, Microsoft Azure and Azure IoT to meet the changing demands of evolving global supply chains.

Meat Plant Closures Tighten Supplies for Retailers, Increase Prices for Consumers

May 6, 2020 CoBank

The reduction of meat processing capacity caused by U.S. plant closures and slowdowns has created a massive bottleneck in the nation’s meat and livestock supply chain. Nearly two dozen plants that process beef and pork products closed in April due to the COVID-19 outbreak, while many others have had to slow their production as a result of the disease.

Grocers Limiting Meat Purchases

To help avoid a meat shortage, supermarkets are beginning to limit customers to 2 pounds of ground beef and two other meat products per purchase. It has lifted earlier restrictions on canned and dried goods.