Some articles have multiple contributors on the team and therefore are indicated as "Staff." The publisher of the Food Shippers Blog is MindShare Strategies, a firm that has been secured by Food Shippers of America to provide relative and frequent information for the benefit of members and key stakeholders of the association. Our staff has more than 100 years' combined experience covering the transportation, warehousing, logistics, and supply chain industries.
Recent Posts by Staff:
by Staff, on May 9, 2022 5:58:56 PM
One of the biggest challenges in managing supply chain costs for food shippers? The rising price of fuel. Fears of escalating inflation, trade wars, and global economic uncertainty are driving …
Read Storyby Staff, on May 3, 2022 12:03:16 PM
There are many recent world events that have placed extraordinary pressures on food chains. First there’s the war in Ukraine, which is a major exporter of food ingredients (including wheat …
Read Storyby Staff, on Apr 25, 2022 7:05:56 PM
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) announced earlier this month it would hold a hearing on April 26-27 to address recent rail service problems and recovery efforts relating to various Class …
Read Storyby Staff, on Apr 25, 2022 4:38:48 PM
Contract freight was solid in March 2022 and demonstrated the largest sequential gain since May 2020. March truck tonnage rose 3.8% compared with levels at this same time in 2021, …
Read Storyby Staff, on Apr 25, 2022 3:59:46 PM
PepsiCo has accelerated efforts to build a more resilient and sustainable food system, reducing absolute GHG emissions more than 40% by 2030 across entire value chain and pledging to net-zero …
Read Storyby Staff, on Apr 12, 2022 4:31:03 PM
Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves Despite the challenges of the pandemic, Nestlé continues to achieve improvements in organic sales growth through consumer-driven innovation that also strives to reduce the company’s environmental footprint …
Read Storyby Staff, on Apr 8, 2022 1:21:57 PM
The Dow Jones Transportation Average dropped nearly 5% in one of the index’s worst single-day performances in recent years. The 20-stock index fell $771.72 to close the session at $15,51130 …
Read Storyby Staff, on Mar 31, 2022 6:24:19 PM
When he was a teenager, Clyde Coleman got his first experience in logistics in the warehouse where his father worked for Xerox, the imaging giant at the time. “I helped …
Read Storyby Staff, on Mar 21, 2022 8:48:48 PM
Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) trains were halted Sunday morning (March 20), stalling global shipments of key manufactured goods (including food stuffs, beverages and ingredients) after an impasse in contract negotiations …
Read Storyby Staff, on Mar 21, 2022 8:35:18 PM
The Food Shippers of America (FSA) leadership team is comprised of professionals who are experienced in the industry and passionate about the role the association plays in the industry. FSA …
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