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Anheuser-Busch invests $7.4M to expand Michelob Ultra production
The beer giant is expanding its Los Angeles brewery as part of a company-wide initiative to upgrade U.S. manufacturing operations.
By Laurel Deppen • Oct. 6, 2025 -
A matcha shortage is coming for social media’s latest obsession
A TikTok-driven explosion in demand is straining supply for an ingredient already facing production challenges.
By Leah Borts-Kuperman • Oct. 3, 2025 -
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Read how retailers and brand manufactures are rethinking inventory management as an effective strategy against tariffs.
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Hormel Foods further optimizes manufacturing footprint
The company reported the partial closure of a production facility as part of its Transform and Modernize initiative.
By Antone Gonsalves • Updated Oct. 3, 2025 -
Top supply chain conferences to keep on your radar in 2026
Next year’s trade shows will showcase resilience strategies, technology adoption and talent development as companies contend with tariff volatility and other challenges.
By Kelly Stroh • Oct. 2, 2025 -
Section 232 probe reignites tariff uncertainty for medtech firms
The White House has used the investigations in other sectors to implement tariffs, but the earliest any potential actions would take place is summer 2026, analysts said.
By Elise Reuter • Oct. 1, 2025 -
Grocery Outlet names new supply chain leader
Scott Fremont started as chief supply chain officer for the grocery chain earlier this month following nearly 18 years with Target.
By Kelly Stroh • Sept. 30, 2025 -
How truck tariffs might play out for the industry
Potential impacts will largely depend on whether the policy affects truck parts and the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
By David Taube • Sept. 30, 2025 -
Trump tariffs
US to begin furniture, wood import tariffs on Oct. 14
An executive order from President Donald Trump installs a 25% tariff on couch, sofa, chair and kitchen cabinet imports and a 10% duty on timber and lumber.
By Philip Neuffer • Sept. 30, 2025 -
Lilly to build $6.5B Houston factory for its first obesity pill
The pharmaceutical giant is also planning a $5 billion manufacturing site in Virginia, with two more U.S. facilities expected to be announced later this year.
By Nathan Owens • Sept. 29, 2025 -
Yum Brands aims to unify supply chain under ‘one voice’
The KFC and Taco Bell franchisor is consolidating separate supply chains for its portfolio of restaurants to improve supplier relationships.
By Antone Gonsalves • Sept. 29, 2025 -
Sponsored by SAP
How supply chains drive revenue with elevated supplier collaboration
Savvy companies have come to view suppliers not just as sources of goods and services, but as key partners in driving innovation and value.
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Tariff front-loading buoyed manufacturing in H1, but costs are ahead: OECD
“The impacts of higher tariff rates are yet to be fully felt in the US economy,” according to a report from OECD, a global policy forum.
By Katie Pyzyk • Sept. 26, 2025 -
Trump tariffs
Trump sets tariffs on pharmaceuticals, trucks, furniture
The new levies, ranging from 25% to 100%, will go into effect Oct. 1, the president said Thursday.
By Philip Neuffer • Sept. 25, 2025 -
Campbell’s says tariff mitigation strategies can only go so far
Limited domestic tinplate capacity makes it difficult to source materials for canned goods in the face of steel and aluminum tariffs, according to executives.
By Philip Neuffer • Sept. 25, 2025 -
US opens investigation into medical equipment, device imports
As part of the Section 232 probe, the Trump administration will weigh the need for tariffs on goods such as surgical masks, blood glucose monitors and wheelchairs.
By Philip Neuffer • Sept. 25, 2025 -
Supply chains gear up for California emissions disclosures
Manufacturers are digging deep into their data to get ready for greenhouse gas reporting requirements from the Golden State.
By Mary Catherine O’Connor • Sept. 25, 2025 -
US investigates robotics, industrial machinery imports
The Commerce Department is evaluating national security risks of the industrial gear supply chain, potentially clearing the way for new tariffs.
By Antone Gonsalves • Sept. 25, 2025 -
Mars inks clean energy contracts for supply chain decarbonization
The confectionery company is teaming up with Enel on a trio of renewable purchase agreements estimated to annually generate 1.8 terawatt hours of clean energy.
By Zoya Mirza • Sept. 24, 2025 -
Lear taps Palantir software for manufacturing operations
The Tier 1 seat supplier will use the AI-powered platform for 5 years as it looks to accelerate industrial automation.
By Eric Walz • Sept. 23, 2025 -
Trump tariffs
White House asks Supreme Court to uphold Trump’s tariff powers
The government submitted a 49-page brief urging the high court to affirm Trump's broad emergency levies.
By Antone Gonsalves • Updated Sept. 22, 2025 -
Trump administration ponders adjusting scope of auto part, steel and China tariffs
Federal agencies are reviewing whether to expand the list of goods covered by levies enacted under Section 232 and 301.
By Philip Neuffer • Sept. 18, 2025 -
Business contracts with tariff clauses proliferate
Companies are using tariff-specific language to hedge against uncertainty in areas such as pricing and delivery timelines, contract management firm Agiloft said.
By Alexei Alexis • Sept. 18, 2025 -
Perdue Farms to lay off 300 workers at Indiana turkey plant
Production for the Thanksgiving staple has fallen to a three-decade low as poultry companies grapple with bird flu and changing consumer habits.
By Christopher Doering • Sept. 17, 2025 -
JM Smucker to raise coffee prices again in the face of tariffs
The food and beverage company is planning a hike for “early winter” that would make coffee over 20% more expensive than a year ago.
By Antone Gonsalves • Sept. 16, 2025 -
US kicks off consultation process for USMCA review
Shippers have 45 days to submit comments evaluating the free trade agreement governing cross-border trade between the U.S., Mexico and Canada.
By Edwin Lopez • Sept. 16, 2025