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    Jalapeños served at Qdoba, Chipotle tied to Salmonella outbreak

    Both chains stopped serving potentially contaminated peppers after hundreds of consumers across 27 states fell ill.

    By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Aug. 11, 2026
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    Nintendo recoups $300M in tariff refunds as memory crunch intensifies

    The video game console maker said it absorbed most duties last year, but it faces another supply chain hurdle as memory prices continue to rise. 

    By Aug. 11, 2026
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    Risk Management

    Risk takes many forms in the supply chain, including severe weather, geopolitical turmoil and trade uncertainty. Explore the tactics supply chain managers use to navigate disruptions. 

    By Supply Chain Dive staff
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    Michael Kors owner says port congestion spurred inventory delays

    Capri Holdings is working to accelerate receipts where possible, turning to air freight and working with freight forwarders to tap faster vessels.

    By Aug. 10, 2026
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    Clorox expects $200M inflation hit, supply chain costs a factor

    Increasing energy, commodity and supplier costs are significant contributors, along with higher trucking, ocean freight and logistics-related expenses.

    By Aug. 10, 2026
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    Starbucks targets 24-hour inventory replenishment

    The effort comes after the coffeehouse chain pulled the plug on an AI-powered inventory management tool after nine months.

    By Aug. 6, 2026
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    Chipotle pulls some jalapeños over Salmonella concerns

    The brand removed peppers that its ingredient traceability system identified as potentially contaminated and replaced them with products from alternate suppliers.

    By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Aug. 5, 2026
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    Apple warns memory prices, constraints to keep rising

    Supply constraints were driven mainly by a lack of advanced-node capacity for producing Apple’s systems-on-a-chip.

    By Aug. 5, 2026
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    3 factors that may shape the air cargo market in H2

    The Iran war continues to drive market volatility while artificial intelligence-related cargo fuels growth on the Transpacific trade lane.

    By Aug. 3, 2026
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    Chocolate makers rethink supply chains in face of cocoa price swings

    Mondelēz International and Hershey are relying on innovation and sourcing diversification to shield themselves from volatility.

    By Sarah Zimmerman • Aug. 3, 2026
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    GE Aerospace trims lead times by 60%

    The aircraft engine manufacturer consolidated processes and cut distance traveled during the quarter, leading to a jump in F110 deliveries in Q2.

    By July 31, 2026
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    General Motors drives toward supply chain resiliency

    The automaker is upping its domestic production investments while securing memory supply to shield rising commodity and logistics costs.

    By July 30, 2026
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    How Walmart uses AI to limit weather disruptions in its supply chain

    The retailer uses technology to determine how to reroute or position inventory before severe weather events occur, an executive told Supply Chain Dive.

    By July 29, 2026
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    Gap meets 2025 fabric sourcing goals, emissions cuts uneven

    The retailer procured 100% of its cotton from sustainable sources in fiscal 2025, but certain emissions increased from the prior year, per its annual environmental report.

    By July 28, 2026
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    3 tips for shippers watching the USMCA review

    As trade priorities change, companies need to ensure their supply chains are optimized to pivot, experts said during a panel hosted by Supply Chain Dive.

    By July 27, 2026
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    Iran war escalation rankles plastic supply chains

    July fighting squashed the promise of a June ceasefire and the Strait of Hormuz reopening, creating a “stop-start recovery” for the flow of virgin materials as prices rise. 

    By Katie Pyzyk • Updated July 24, 2026
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    Conagra to invest $125M in supply chain resilience

    The food manufacturer intends to maintain high service levels, reassess its product mix and reduce days of inventory, executives said.

    By July 24, 2026
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    TSMC makes another $100B US investment

    The funding will result in four additional advanced semiconductor manufacturing facilities, bringing the company’s total in the U.S. to 12, the National Institute of Standards and Technology said.

    By Jeff Kinney • July 23, 2026
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    Taylor Farms lettuce didn’t contain parasite behind diarrhea outbreak, FDA says

    The agency said a previous finding was “a false positive,” but the supplier to companies such as Walmart and Taco Bell remains at the heart of an ongoing investigation.

    By July 21, 2026
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    JBS axes 2040 net-zero goal, citing ‘immense’ execution challenges

    The meat giant will no longer aim to achieve net-zero greenhouse emissions across its supply chain by 2040 and has also dropped scope 3 reduction targets.

    By Zoya Mirza • July 21, 2026
  • Maersk Head of Transpacific Market for Ocean Ranole Beng speaks during an online Supply Chain Outlook event alongside IMC Logistics Chief Strategy Officer Donna Lemm and hosted by Supply Chain Dive reporter Alejandra Carranza.
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    Logistics resiliency is critical as disruptions pile up in 2026

    “It is increasingly difficult to really predict where that next disruption is going to come from,” Ranole Beng, Maersk's head of Transpacific market for ocean, said in a virtual panel.

    By July 20, 2026
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    WD-40 hit with 100% spike in some sourcing costs from Iran war

    The maintenance and household products maker said effects from the conflict strained its supply chain last quarter.

    By July 20, 2026
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    Ransomware attack forces Coca-Cola to suspend US production at dairy unit

    The beverage company is still working to determine the full scope of the breach at its Fairlife business.

    By David Jones • July 20, 2026
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    Tariffs, Iran war prompt ocean shippers to scrap tradition

    The Port of Los Angeles logged over 1 million TEUs in June, but ocean shipping faces a murky second half of year, Executive Director Gene Seroka says.

    By July 17, 2026
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    4 ways tariffs and geopolitics are impacting commodity markets

    Metals and plastics experts also offered their perspective on the future of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement during the Supply Chain Outlook event.

    By Megan Quinn • July 16, 2026
  • ‘Always-on’ supply chains are becoming the norm, experts say

    Manufacturers and retailers that moved early on their digital transformations and automation strategies are starting to reap the benefits, experts said at Supply Chain Dive’s outlook event.

    By Nathan Owens • July 16, 2026