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With the publication of their new Guide to Design for Good Recycling in Glass, the BDE (Federal Association of German Waste Management, Water and Recycling Industries) and the bvse (Federal Association of Secondary Raw Materials and Waste Management) provide practical recommendations to maximise...
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The packaging supply chain is sending mixed signals this month – not quite cause for alarm, but enough yellow lights to keep procurement teams on their toes. Let’s start with the good news: fuel costs edged down from July's $3.779 to $3.744 per gallon in August. But before we celebrate, some...
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Impact of COVID-19, Wildfires, Labor Laws to Be Addressed BURLINGAME, CA., November 5, 2020: WHY: This past year has been a trying year for California’s $43.6 billion wine industry (retail value of wine sales). Supply chains and distribution have been disrupted, wholesale demand has decreased,...
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It’s very tempting to lower prices to stay competitive in a down market like ours, believing that’s what’s required to be competitive. But this should never be an intuitive, emotional decision. The data will tell you whether you should get more aggressive with your pricing, stand pat, or even raise...
Read MoreAfternoon Brief: Seaport Strike Could Spike NYC Wine Prices, Leave Produce Rotting Offshore, Experts Warn
A looming longshoremen's strike at seaports across the East Coast is slated to hammer New York City's supply chains -- and experts said the labor action could lead to a spike in wine prices, in addition to hundreds of tons of fruit going bad on ships stuck outside the harbor with no place to dock...
This is the time of year when people begin abandoning their computers to spend time with friends and family, so before you go I want to wish you a wonderful holiday season regardless of what you may celebrate--Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or simply the end of one year seguing into the next. How...
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