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.
Both chains stopped serving potentially contaminated peppers after hundreds of consumers across 27 states fell ill.
Port congestion and longer voyages due to geopolitical disruption have reduced the amount of tonnage available to meet bullish demand expectations.
The video game console manufacturer said it absorbed most duty costs last year, but it faces another supply chain hurdle as memory prices continue to rise.
The retailer filed a request to build a 1.5 million-square-foot facility in Wallkill, Orange County, in July.
Forwarder sources say the lead services operated by European carriers are already sold out through the end of the month or even until early September on certain sailings.
While North American shippers remained satisfied overall in H1, they noticed the effects of the intermodal volume surge through slower train speeds, less reliable pickup and delivery schedules, and more tender rejections, according to the Intermodal Service Scorecard.
The accelerating use of short-term, targeted contracts underscores the need to fill widening capacity gaps in shipper distribution networks as trucking rates climb higher.
New rules on low-value European imports are already changing market behavior, but the full impact on volume has yet to be measured just one month after the elimination of the de minimis exemption.
FedEx has deployed trailer loading systems at a Maryland hub, while Amazon aims to double its robotic arms fleet this year amid an industry push for automation.
The grocer and supply chain solutions company Americold are closing a facility in Pennsylvania and halting plans for one in Connecticut.