Month: October 2020

No Safe Harbor: West Coast Port Backups Impacting Food Trade

Imports and exports may be slowing at West Coast ports, but that’s not due to a lack of demand: logjams at ports from Los Angeles to Seattle are complicating efforts by U.S. agricultural companies looking to export their products. Meanwhile, retailers are reporting shortages of key food items as container ships vie for access to …

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Restaurants Seeing Signs of Recovery, Glimmer of Hope

There have been recent signs of recovery for the restaurant industry, but obstacles still need to be scaled before the industry is back to a full bill of health. RESTAURANT SALES SHOWING RECOVERY Restaurant sales are on an upward trajectory. Black Box Intelligence, a restaurant sales tracker, said that the industry had its third-best week since …

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