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Food Marketing Institute, SABER partner to develop business status reporting system for crisis management

SABER saves FMI members time, improves timeliness and accuracy of information and reduces gaps, overlaps and inconsistencies to prioritize response decisions.
September 11, 2019
Food Marketing Institute (FMI), Arlington, Va., joined forces with SABER, the Single Automated Business Exchange for Reporting, to offer food retailers a streamlined system for identifying a store’s business status following a natural disaster or other crisis event.
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Study: Tariffs, terrorists & tsunamis are today's retail supply chain threats

This report assesses the impact of tariffs and other disruptive forces on retailers' global supply chains.
July 11, 2019
The recent threat of increases in tariffs are causing disruptions to today's retail supply chains, therefore supply chains are vulnerable to many unexpected disruptions, including terrorism and natural disasters, according to a new report from BRP, Boston.
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Survey: 46% of respondents do not understand the potential impact natural disasters have on supply chains

Despite some high-profile incidents, such as natural disasters, many businesses seem to be unaware of the disruption these external forces might have on their wider operations.
June 27, 2019
Nearly 82% of U.S. companies say they would like to expand into new markets, including 36% that are eyeing expansion opportunities in the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) and MINT (Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey) countries, according to a survey released by Vuealta, London.
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Study: Food system organizations must strengthen operations to safeguard against potential threats

Businesses and organizations involved in growing, distributing and supplying food must be able to withstand and rebound from acute disruptions such as civil unrest and cyber attacks, as well as those with more gradual impact, such as drought, rising sea level or funding cuts.
December 7, 2018
A new study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md., highlights characteristics of organizations involved in the food system that may lead them to be more prepared to respond to such disasters, and outlines opportunities for local, state and federal organizations to improve resilience across the urban food system.
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Remote Solar Power Solutions

April 9, 2015
AvaLAN Wireless, Madison, Ala., celebrates the Internet of Things (IoT) Day with the launch of new remote solar power kits, designed for applications where power is needed but unavailable.
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How Food Stays Chilled During Natural Disasters

Alexandra Walsh
January 15, 2015

When a natural disaster strikes, how can your company protect the food, the infrastructure and most importantly, employees? Hear the tales of two companies who weathered Superstorm Sandy and find out what steps they took to keep food safe and what they would do differently in the future.


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