Food Shipping
Working Group Tackles COVID Food Supply Chain Disruptions

Leaders in the food transportation sector are working together to share lessons learned during the coronavirus pandemic.
December 3, 2020Amazon Looks to Use More Contractors for Grocery Delivery

Amazon .com Inc. is experimenting with a new program that pays independent contractors to fetch groceries from shelves in Whole Foods stores and deliver them in their own vehicles.
September 15, 2020Americans Take Up New Eating Habits, Forcing Farms to Raze Crops

Americans have rapidly changed the ways they buy, cook and eat food in just four months, leaving everyone from farmers to restaurants unable to match their pivot.
July 16, 2020Uber to Buy Postmates for $2.65 Billion to Expand Delivery
Uber Technologies Inc. agreed to buy Postmates Inc. for $2.65 billion to expand in food delivery after the coronavirus pandemic cratered demand for ride-hailing, its main business, and an earlier attempt to acquire Grubhub foundered.
July 6, 2020Meat Shortages Reopen Costly Path to Small US Slaughterhouses

When coronavirus outbreaks forced shutdowns at America’s giant meat plants, it quickly created a bottleneck.
June 26, 2020China’s Meat Testing Threatens to Derail US Pork Exports

China’s move to test imported meat for the novel coronavirus is threatening to derail trade with the world’s largest pork consumer, hurting American farmers who had seen shipments boom.
June 17, 2020Booming Business: Pigs Flying to China in 747 Jumbo Jets
The coronavirus has wreaked havoc on commercial aviation, but Alexey Isaykin’s cargo carrier has been fully loaded.
June 10, 2020Uber-Grubhub Deal Hinges on Breakup Fee, Sources Say
Uber Technologies Inc. and Grubhub Inc. are haggling over a breakup fee after nearing an agreement on a merger price, according to people familiar with the matter.
May 29, 2020Workers Cheered Upon Return to South Dakota Pork Plant

Employees at a Smithfield pork processing plant in South Dakota where a coronavirus outbreak infected more than 800 people were greeted at work May 20 with thank you signs, cheers and waves from about a dozen area residents.
May 20, 2020US Meat’s Run of Growth to End in Pandemic
Meat-processing disruptions in America are set to strip billions of pounds of production, snapping a yearslong run of growth in the industry, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
May 12, 2020