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‘It’s all happening again.’ The supply chain is under strain.

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Stephanie Loomis had hoped the chaos surrounding the global supply chain was dying down. Blockage of shipping traffic outside ports. Multiplied costs of movement of goods. As a result of the lack of goods. All this seemed like an unpleasant memory limited to the Covid-19 pandemic. There is no such luck. As Head of Ocean … Read more

California chain McDonald’s becomes latest victim of ‘devastating’ closings

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California McDonald’s franchisee Scott Rodrick tells how the ‘ugly hand of inflation’ is affecting both sides of his business, the $20 minimum wage mandate and a new value meal at the chain. After facing a business “whirlwind” for more than two months, an open California McDonald’s franchise has been forced to permanently close one of … Read more