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Every retailer in every industry is looking to increase profits, perhaps none more so than the grocery channel where margins are razor thin. For grocers, there may be a big opportunity in the produce (and other perishables) aisle.

According to new research in the INFORMS journal Management Science, grocery retailers may not need new technology or behavior change from shoppers to do so. Small operational decisions already under a retailer’s control — including how perishable items are displayed and when (and how much) they’re discounted — can increase profits while also reducing spoilage.

As the largest Cyclospora outbreak in U.S. history continues to unfold, restaurant operators are once again facing the reputational fallout of a food safety issue that may have originated long before produce reached their kitchens.

Food safety experts say the nationwide cyclospora outbreak could have lasting impacts on consumer buying behavior as cases continue to rise.

When reports of foodborne illness begin appearing across multiple states, identifying the contaminated product is rarely straightforward. Investigators often start with little more than patients describing meals they ate weeks earlier, then painstakingly reconstruct supply chains that can span continents before determining where contamination likely occurred.

President Donald Trump is back at it with his tariff threats for pharma, promising massive levies on generic drug imports starting in 2028.

The president’s proposal — which was announced on Truth Social and has yet to be solidified via an official proclamation or notice — is framed as a push to encourage domestic drug manufacturing.

Trump outlined a 100% tariff on generic drugs originating from outside the U.S. starting on Aug. 1, 2028, which would be increased to 200% the following year. 

But the conditions that have long kept generic drug manufacturing out of the U.S. largely haven’t changed and Trump’s most recent plan might only succeed in making drugs more expensive while failing to bring factories stateside, according to Tinglong Dai, the Bernard T. Ferrari professor of business at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.