In the mid-2000s, as the Bush administration openly pursued efforts to subvert the Castro regime, Cuban harassment of the 51 American diplomats then stationed on the island ranged from delays in the release of food shipments to «the poisoning of family pets,» the State Department's inspector general wrote in a 2007 report. (businessinsider.com)
That's good news for importers and exporters that in the past have seen food shipments spoil on the docks, or their just - in - time supply chains break down due to a disruption at Port Metro Vancouver. (canadianbusiness.com)
The demand woes are essentially tied to three main factors: Across the industry, retailers still had to unload food shipments from the fourth quarter, resulting in some delayed ordering at the start of 2017; executives also blamed a delay in tax refunds for hurting consumer demand during the quarter; and then there was a shift in the timing for Easter — the holiday landed in March for 2016 but April this year. (fortune.com)