By
Jaclyn Jaeger2025-10-09T18:11:00
On-again-off-again tariffs, a down economy, and a long list of global supply chain disruptions are challenging U.S. food and beverage companies to adjust their supply chain operations in a variety of ways.
At a macro level, the food and beverage industry is facing a confluence of global supply chain disruptions – tariffs, raw materials and ingredients shortages, labor shortages, persistent port delays, and more. At a micro level, sector-specific disruptions include driver shortages for truck fleets, cost-of-goods inflation that is significantly changing consumer preferences, compounded by new food labeling and ingredient regulations.
“Unpredictable weather patterns are impacting agricultural yields and transportation networks,” said Holland & Knight partner Meaghan Colligan Hembree. “Geopolitical instability is compounding delays and inflating costs.”
2025-10-23T20:36:00Z By Jaclyn Jaeger
It has been nearly six months now since the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division released its memorandum on the selection of compliance monitors. This article provides a critical analysis of the monitorships that received early terminations, those that remain in place, and the broader compliance lessons they impart.
2025-10-15T19:43:00Z By Jaclyn Jaeger
Under the Trump administration, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration have been hellbent on eliminating synthetic food dyes from food and beverage products, forcing a jarring and costly overhaul with cascading impacts on the operations of the entire industry.
2025-10-07T20:32:00Z By Jaclyn Jaeger
Emerging technologies, like artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced data analytics, can improve audit quality in significant ways. As the regulatory overseer of public-company audits, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has a critical role to play by ensuring that its audit standards evolve as the audit profession evolves.
2025-10-24T18:57:00Z By Ruth Prickett
“Hallucinatory” citations and errors in an AI-assisted report produced by Deloitte for the Australian government should be a wake-up call for compliance officers about the risks of placing too much trust in AI.
2025-09-17T19:03:00Z By Ruth Prickett
More than half of all compliance teams are “actively using” or “piloting” AI applications, according to a Moody’s report. While most are focusing on streamlining routine tasks, some are developing AI agents and asking vital questions about AI decision-making.
2025-08-06T14:00:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
The Trump administration’s designation of Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations in February has made doing business in Mexico riskier than ever before for corporations.
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