Efficiency vs. resilience: Food supply issues in the COVID-19 age

Professors assess the coronavirus' effect on the weakest link in the supply chain — inflexibility.

Q&AZ: Does my meat come from a plant where there's been a COVID-19 outbreak?

Is meat from a plant that has had cases of COVID-19 among workers safe to consume? Can you tell if meat you are purchasing comes from one of these affected plants?

Beyond demographics: Personality impacts buying decisions

Are you a label-reader, the kind of shopper who stands in a grocery aisle studying nutrition details and other product specifics of multiple items before you toss your choice in your cart?

Dollar stores: Friend or foe?

Assistant Professor of Agribusiness Lauren Chenarides recalls when she and her family found themselves in a food desert and shares what it means and how the markets that sell inexpensive household goods affect these areas.

How one food industry management student found her sweet spot

Tiffany Crandell puts her six kids and two grandchildren at the top of her list while she finishes up her degree at ASU's Morrison School of Agribusiness and works at Mars Wrigley Confectionery as a territory sales manager of 22 Arizona Walmart stores.

The power of the U.S. dollar provides a ripe new view on tomato trade

Professors of Agribusiness Jeffrey Englin and Troy Schmitz and Research Professor Octavio Valdez-Lafarga revealed accusations of dumping by American agricultural groups coincided with the appreciation of United States currency against the Mexican peso.

Supply squeeze for tomatoes? Some fear new border checks could cause delays, higher prices

A new agreement requiring inspections of tomatoes from Mexico could lead to delays at the border and higher prices at the grocery store.

Why we need better, bigger data to help combat food waste

One-fifth of the trash in our landfills is wasted food. Professor of Agribusiness Tim Richards is working to change that.

USDA awards half-million grant to research from ASU that uses machine learning to reduce food waste

These tools will help retailers optimize their purchasing decisions to better match demand-flow.

Mobile markets are one way to address food deserts

Lauren Chenarides, an assistant professor at the Morrison School of Agribusiness, spoke with W. P. Carey news to discuss ways public entities and private businesses can help bring fresh fruit, vegetables, and other healthful whole meals to impoverished areas.