COVID revealed the raw underbelly of the U.S. food manufacturing industry. While politicians are blaming consolidation and greed for the disrupted supply chain and skyrocketing food inflation, the industry’s problems are far more complex than the sound bites produced in Washington. In sum, food manufacturing is too labor intensive and unproductive relative to overall manufacturing in the U.S. Notably, U.S. food manufacturing was considered the envy of the world in the 1970’s. A major U.S. export at the time was used food processing equipment as manufacturers fought to stay ahead of one another in productivity. Spin forward to today and part of the reason for a labor shortage is not just the pandemic but a failure to automate as...
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From WPI Consulting
Like all marmots
An adult Vancouver Island marmot typically measures 65 to 70 centimetres (26 to 28 in) from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail.