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Podcast: FreightWaves LIVE: An Events Podcast
Episode: Beyond Meat and the impacts on supply chain networks - Cold Chain Summit
Description: John Brewer, director of distribution and logistics for CKE Restaurants, has been in the food distribution business for close to two and a half decades, a span that included 9/11 among other natural and human-caused disasters. But the impact of COVID-19 on the supply chain was an entirely new experience for him, as refrigerated capacity tightened and reefer tender rejection rates shot to new heights.“I’ve never seen anything like this in my entire career,” said Brewer, during the FreightWaves Cold Chain Summit on Friday.CKE is the parent company for fast food chains Hardee’s and Ca...