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Road freight rates will likely rise in 2023 as crude oil prices show an upward movement. And, global energy consumption is expected to increase by ~1.3% year-over-year in 2023.

In the next installment of our analyst observations series on procurement tech market movements, this week we are considering the concept of ‘silent slopes’ with our Lead Analyst, upstream procurement, Bertrand Maltaverne.

Thanks to a sour combination of sugar shortages, import restrictions, and international competition, candy companies’ costs are rising just months before the Halloween season.

Sugar prices have risen exponentially this year and could translate into higher candy prices come Halloween.

Black Magnolia Southern Patisserie feeling the impacts of inflation after prices of sugar go up.

Imagine going to the trouble of trick-or-treating door to door in a cardboard Barbie box costume only to end your night with an essentially empty pumpkin pail. Come October, that nightmare could be real, thanks to a looming candy shortage. I know it’s a scary thought, but sometimes reality is worse than fiction.

WNS Limited , a leading provider of global Business Process Management solutions, today announced results for the fiscal 2024 first quarter ended June 30, 2023. Highlights – Fiscal 2024...

In the past 12 months, global sugar prices have risen 41.9% and to describe this sharp inflation in sugar prices, analysts have coined a new term: ‘sugarflation’. The current market volatility has also had a knock-on effect for natural alternatives with demand boosting stevia as a solution not just for sugar reduction targets, but cost savings, too.

Global sugar prices increased by 41.9% in the 12 months to June 2023, with insights firm The Smart Cube projecting further rises in the second half of this year.

WNS Limited , a leading provider of global Business Process Management solutions, today announced that WNS Denali has been recognized for the third consecutive year as a ‘Leader’ in... | May 25, 2023