News / Rising inflation driving food supply chain robberies

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Now accounting for a third of all hijacking incidents, food is the commodity most at risk of theft in the global supply chain. 

The British Standards Institution (BSI) found that last year, food theft in the supply chain increased by 29% over 2022 levels. 

With the global impact of rising inflation, supply chain intelligence provider BSI suggested that thieves were increasingly targeting basic goods that experienced significant price increases. Food and beverage items now represent 22% of overall theft.  

The number of ...