GROCERS WARNS OF HIGHER PRICES IN THE FUTURE
Canadian grocers like Metro Inc. and Empire Co. Ltd., which operates subsidiary Sobeys Inc are already facing pressure from suppliers to accept higher prices in light of a recent tariff war with the United States and want to warn consumers they should expect slightly higher food bills in the future. The Canadian government implemented tariffs on a number of American-made goods, including yogurt, orange juice and maple syrup on July 1st, in retaliation for U.S.-government imposed tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum products, which are also putting pressure on some Canadian food manufacturers whose products use cans, including the Campbell Company of Canada and Molson Coors Brewing Company, which both have said that the 10 per cent tariffs the U.S. has slapped on aluminum imports have forced them to consider price increases. APPLE USES DEEP POCKETS TO TARGETS TESLA EMPLOYEES
Apple is using more opportunities and compensation to attract current and former manufacturing, security and software engineers and more recently, supply chain experts away from Tesla. Most would think that this is because of Apple’s auton- omous vehicle initiative, Project Titan, but that is not the case. Apple generally needs software, display, optics and battery-tech talent for its other products also, so it is not just related to Project Titan, but we are sure that it does not hurt they have former Tesla Autopilot, QA, Powertrain engineers and specialists on the payroll. Apple outsources much of its manufacturing however, the company seems recently to be taking more control over the manufacturing processes and equipment used to make their products which is calling for mechanical design, firmware engineers and global supply chain talent from other companies like Tesla.
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