Elaine Read & Matt Weyandt have stamped the most important values from their previous careers into every facet of their craft chocolate manufacturing business. In this episode of Logistics with Purpose, host Kristi Porter welcomes Elaine Read and Matt Weyandt, co-founders of Xocolatl Small Batch Chocolate. The Atlanta-based company sources cacao directly from farmers and cooperatives in Central and South America, and the Caribbean, and makes chocolate bars in small batches. Listen in and learn more about Read and Weyandt’s unique story and commitment to sustainability through their organization’s carbon neutrality, packaging, and more.

The Buzz is Supply Chain Now’s regular Monday livestream, held at 12 noon ET each week. This show focuses on some of the leading stories from global supply chain and global business, always with special guests – the most important of which is the live audience! In this week’s episode of The Buzz, hosts Scott Luton and Allison Giddens discuss some of the top news stories and trends in supply chain and industry today. Listen in and learn more about: Frontline workers and the burden they bear The allegations that management at Boeing have been placing priorities on speed of production and profits over safety and quality The report that sources within US intelligence are saying that Russia is attempting to build a nuclear space weapon to take out satellites that area critical to our modern way of life The intersection of supply chain, greater industry, global trade shifts and politics- and Mexico becoming the US’ top trading partner recently