Three separate cost shocks are hitting supply chains at once — and they’re compounding. Here’s what food and beverage manufacturers, retailers, food service, wholesalers, and producers need to know for 2027 planning.
Join Expana’s market analysts to understand what’s driving shipping, road freight, energy and labor costs, the market outlook — and what it means for your procurement strategy, pricing and long-term business growth so you can plan ahead.
Our experts will cover:
- Market Outlook: Where energy, freight and labor costs stand today — and what could shift them in the coming months.
- Shipping: Why and how tariff-driven front-loading, carrier surcharges and an early peak season increased ocean freight rates.
- Energy: How crude oil, refined products, diesel prices continue to be pressured by the Gulf tensions.
- Road freight: How tight capacity, driver shortages and elevated diesel costs are influencing US and EU road freight prices.
- Labor: What minimum wage increases across the EU could mean for labor-intensive businesses.
Written by Farah Rahman
