<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/posts/food-distribution-efficiency-banking-on-supply-chain.php" dsn="blogs"><featured>true</featured><title>Food Distribution Efficiency: Banking on Supply Chain</title><description>Brian Fugate and Janeth Gabaldon are studying energy-efficient supply chain practices for food banks thanks to a grant from Danone Institute North America and the FFAR. </description><pubDate>08/28/2025</pubDate><image><img src="https://walton.uark.edu/news/posts/images/Janeth-RioGrande-web.jpg" alt=" Janeth Gabaldon, far left, joins team members at the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley in Pharr, Texas, to conduct an audit of its cold chain systems."/></image><author>Lori McLemore</author><tags><tag>MSCM</tag><tag>SCM</tag><tag>featured</tag><tag>supplychain</tag></tags></item>