News Summary September 29, 2026
Today's Top Story: Supplying 46,000+ Restaurants in Complex Context - McDonald's Supply Chain Leader
Darcy Gilbert, McDonald's VP of Global Food and Beverage Sourcing, tells Expana that managing roughly $30 billion in annual spend across 46,000+ restaurants requires far more than scale, describing a "three-legged stool" balancing franchisees, suppliers, and the corporation itself. Gilbert says McDonald's is increasingly focused on farm-level resiliency, converging commodity risks, and scenario-planning tools to shift from reactive crisis management to proactive anticipation ahead of her appearance at Expana's Agrifood Intelligence Summit Chicago on November 17...
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