
What We’re Reading – April 2026
What We’re Reading is a monthly roundup of current news, commentary, challenges, and trends that impact our industry and clients. This month, our team explored
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Our team takes a moment to reflect on company and industry news, milestones and other valuable insights.
From United shifting to more upfront delay messaging and Nike’s backlash in Boston, to Coachella’s livestream-driven “parallel events” and the Unwell founder drama putting internal leadership on display, we explore how reputation is shaped in real time and the quieter trust builders that sustain it.
In an AI‑saturated world, storytelling isn’t a nice‑to‑have; it’s the strategy that helps brands cut through noise, earn trust, and own their narrative.
The food industry is entering a key phase. Operational excellence alone is no longer enough to win. Across food distribution, hospitality, and supply chain, the next era of growth will be shaped by how effectively communications leaders connect workforce realities, operational complexity, and customer expectations into a clear, credible narrative.

What We’re Reading is a monthly roundup of current news, commentary, challenges, and trends that impact our industry and clients. This month, our team explored

AI has made it radically easier to produce content — it even helped outline this article. With just a few prompts and tailoring, it can

The food industry is entering a key phase. Operational excellence alone is no longer enough to win. Across food distribution, hospitality, and supply chain, the

What We’re Reading is a monthly roundup of current news, commentary, challenges, and trends that impact our industry as well as those of our clients.

Supply chain leaders aren’t trying to eliminate uncertainty anymore. They’re figuring out how to operate their businesses inside it, because that’s the reality now. In

Generative AI and large language models (LLMs) are transformative tools reshaping nearly every facet of the working world. This includes a significant democratization of communications.