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Schiff’s Food Service Acquires K. Heeps' Foodservice Distribution Division
This move will enable K. Heeps to utilize SFS’ broadline, full-service distribution network, along with its USDA-inspected, in-house meat cutting facility and more.
Grocery Retail
L.I.N.K. Live | Food Logistics Editors Talk Consumer Packaged Goods with Tom Madrecki of Consumer Brands Association
Foodservice
Processors Palette: Silver Fern Farms Stays on Top Despite Global Pandemic
Foodservice
Are Meal Kits Worth the Hype?
Foodservice
Staying Prepared During Rapid Restaurant Re-Openings
Foodservice
Ghost Kitchens Bring Vacant Locations Back to Life
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Grocery Retail
L.I.N.K. Live | Food Logistics Editors Talk Consumer Packaged Goods with Tom Madrecki of Consumer Brands Association
Marina and Mackenna with Tom Madrecki of Consumer Brands Association, to discuss the new administration's impact on consumer packaged goods supply chains and what opportunities exist for CPG players in 2021.
Robotics
L.I.N.K. | SVT Robotics Explains Why Humans, Robotics Work Together
"Never underestimate the human machine," says SVT Robotics CEO in an interview with associate editor Brielle Jaekel where they also dive into the intricacies of robotics in the supply chain.
Risk/Compliance
Coronavirus Presents New Beginnings—One Year Later
While March 12, 2020 was the last time any of us saw our co-workers in person, it was it also the day of New Beginnings, an alternative “New Normal” way of doing things, for the better.
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Foodservice
Competing with Food Delivery Apps
Many of the same technologies that power food delivery apps—for on-demand dispatch, precise ETAs, slick tracking experiences, automated payouts, data-driven insights and closed-loop learning—are becoming available to restaurants and their technology teams
Foodservice
Biden Administration Overturns Poultry and Meat Line Speed Proposal
On Monday, President Joe Biden blocked a rule previously instated by the Trump administration that would allow for faster line speeds in poultry and meat plants.
Foodservice
How C-Stores Can Increase Foodservice Sales and Margins
Despite a challenging year, it’s still possible to finetune foodservice programs, deliver a great customer experience and produce the margins operators need to thrive and survive.
Emerging Technologies
Smart Refrigeration Solutions for Restaurant Applications
With technology, restaurants and retailers can rest assured that they are delivering high-quality, fresh food.
Foodservice
Processors Palette: McLane and Trimble Partnership Transforms Supply Chain for the Better
With the Coronavirus pandemic only expected to get worse before it gets better, McLane and Trimble MAPS partnered together to implement Appian, strengthening the supply chain.
Foodservice
COVID-19 Pandemic Increases CPG Purchases by 19%
Since the pandemic began last year, 47% of surveyed Americans reported that they have tried new brands and categories, with 52% saying that they were most open to trying a new snack food brand.
Design-Build
Tippmann Innovation Continues Cold Storage Development with New $65M Facility in Ontario
This facility will be more efficient and effective in meeting the demands of cold chain users.
Foodservice
Study: Foodservice Industry Anticipates Rise in Contactless Dining
quick-service restaurants represent the biggest portion of the contactless micropayments market, about $153 billion annually, followed by the vending industry about $14 billion.
Foodservice
Crave Hospitality Group Announces $7.3M Seed Funding Round
Crave plans to use the funding to build pre-opening teams for the next four Crave Collective facilities opening in 2021, followed by 10 more in 2022.
AI/AR
How Food Supply Chains Can Persevere During Uncertainty in a Global Pandemic
By infusing innovative technologies into the mix, food supply chains can break from siloed systems to implement and optimize a digital supply chain that offers visibility and insight from the fields and farms to grocery store shelves and restaurant tables
Warehousing
Warehousing for Organics
Food Logistics sits down with Travis Frank, senior associate and logistics practice lead for NorthFind Management, to discuss warehouse technologies, processing guidelines, innovation in cold storage and what this all means for the future of warehousing.
Foodservice
The Food Group Reveals How COVID-19 is Affecting the Foodservice Industry
The study reveals how COVID-19 has forced operational changes that will forever alter the way people eat out.
Foodservice
Gotham Greens Raises $87 Million to Grow its Indoor Agriculture Footprint, Bringing More Fresh Foods to Shoppers Nationwide
Gotham Greens plans to use the latest funding to accelerate its mission to decentralize food production and bring more fresh foods to people across the United States through channel and geographic market expansion.
Foodservice
KeHE Strengthens Natural Channel Service with New Indiana Warehouse
KeHE Distributors announced the launch of a new Indiana distribution center, which will help better service the unique needs of natural retailers in the Midwest.
Foodservice
Announcing Pure Green Farms – Hydroponic Greenhouse Putting Down Roots in Indiana
Pure Green Farms is set to begin growing, packaging and distributing fresh leafy greens in February of 2021. The new 4-acre hydroponic indoor farm will employ the most advanced technology available in a safe and sustainable environment year-round.
Foodservice
Experts Say the Restaurant Industry is Stabilizing. Here’s How to Keep Up Momentum.
Independent restaurants and groups can keep momentum through these months by remaining agile, listening to their customer base and cooperating with the entire ecosystem.
Foodservice
Feast & Fettle Raises $1.2M to Expand Meal Delivery Service
Feast & Fettle hand-delivers gourmet, restaurant-quality meals to their rapidly growing member base in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
AI/AR
Why QSRs Need to Boost Their Apps to Gain Customer Loyalty
As we approach Month 8 of the pandemic, QSRs are reaching a sink or swim point for their mobile app experience.
Foodservice
Here’s What Restaurant Owners Need to be Thinking About in 2021
Here's what struggling restaurants can be doing to help make ends meet.
Foodservice
HelloFresh Acquires Factor75, Inc.
This acquisition brings together HelloFresh’s global market expertise in delivering fresh ingredients to customers’ doorsteps across 14 countries with Factor’s proven success in ready-to-eat meals.
Foodservice
United Fresh Releases Fall 2020 Fresh Insights for Foodservice
Thinking ahead, the "On the Horizon" section covers the trends that will impact foodservice next spring, with deep dives into blueberries, celery, and fresh fruit tarts.
Foodservice
Golden State Foods Opens New Facility in Wuhan
About 30 Wuhan associates will process approximately 2.2 million pounds of produce annually, including shredded lettuce, frozen corn, whole and sliced tomatoes, and lemon and apple slices.
Automation
Cimcorp Automates Bakery Product Handling and Order Fulfillment in Kwik Trip’s La Crosse, Wisconsin Baking Facility
The solution is able to rapidly manage 80,000 trays of fast-moving bakery products and process orders for 53,000 outbound trays to over 700 Kwik Trip stores each day.
Warehousing
Excess Inventory Challenges in Food and Beverage
Here’s the unique aspects of the food and beverage industry’s excess inventory challenges, and what strategies must be implemented to navigate the future.
WMS/TMS
Research Reveals that 68% of Food Shippers Tracking for Higher Sales in 2020
Redwood Logistics revealed insights from a food shippers survey conducted following the first impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Foodservice
Dot It Restaurant Fulfillment Doubles its Footprint with New Lease
Transwestern Real Estate Services announces Dot It Restaurant Fulfillment has secured a new, long-term, 134,272-square-foot lease at 4200 Empire in CentrePort, immediately south of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
Design-Build
Associated Wholesale Grocers Taps WITRON to Build New Distribution Center
The facility will supply more than 3,100 grocery stores, owned and operated by independent retailers, after a ramp-up starting in August 2023.
Automation
GrubTech and Wobot.ai Partner to Digitize Restaurant and Cloud Kitchen Operations
The partnership brings together GrubTech's native technology expertise in the foodservice landscape and Wobot's state-of-the-art platform to curate an optimum experience for restaurateurs and cloud kitchen operators globally.
Warehousing
5 Ways to Maximize Digital Training for Food Logistics Workers on the Front Lines
Here are five best practices to help business leaders and decision makers get the most out of their technology investments.
Foodservice
Nestlé USA Acquires Freshly
The deal values Freshly at $950 million, with potential earnouts up to $550 million contingent to the successful growth of the business.
