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Election Day Fallout: 'Soda Tax' Passes in Five Cities

Taxes will soon be levied on sugar-sweetened beverages sold at supermarkets and restaurants in Chicago, San Francisco, Boulder, Colo., and Oakland and Albany, Calif.

A penny-per-ounce fee will be applied to sugary beverages sold in the California cities and Cook County in Illinois, while in Boulder, Colo., a 2 cent-per-ounce tax, which could more than double the price of a 2-liter bottle of soda.

Trump's Infrastructure Plan is Getting Support, Except from Bond Market

President-elect Donald Trump has proposed a $1 trillion, 10-year infrastructure plan, which he touted during his victory speech.

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More Brands Recall Ice Cream Due to Listeria

Dr. Bob’s officials have not responded to email requests from Food Safety News for comment and their published phone numbers for the business have been disconnected.

Mondelez International Releases New Palm Oil Action Plan

Key new provisions require suppliers to map and assess the risk for all supplying mills on the Global Forest Watch, provide assurance that no deforestation occurs on their own concessions and exclude third-party suppliers who do not cease deforestation.

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Deliveroo Drivers in UK to Fight 'Contractors' Label

As self-employed contractors, Deliveroo couriers are not entitled to the rights available to workers, including sick pay and the national living wage.

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Software Solutions

High-Tech Agriculture Continues to Reap Rewards for Farmers and Society

Through new technologies, farmers produce more efficiently and see an increase in profits while improving stewardship of ecosystems and local communities.

The Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) is one of the newest technologies being studied for improvements in agricultural precision.

U.S. Agricultural Trade to Improve as China's Economy Struggles

Last month the USDA released its outlook for U.S. agricultural trade, forecasting a rise in U.S. agricultural exports to $133 billion in 2017, up from $127 billion in 2016.

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Global Baked Savory Snacks Market to Grow Through 2020

This research report titled ‘Global Baked Savory Snacks Market 2016-2020’ provides an in-depth analysis of the market in terms of revenue and emerging market trends.

Health-conscious consumers will be the major consumer base for the baked savory biscuits market during the forecast period.

Port of LA, Long Beach and Maersk Line Collaborate to Study Container Ship Emissions

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“This is equivalent to strapping a Fitbit onto a large container ship,” Lee Kindberg, head of environmental efforts for Maersk Line, said in a statement.

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DOT Unveils National Alternative Fuel and Electric Charging Network

The federal government's new effort will help drivers find alternative fuels and vehicle charging stations nationwide.

The U.S. Department of Transportation is establishing a network of 55 alternative fueling and charging corridors for electric, natural gas, hydrogen, and propane fuel vehicles that spans 35 states and Washington, D.C., and 48 out of 55 routes will be designated as electric-vehicle charging corridors.

New Warehouse Construction, Lower Vacancies Continue to be Fueled by E-Commerce

E-commerce demand appears to be taking a bite out of the retail construction and shifting it to the logisitics sector, wit 53 million square feet of new logistics space delivered by developers in the third quarter was the second-highest quarter on record.

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U.S. Shipments of Packaging Machinery Rising to $8.5 Billion by 2020

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies

The food and beverage sector is expected to produce more than half this growth.

In regards to machinery categories, the rapid growth anticipated in the labeling, decorating and case handling segment is largely a result of new legislation demanding increased labeling and coding, continuing developments in printing technologies and the proliferation of SKUs.

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