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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.

Court Grants Defense Lawyers More Time for 'Most Significant Food Safety Case in History'

The Parnell brothers and May Wilkerson are appealing their convictions and sentences for multiple felonies stemming from the 2009 Salmonella outbreak involving Peanut Corporation of America’s peanut butter plant in Blakely, Ga.

Peanut Corporation of America owner Stewart Parnell testifies before Congress.

As Amazon Focuses on Grocery, Alibaba Says They Won't Go Head-to-Head Against Them

Alibaba Group Holding is not currently seeking to make inroads into its bigger U.S. rival Amazon.com top markets, a senior executive at the Chinese e-commerce company told a business gathering in Hong Kong last week.

Joseph Tsai, Alibaba's executive vice chairman.

China's Baidu Hopes to Raise $500 Million to Compete in Food Delivery

Using scooters to supply everything from Starbucks coffee to sliced sashimi, Waimai is in a pitched battle with rivals to sign up delivery men and convince restaurants to join its service.

Baidu’s takeout delivery business became a separate entity at the end of 2015 and a funding round earlier this year valued the business at $2.5 billion, Chairman Robin Li told investors on an earnings call in April.

Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Market to Reach $61 Billion by 2021

The transport refrigeration equipment category was the largest segment in commercial refrigeration equipment market and accounted for largest share of the total market in 2015.

Consolidation of warehouses and growth of cold supply chains is likely to disclose the new avenues for commercial refrigeration equipment market in the near future.

GMA Vows to Fight $18 Million Campaign Finance Fine from GMO Labeling Battle

Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA)

"GMA believes that there is no basis in law or fact to support this unprecedented, inequitable and clearly excessive penalty – nearly 18 times higher than any other Washington State public disclosure fine," the GMA's statement reads.

The Senate voted 63-30 for the bill that would display GMO contents with words, pictures or a bar code that can be scanned with smartphones. The YES on 522 campaign is a ballot initiative in Washington state that would require labelling of foods containing genetically modified crops.

Domestic Intermodal Traffic Not Enough to Save Sector From 3Q Declines

Intermodal Association of North America (IANA)

The domestic container business experienced gains of 3.3 percent in the third quarter, which kept the overall Intermodal volume loss to 4.6 percent.

The Midwest-Northwest corridor's traffic rose 3 percent, dominated by containers. However, all other corridors posted declines, ranging from 0.8 percent in the Northeast-Midwest and Trans-Canada lanes, to 11.2 percent in the South Central-Southwest corridor. Midwest-Southwest volumes, which are the highest, dropped 5.3 percent.

Blue Plastic Found in Chicken Patties Forces Recall

The On-Cor branded ready-to-eat chicken patties were sent to retailers in six states, including Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio and Wisconsin. The product was contaminated around the time a trim repair was made on belt material.

The problem was discovered when the firm received notification of three consumer complaints mentioning firm blue plastic in their product.

More Ocean Shipping Alliances Put Ports on Shaky Ground

With analysts estimating that oceangoing shippers could lose up to $10 billion worldwide this year, the industry that made globalization possible is sinking into crisis.

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UK Food Industry Worker Shortage at Worst Levels Since 2004

The warning also comes amid fears of a shortage of truck and van drivers to deliver goods to shops and homes.

David Camp of the Association of Labour Providers (ALP), whose employment agency members supply 70 percent of the temporary labor used by the food and drink industry in the UK, said responses to job ads had slumped as workers from the EU – who account for 90% of jobs in the sector – back away from the UK.

USDA to Invest $25 Million in 'Cutting Edge' Ag Conservation Projects

The USDA will be offering funding in six focus areas, including data analytics tools and precision agriculture conservation.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the announcement at the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) Summit.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Ocean Alliance Announces 'Day One' Plans

The proposed network will operate 40 services on the East-West trades with around 100 ports of call and almost 500 port pairs when it begins operations in April of 2017.

Members of the Ocean Alliance announce the signing of an agreement, called the Day One Product.

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