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Florida: Primed For Perishables

Across the Sunshine State ports and infrastructure are ready for the expansion of the Panama Canal with hopes to become the preferred destination of perishables from the Americas.

An aerial view of PortMiami's recently completed deep dredge project that makes the port the only global trade hub south of Virginia capable of handling post-Panamax ships.

6 Steps Toward Optimizing Wine & Spirits Operations

Borrowing proven strategies from the grocery sector is a good starting point.

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Tracking The Future Of Food Logistics

A focus on transportation fundamentals contrasted with developments in food safety and security, telematics, the IoT, grocery e-commerce, and new ways to think about agriculture and consumption are leading the list.

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Carbon Footprint

How To Improve Supply Chain Sustainability: The Collective Impact Model

The Green America Center for Sustainability Solutions

Sustainability in the agriculture sector is even more urgent than ever, with climate as a driver.

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The Top 10 “Must Reads” Of 2015

Take a look at the Food Logistics articles your peers made the most popular from the past year.

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Target Corp. Scrutinizes Its Food Supply Chain

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The nation’s second largest retailer seeks to correct out of stocks and make food a shopping destination for consumers.

Target wants to make its food section a destination for shoppers. Consultants have said the company needs to focus on its outer ring selections offering fresh, refrigerated and frozen food.

Chipotle Reverses Course On Locally-Sourced Ingredients To Stem E.Coli Fallout

At a recent investor conference, company founder and co-CEO Steve Ells reviewed the new practice of sanitizing, dicing, and hermetically sealing cilantro, tomatoes and lettuce in a central kitchen.

Transpacific Container Carriers To Raise U.S. Export Rates On Feb. 1, 2016

The TSA has recommended a general rate increase (GRI) on Feb. 1, 2016 in the amount of $100 per 40-foot container (FEU) for cargo moving via the U.S. West Coast, and $200 per FEU for cargo moving via the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts.

A slowdown in Chinese economic growth has hammered the global shipping industry, which exited the Great Recession to take advantage of low interest rates to buy new ships to handle a rising amount of coal, iron ore and consumer goods. But as China’s factories scale back and the economies of Europe and North America gear down, the amount of cargo traversing the oceans has slowed.

Specialty Food Investor Arbor Investments Acquires DPI Specialty Foods

Arbor Investments is a specialized private equity firm that focuses exclusively on acquiring premier companies in the food, beverage and related industries.

Arbor Investments has completed the acquisition of a majority equity stake in Ontario, California-based DPI Specialty Foods, Inc. from Dublin, Ireland-based Ornua Co-Operative Limited.

FDA Halts Vermont Dairy Farm That Drugged Cattle

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The FDA found that the company offered for sale cows with illegal drug residues in their tissue, administered drugs contrary to label directions without proper veterinary oversight and supervision and failed to maintain adequate treatment records.

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U.S. Fleets Post Improved Fuel Economy Using Efficiency Technologies

North American Council for Freight Efficiency study finds fleets accelerate adoption of fuel efficiency technologies.

Shrimp Peeled By Slaves In Thailand Finds Its Way To U.S. Supply Chains

Despite repeated promises by businesses and government to clean up the country's $7 billion seafood export industry, an Associated Press investigation has found shrimp peeled by modern-day slaves is reaching the U.S., Europe and Asia.

Last month, AP journalists followed and filmed trucks loaded with freshly peeled shrimp from the Gig shed to major Thai exporting companies and then, using U.S. customs records and Thai industry reports, tracked it globally. They also traced similar connections from another factory raided six months earlier, and interviewed more than two dozen workers from both sites.

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