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Material Handing Maker Southworth International Group To Acquire Marco Group AB

Southworth offers a large selection of equipment designed to improve productivity and worker safety in applications that involve lifting and positioning.

Southworth International Group, a provider of ergonomic material handling equipment, announced that it has agreed to acquire Marco Group AB, a European manufacturer of similar lifting and positioning technologies in Sweden.

Carbon Footprint

Kellogg Calls On Suppliers To Reduce GHG Emissions

Kellogg Company

Kellogg Co. recognizes that upstream agriculture emissions and manufacturing are the largest sources of emissions in the company's supply chain and is focusing efforts on reductions in these two areas.

Cold Stone Creamery Parent Kahala Brands Acquires Pinkberry Frozen Yogurt Chain

Pinkberry has more than 260 stores in 20 countries. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Kahala Brands, which owns quick-service restaurant names including Cold Stone Creamery and the Great Steak & Potato Co., issued a statement saying that Pinkberry is 'an excellent strategic fit for our company.'

FCSMA Finalizes Electronic Logging Rules For Trucks

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

The American Trucking Associations hailed the rule mandating the use of electronic logging devices by commercial vehicles as a historic step forward for the industry.

A driver enters hours of service information using a Cadec onboard computer.

Software & Technology

Walmart Launches Walmart Pay App

The mobile payment feature will be introduced in select stores beginning this month, with a nationwide launch to be complete by the first half of next year.

With this launch, Walmart becomes the only retailer to offer its own payment solution that works with any iOS or Android device, at any checkout lane, and with any major credit, debit, pre-paid or Walmart gift card – all through the Walmart mobile app.

China’s Cabinet Approves Merger Of The Country’s Two Largest Shipping Lines

The combined entity would become the world's fourth-largest container shipper, with a market share of roughly 8.1 percent.

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Uber Launches UberEATS Food Delivery App In Toronto Today

The in-app version is currently available in 12 cities, but Toronto’s new UberEATS app is different.

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Norovirus Confirmed As Cause Of Boston Chipotle Food Poisoning

Norovirus, the leading cause of illness from contaminated food in the U.S., spreads rapidly and can be transmitted from person to person, and through food and contaminated surfaces.

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Cola-Cola Co. Overhauls Its U.S. Distribution System

Coca-Cola Company

The company will grant exclusive rights to Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United and Viking Coca-Cola Bottling Co. for the sale and distribution of bottler-delivered Coca-Cola beverages.

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How The Sanitary Transport Rule Will Change Life For Refrigerated Fleets And Carriers

The sanitary transport rule would regulate all food transportation in a similar manner regardless of the risk.

Bud Rodowick of Thermo King, left, and Patrick Brecht of P.E.B. Commodities, Inc. point out problems with the FSMA sanitary transport rule.

Chipotle Closes Boston Restaurant That Sickened 80 Students

The news comes amid an E. coli outbreak linked to other Chipotle Mexican restaurants that has made people sick in at least nine states since October.

The company temporary closed its Cleveland Circle location in Boston, where the students ate, while health officials investigate.

U.S. Lawmakers To Scrutinize AB InBev/SABMiller Merger

Anheuser-Busch InBev

AB InBev chief executive Carlos Brito will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

A successful takeover would give AB InBev beer brands such as Peroni and Grolsch and control of about half of the industry’s profit.

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