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Why Postmates Leads The Pack In The Growing Food Delivery Space

Postmates’ on-demand meal delivery service is now available in 30 U.S. cities, more than any other food delivery service.

U.S. Farm Income To Hit A 9-Year Low

Net farm income will drop to $58.3 billion from $91.1 billion in 2014, marking the largest percentage decline since 1983, including when figures are adjusted for inflation.

Neal Bredehoeft of Alma, Mo., in Lafayette County, walks through a field of soybeans checking it for signs of threatening insects or disease.

Kraft Heinz Recalls 2 Million Pounds Of Turkey Bacon Over Spoilage

The problem was discovered by the establishment during an investigation into spoilage-related consumer complaints.

Kraft Heinz Foods Co. is recalling approximately 2,068,467 pounds of turkey bacon products that may be adulterated because it may spoil before the “Best When Used By” date.

Heartland Food Products Group To Acquire Splenda From McNeil Nutritionals

The transaction is expected to close before the end of the year, but the financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

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Montana Public Health Agency Posts Restaurants' Safety Results Online

Those establishments range from coffee kiosks to large restaurants, explained Marilyn Tapia, RiverStone Health’s director of environmental health services and a licensed sanitarian.

Montana's ’s public health agency RiverStone Health is launching an online service that explains the results of food safety inspections at each of the county’s 952 licensed food service outlets.

Global Stock Market Rout Crimps Big Logistics Players

The slide underscores how much logistics companies stand to lose if global economic growth and trade continue to slow.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended down 588 points, or 3.6 percent, at 15871, having briefly fallen over 1000 points.

United Kingdom Requires Companies To Verify Anti-Slavery Measures

Starting in October, companies with global revenues over 36 million pounds ($56.1 million) will need to release an annual statement addressing what actions – if any – were taken to address slavery and human trafficking.

In this July 14, 2015, image provided by DigitalGlobe, a high-resolution satellite photograph off the coast of Papua New Guinea shows two fishing trawlers loading slave-caught fish onto Silver Sea 2, a refrigerated cargo ship belonging to the Thai-owned Silver Sea Fishery Co. The company was named in an Associated Press investigation into slavery in Southeast Asia’s seafood industry that led to the rescue and repatriation of more than 800 men. Hundreds more remain missing after their trawlers fled an Indonesian crackdown on illegal fishing.

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Lawmakers Urge FDA To Help Farmers, Wholesalers And Merchants Meet FSMA Rules

Lawmakers sent the letter to the FDA’s Acting Commissioner Stephen Ostroff on Monday asking that he implement technical assistance and training programs geared toward helping small farmers, small producers, and fruit and vegetable wholesalers.

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Uber Updates App To Focus More On Food Delivery

The company’s food delivery option, UberEATS, is appearing as a separate button in a latest update of the app in some cities.

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Chipotle Mexican Grill Goes On A Hiring Spree, Boosts Benefits In Response To Labor Shortage

A growing economy, a surge of restaurants, and minimum wage increases imposed by cities and states have all eroded the available foodservice labor supply.

Experts: Food Fraud On The Rise

Recent years have seen a rise in the number of fraud cases involving deadly adulterants, as well as an increase in fraudulent labeling and legal prosecution for food fraud.

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Parking Space Shortage Plagues U.S. Truckers

U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration

Almost half of the state departments of transportation surveyed reported that truckers were forced to park on freeway interchange ramps and shoulders of highways, which represents a safety issue.

FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) for April was up month-over-month to a 6.2 reading, however, this number reflects soft market conditions, according to trucknews.com.

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