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Wendy’s Tests Antibiotic-Free Chicken

Wendy’s officials decided to test the antibiotic-free chicken at a handful of locations in response to its customers’ rising interest in ingredients and how food is produced.

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How FDA Trans Fat Ban Threatens The U.S. Food Supply Chain

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

For food manufacturers whose products currently contain PHOs, supply chain issues may arise as these manufacturers work to exhaust existing supplies, reformulate recipes and identify suitable replacement ingredients.

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Food Delivery Startup Deliveroo Raises $70 Million For Global Expansion

It was just two months ago that the company announced it had expanded to Paris, Berlin and Dublin, in addition to the 18 or so towns and cities in the U.K. it currently serves.

Suppliers Must Adhere To New BRC Guidelines

Alibaba’s Tmall.com Promotes Same-Day Grocery Delivery In China

China’s largest business-to-consumer platform and a unit of Alibaba Group, has launched a RMB 1 billion ($161 million) online grocery promotional campaign to offer same-day delivery services to Beijing city residents.

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FDA Proposes Rule For Third Party Audits Of Imported Food

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

This rule establishes regulations for accreditation of third-party auditors to conduct food safety audits.

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Software & Technology

USDA, Microsoft Launch ‘Innovation Challenge’ To Address Food Resiliency

Microsoft Corporation

The challenge invites entrants to develop and publish new applications and tools that can analyze multiple sources of information about the nation's food supply, including key USDA data sets that are now hosted on Microsoft Azure.

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FDA Revises Proposed Nutrition Facts Label To Include Daily Value For Added Sugars

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

The proposed rule is a supplement to the March 3, 2014 proposed rule on updating the Nutrition Facts label, under which the FDA proposed that food companies include added sugars on the Nutrition Facts label.

Original label (left) versus the proposed new nutrition facts label (right).

Inside Walmart’s ‘Shark Tank’: Suppliers Pitch Walmart

The daylong event provides a window into the relationship between Walmart and its suppliers as well as the influence retailers have both on selecting the products for their shelves and how those products appear.

Pursuing new suppliers, whose products at least partially are made in the U.S., could help it attract new shoppers and add momentum to a recent run of slightly better U.S. sales.

Report: UPS Negotiates Acquisition Of Coyote Logistics For $1.8 Billion

Coyote Logistics

A deal for the Chicago-based provider of transport-management services could be reached as soon as this month, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.

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Campbell Soup Co. To Drop Artificial Ingredients

Campbell Soup Co.

Campbell continues to increase its focus on faster-growing categories, such as health and well-being and packaged fresh, while also innovating on its core business portfolio.

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Venture Capital Flocks To Food Delivery: One Investor’s Take On Delivery Wars

More than $1 billion was invested in 2014 – an almost fourfold increase year-on-year – with a further half a billion dollars invested in Q1 2015, according to CB Insights.

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