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Panasonic Touts Its Eco-Conscious Cold Chain Solutions

The global tech giant is focusing on their cold chain solutions as part of their new "A Better Life, A Better World" campaign.

Panasonic’s open showcases employs CO2 refrigerant technology to create an air curtain created of cold air that flows from top to bottom.

A&P Seeks 'Strategic Options,' Including Possible Asset Sale

The New York Post on Wednesday reported that A&P was shopping 137 of its 301 stores, basing its report on what it called a list of targeted stores.

DOT Grants Agriculture 2-Year Waiver From Hours Of Service Rule

The National Pork Producers Council, on behalf of other livestock, poultry and food organizations, this spring asked the FMCSA to renew the waiver and to extend it for the two-year maximum allowable under federal law.

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Avian Flu Drives Up Egg Prices

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released data in April that showed a dozen large eggs averaged $2.07, but prices have risen considerably since then, with some individual markets now topping $3 a dozen.

The bird flu outbreak has caused the U.S. Department of Agriculture to approve importing egg products from the Netherlands to be used for baking and in processed foods.

Van, Reefer Rates Hold Firm

Rates in all three equipment categories held firm on the heels of big increases during the first week of June.

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Sen. Reid Urges Congress To Fully Fund FSMA

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

The Senate Minority Leader made his plea Tuesday on the floor of the U.S. Senate.

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Amazon.com Develops App To Expand U.S. Couriers

The Seattle retailer is developing a mobile application that would, in some cases, pay ordinary people, rather than carriers such as United Parcel Service Inc., to drop off packages en route to other destinations

Vantix Logistics Selects Yusen Logistics (Americas) As Intermodal Provider

Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc.

Under the contract, Yusen Logistics is managing 60 to 70 intermodal freight movements each month for Vantix, the Dallas, Texas-based division of McLane Co. Inc. and a provider of supply chain solutions for the food industry.

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Russia Extends Food Embargo For Six Months

The issue was discussed by government officials in Moscow on Tuesday according to two people with knowledge of the matter, and the conclusion was that Russia has already adjusted to the embargo and can maintain it as long as needed.

File image of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Union: A&P Supermarket Group Entertains Purchase Offers

Montvale, N.J.-based A&P operates Pathmark, Waldbaums, SuperFresh, Food Basics and Food Emporium stores, employing more than 30,000 workers represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers union.

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Will Uber Really Change Urban Food Delivery? The $50 Billion Question

UberEats, launched last fall to speed lunch and dinner items from popular restaurants to Uber users in parts of New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, Toronto and Barcelona, sometimes has so few customers that drivers have to throw away food at day’s end.

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The FDA Takes Step To Remove Artificial Trans Fats In Processed Foods

The FDA has set a compliance period of three years to allow companies to either reformulate products without partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) and/or petition the FDA to permit specific uses of PHOs.

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