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Coca Cola Co. Unveils PET Bottle Entirely Made From Plant Material

Coca-Cola Company

PlantBottle packaging uses patented technology that converts natural sugars found in plants into the ingredients for making fully recyclable PET plastic bottles.

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Canadian National (CN) Railway Invests $20 M To Expand Cold Chain For North America

CN North American Railroad

To accommodate growth, CN is acquiring 200 more domestic, 53-foot temperature-controlled containers, which will add to the current fleet of containers circulating inside North America.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

West Coast Dockworkers Fail To Honor Port Agreement

After the ILWU failed to adhere to the new dispatch procedures for vessel operations, the PMA took the matter to an area arbitrator who ruled that ILWU officials and dispatchers took a unilateral action in violation of the agreement with PMA.

Idle cranes at the Port of Oakland.

'Buyable Pins' Allow Merchants To Sell On Pinterest

Shopify is currently the only way for small and medium-sized businesses to sell using Buyable Pins on Pinterest.

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Nestle To Remove Artificial Flavors From Pizza And Food Snacks

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Food Companies Slow To Address Water Shortage

Withdrawals of freshwater supplies have risen by at least 1 percent a year in the past three decades, and could rise by a staggering 55 percent in the next few decades, the United Nations water agency estimates.

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FMI Launches Grocery/Supplier Collaboration Project

FMI - The Food Industry Association

The goal of the FMI Collaboration 2.0 project is to help grocers and suppliers bring more customer-focused decision-making into categories and stores around shared business processes including supply chain execution and inventory optimization.

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Refrigerated Transportation Market To Grow 12+% Annually Through 2019

Research and Markets

End-users need product-specific refrigerated vehicles that can prevent food contamination by avoiding cross-product transportation.

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Produce Industry Journalist Floats Industry User Fee For FSMA

Produce Marketing Association

Having a user fee imposed on the industry to help implement food safety regulations and educate the grower community could make sure that the funds are applied carefully and to maximum effect, according to Tom Karst, national editor for The Packer.

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Bird Flu Crimps Nation’s Egg Supply

Egg prices are rising, and shortages have occurred in some markets, particularly for liquefied or processed eggs.

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Amazon Expands Prime Time Service In Manhattan; Battles Walmart On Price

Amazon said customers can order groceries, prepared meals and baked goods from D'Agostino, Gourmet Garage and Billy's Bakery through its Prime Now app.

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Lawmakers Push Food Safety Bills After 'Frontline' Investigation

The “Meat and Poultry Recall Notification Act,” from Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), would strengthen authority of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to recall contaminated meat and poultry.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)

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