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Amazon Expands Into Private Label Food

Amazon has approached some private-label food manufacturers seeking a partner in preparation to broadly expand its fledgling lineup of private-label brands to include an array of grocery items such as milk, cereal, and baby food.

Judge Grills Both Sysco And FTC Over Sysco/US Foods Merger

After more than three hours of questioning by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta, the outcome of the case appeared unclear.

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta said there was “plenty of evidence” in the case that showed restaurants and other buyers of food-distribution services use a mix of providers besides Sysco and US Foods.

E-Commerce Solutions

HighJump Acquires E-Commerce Provider Nexternal

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Nexternal's omnichannel commerce platform serves manufacturers, distributors and retailers and includes an order management system that captures both business-to-business and business-to-consumer orders, via standard and mobile web browsers.

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Featured In Food Logistics: Food Shippers Can Reap Big Savings From Fuel Efficiency Standards

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)

Increased fuel efficiency standards will reduce the lifecycle cost of new trucks by $42 billion dollars, delivering significant value to manufacturers, trucking companies and freight shippers.

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FDA Seeks Comment On Guidance Document For Mandatory Recalls

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

The guidance in this document is in the form of questions and answers and provides answers to common questions that might arise about mandatory recall provisions.

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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Seeks Action On Sustainable Transport

Ban called sustainable transport “a common thread” linking the upcoming UN Summit in September in New York and the COP21 climate change conference in Paris in December.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

CMA CGM Expands Services To U.S. East Coast

The new services out of Northern Europe are part of the company’s effort to operate its own East Coast network, rather than buying space on ships belonging to its competitors.

French liner CMA CGM has hailed the inauguration of the widened Panama Canal, stating that the canal allows it to reconfigure its strategy and create a major transshipment hub in nearby Jamaica.

Featured In Food Logistics: Benchmark Study Finds Improvement Needed In Food Transport Safety

One of the survey’s key findings was the cost of temperature violations, as respondents ranked temperature violations as the top non-conformance issue they are facing.

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Safety & Security

Guidance for Industry Questions and Answers Regarding Mandatory Food Recalls

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Software Solutions

PeopleNet Acquires Cadec Global Inc.

The addition of Cadec will further extend the fleet mobility technology and transportation solutions of PeopleNet in the foodservice and private fleet industries to enable greater levels of safety, compliance, cost reduction and customer service.

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Taco Bell And Pizza Hut To Cut Artificial Colors And Flavors

Taco Bell plans to replace all artificial flavors and colors and some additives such as trans-fats in its foods with natural alternatives by the end of this year, while Pizza Hut said it would remove artificial flavors and colors from its pizzas by July.

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Hormel Foods Corp. To Buy Natural Meat Maker Applegate Farms, LLC

Applegate, the No. 1 brand in the natural and organic value-added prepared meats category, will operate autonomously as a standalone subsidiary in the company’s Refrigerated Foods segment.

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