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Waste Reduction

Hy-Vee Nebraska Stores To Turn Organic Waste To Compost, Biogas And Animal Feed

Nebraska Hy-Vee stores will divert excess fruits and vegetables, bakery products, solid dairy products and floral clippings with the help of the Sanimax system, which will then turn the food waste into compost, biogas and animal feed.

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E-Commerce Solutions

Mondelez International Partners With ChannelSight To Accelerate E-Commerce Growth

Mondelez will continue to add "Buy Now" buttons to owned, earned and paid media platforms across 25 markets, linking to over 130 retailers' websites, to make it easy for consumers to both find and buy Mondelez International products online.

Whole Foods Market To Target Millennials With New Chain Offering Value Orientation

The plan is to begin opening stores next year, and given the more standardized design and product assortment, the company expects a fairly rapid expansion from there.

FAA Partners With Commercial Drone Firms On Package Delivery

The U.S. aviation regulator also announced on Wednesday a partnership with cable television news network CNN to test news gathering in urban areas that have been largely off limits for commercial drones.

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WERC Conference: Lease Financing Offers Solution To Automation Costs

Finding ways to overcome cost concerns with automation was addressed during a session, “Financing and Leasing Automation” during the Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) Conference Program held this week in Orlando, Fla.

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Global Food Safety Testing Market To Grow 10% Annually Through 2019

The worldwide rise in cases of food contamination and increased consumer awareness has generated a lot of hype around food diagnostics, transforming it into a significant public health issue.

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Sysco/FTC Court Battle Over Sysco/US Foods Merger Begins

In opening arguments by Sysco's Richard Parker of O'Melveny & Myers and the FTC's Stephen Weissman, the two sides disagreed on whether there was a national market for food distribution.

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Research: HOS Restart Provisions Bring More Crashes

American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI)

The truck GPS data analysis identified a shift of truck traffic from nighttime to daytime and a shift of truck traffic away from the weekends to more congested weekdays, with the biggest decreases in truck activity occurring on Sunday nights.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Agriculture Transportation Coalition Calls On Carriers To Waive Charges Due To West Coast Port Disruption

Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)

ATC has urged the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to compel ocean carriers to waive all charges imposed during the period of West Coast port congestion, roughly November 1, 2014 through April 15, 2015.

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WERC Conference Podcast: Unilever Executive Gains Insights On Robots In The Warehouse

Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC)

Chris Harbert, global sales director at Rethink Robotics, described the advantages of “collaborative” robots.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

House Approves Funding Bill For U.S. Ports

The bill, which also funds energy programs, would add $36.3 million to the harbor maintenance tax revenue that the Army Corps of Engineers can use to dredge harbors at major ports in the 2016 fiscal year that begins Oct. 1.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a spending bill on Friday that would boost funding for ports to upgrade their cargo-handling capabilities.

United Fresh Produce Association To Hold Recall Seminar June 16 In Miami, Fla.

United Fresh Produce Association

The full-day course will take place June 16, and will be held at the Hilton Miami Airport Hotel.

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