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West Coast Ports Tackle Backlog As Shipping Resumes

Pacific Maritime Association (PMA)

The five-year contract reached Friday after U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez imposed a deadline for a deal, averted a shutdown of 29 ports that would have cost the U.S. economy $2 billion a day.

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Global Cold Chain To Grow 15.75% Annually Though 2019

According to the report, one of the main drivers of the global cold chain market is the increased need to reduce food wastage because of spoilage.

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Emerging Technologies

Android Wear Devices Make Big Strides In 2014

Though the Moto 360 remained supply constrained through Q4, Motorola was the clear leader among Android Wear vendors.

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Risk/Compliance

Grocery Manufacturers Association Offers FSMA Readiness Training Webinars

Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA)

Available to members and non-members, these expert-led training sessions are critical for companies to maintain the ability to implement new industry regulatory requirements.

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Feds Sue To Halt Sysco/US Foods Merger

The FTC is seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to stop the companies from combining.

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West Coast Port Labor Negotiations Continue

More recently, the shipping companies have curtailed operations sharply at the marine terminals, suspending the loading and unloading of cargo vessels for night shifts, holidays and weekends at the five busiest ports.

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Farmer Sues Perdue for Violation of FSMA Whistleblower Protection Law

This is the first case and filing of its kind in the U.S., where a contract farmer and whistleblower files a lawsuit of this nature against a large poultry producer.

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Unilever Recalls Breyers Salted Caramel Swirl Ice Cream Over Unlisted Almonds

The recalled product comes in 1.5 quart paperboard tubs and was sold nationwide to limited retailers.

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'Endless Aisle' Strategy: How Grocers Can Win In An Omnichannel Market

SPS Commerce, Inc.

Survey results found that only 4 percent of retail organizations have a fully executed omnichannel strategy, indicating that the retail industry (like the food and beverage industry) is at a turning point.

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Kintetsu World Express Inc. To Acquire Neptune Orient Lines’ APL Logistics For $1.2 Billion

KWE is expected to provide APL Logistics with the opportunity to expand its business with the backing of a company with strong fundamentals and a commitment to grow in the logistics space.

California 'Fair Scheduling Act' Will Penalize Food Retailers

As introduced, the bill would apply to food and retail employers with 500 or more employees, and is designed to address the growing number of employers implementing “just in time” and “on-call” scheduling practices to minimize labor costs.

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Food Companies Embrace ‘Bioillumination’ Technology To Simplify Food Safety

Sample6's advanced “bioillumination” technology and analytics platform reduces pathogen detection testing time to a single shift and simplifies the analysis process, catching potential product issues before they leave the plant and enter the food chain.

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