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Florida-based Meal Delivery Service Expands To New York

Fresh Meal Plan, a prepared meal plan company based in Florida, will initiate service in the New York metropolitan region commencing with deliveries on the night of Jan. 4, 2015.

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Russian Railways Logistics Partners With Chinese Firm On Container Train

The agreement was signed at Zhengzhou (capital of Henan province) at the threshold of international congress on construction of the Chinese-European logistics hub in the Silk Road economic zone.

Pavel Sokolov, Russian Railways Logistics CEO and Zhao Wenmin, Zhengzhou International Land Port Development & Construction Co., CEO, sign a strategic cooperation agreement on the organization of international container train Zhengzhou (China) - Europe.

Waste Reduction

Wegmans Western New York Turns Food Scraps Into Fuel

Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.

Food scraps are emptied into an anaerobic digester where it is heated to 104 degrees and mixed with other organic waste full of bacteria like cow manure and rotten animal feed.

MacAndrews Adds Extra Liverpool, U.K. Service From Spain

MacAndrews, part of the CMA CGM Group, now will offer four departures per week from Bilbao arriving in Liverpool on a Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

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Software & Technology

Zebra Technologies Completes Acquisition of Motorola Solutions’ Enterprise Business

Zebra has completed the acquisition of Motorola Solutions’ Enterprise business for $3.45 billion in cash, with the transaction funded with $200 million of cash on hand and $3.25 billion in new debt.

C.H. Robinson to Acquire Freightquote

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

Freightquote provides truckload, less-than-truckload and intermodal services to approximately 80,000 customers

China Asks Cambodia For More Fruit Exports

Official states fruit imports from ASEAN nations must increase from an estimated 1 million tons per year to accommodate increasing sales of fruit online via websites such as Alibaba.

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Restaurant Group Lauds Menu Label Regs; FMI Protests Including Supermarkets

National Restaurant Association

Diners in restaurants will have a new tool to help them make choices that are right for them.

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FAA To Restrict Commercial Drones; What Impact For E-Commerce?

Amazon, the e-commerce giant, has recently requested permission from the FAA to send prototypes into the sky for extensive testing.

Under the new rules, drone flights will be approved for agriculture, research and development, educational and academic use, and powerline, pipeline and antenna inspections. They will also be approved for aiding rescue operations, bridge inspections, aerial photography and wildlife nesting area evaluations.

Royal Ahold Predicts Strong Online Sales Growth

The company’s online sales are expected to reach €1.4 billion by the end of 2014; and the company will present an ambition of €2.5 billion in online sales by the end of 2017.

Software Solutions

HighJump Software Names Schmidt Electronics As Strategic Partner In Asia

HighJump Software

Headquartered in Hong Kong, Schmidt is one of Asia’s leading integrated technology and solution providers with 400 employees in eight countries across Asia.

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Carrefour SA Suspends Vegetable Imports; Will Source Locally

Local vegetables will be favored at Carrefour for at least 10 months in the supermarket chain’s 1,200 French stores.

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