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Walmart To Close 269 Stores, Including Walmart Express

Walmart instead will focus on strengthening Supercenters, optimizing Neighborhood Markets, growing the e-commerce business and expanding pickup services for customers.

As part of today’s action, the company will close 154 locations in the U.S., including the company’s 102 smallest format stores, Walmart Express, which had been in pilot since 2011.

Denny’s Commits To Cage-Free Eggs By 2026

Denny’s is the first within the family dining segment to commit to 100 percent cage-free eggs, underlining the brand’s dedication to the humane treatment of animals in its supply sourcing and its ongoing focus on quality, flavor and guest satisfaction.

As the original home of all-day breakfast, Denny’s serves more than 400 million eggs each year, including classic breakfast items such as the signature Build Your Own Grand Slam®, Omelettes and delicious Skillets.

Low Diesel Prices Give Leverage To Shippers Over Carriers

With the price of fuel down 25 percent, providers of truckload and less-than-truckload services have been forced to slash prices.

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New Report Explores Forced Labor In The Supply Chain

The report highlights initial findings from a methodology that assessed company transparency and disclosure statements on forced labor in supply chains.

The report, “Know the Chain, Transparency Snapshot: A Pilot Benchmark Report,” supported by a United Kingdom-based organization called the Business and Human Rights Centre, includes seven global food companies: Nestle SA, Unilever plc, Mondelez International Inc., Danone, Associated British Foods plc, General Mills Inc. and Hershey Co.

U.S. Launches Pre-Inspection Pilot For Mexican Agriculture Imports

Under this pilot, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and agriculture specialists working alongside Mexican Customs officers will pre-inspect low-risk, high-volume agricultural commodities.

Under this pilot, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and agriculture specialists working alongside Mexican Customs officers will pre-inspect low-risk, high-volume agricultural commodities that are part of the Department of Agriculture’s National Agriculture Release Program. CBP states that this initiative aims to improve the flow of trade and reduce border wait times and transaction costs.

Brown-Forman Corp. To Sell Southern Comfort And Tuaca To Sazerac For $543.5 Million

Brown-Forman has marketed Southern Comfort since acquiring the brand in 1979. The company acquired Tuaca in two transactions, completing the purchase in 2002.

Brown-Forman Corp. has reached an agreement to sell its Southern Comfort and Tuaca trademarks to Sazerac for $543.5 million.

Dot Foods Acquires Marketwest, Establishing First Canadian Operations

Dot Foods Inc., the nation’s largest food industry redistributor, announced it will establish operations in Canada for the first time when they acquired Vancouver-based redistributor Marketwest on January 1, 2016.

CSX: Rail Pricing Pressure Close To Recession Levels

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Railroads are facing stiffer competition from trucks, as low fuel prices have made hauling containers and trailers cheaper, which has dampened growth in rails’ all-important intermodal business.

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‘Digital Watermarking’ Partnership Launches, Making Product Scanning Faster And Easier

Digimarc Corp. and GS1 US announced collaborative efforts to speed the industry adoption of watermark barcode technology.

Because it is invisible to consumers in ordinary use, Digimarc's barcode technology can be applied across all surfaces of a product package, which significantly increases the speed of scanning at retail checkout. Retailers benefit from lower costs through greater efficiency, while consumers enjoy a faster checkout experience and the ability to scan Digimarc-enhanced packages with their smartphones to obtain additional product information, pre and post purchase.

Mars Inc. Partners With Trust To Advance Food Safety And Nutrition In India

As one of the world's leading food manufacturers, Mars, Inc. plans to work with the Tata Trusts to develop methods and tools to increase crop productivity, farm income, and sustainability of select agriculture commodities.

Mars Inc. has announced a plan to eliminate labor rights abuses from its supply chain, especially for tuna sourcing in Thailand, according to Undercurrent News.

U.S. Farm Boom Fizzles Due To Crop Surplus

While many growers remain profitable, the global commodity slump is increasing pressure on a Midwest economy that was largely shielded from the worst of the financial crisis by high crop prices and land values.

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Workers Sue XPO Logistics Over Misclassifying Drivers As Independent Contractors

Three trucking company subsidiaries of XPO Logistics Inc. were sued in California on Monday for allegedly misclassifying their drivers as independent contractors.

The class-action lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, argues that drivers for XPO subsidiaries Pacer Cartage Inc., Harbor Rail Transport and PDS Transportation Inc. failed to pay minimum wage, provide meal breaks and rest breaks and reimburse business expenses, among other allegations.

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