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Canada Drops Price Fixing Charges Against Mars, But Not Nestle

The Competition Bureau announced that prosecutors had stayed price-fixing charges from 2013 against Mars Canada Inc., wholesale distributor ITWAL Ltd., former Nestlé Canada confectionery president Sandra Martinez and ITWAL president David Glenn Stevens.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Imports Rebound At Los Angeles And Long Beach Ports

Imports through Los Angeles were up 6.3 percent from last August, with the port receiving 407,804 20-foot equivalent units, a standard measure for container cargo. The neighboring Port of Long Beach moved 358,262 import TEUs, an increase of 19.1 percent.

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Taking a Fresh Look At U.S.-Mexico Trade

The longstanding bilateral trade relationship is ripe with new opportunities

Mexico’s improving transportation infrastructure is also helping support its expanding manufacturing industry.

FDA Publishes Final FSMA Preventive Controls Rules

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published the final versions of the first two of seven major rules under the bipartisan FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

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XPO Logistics To Acquire Con-way

All of the acquired operations - Con-way Freight, Menlo Logistics, Con-way Truckload and Con-way Multimodal - will be rebranded as XPO Logistics.

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New York City To Require Chain Restaurants To Label High-Sodium Food

The rule requires restaurants to add a salt-shaker symbol next to food items that contain more than 2,300 milligrams of sodium, the maximum daily amount recommended by U.S. health officials. The rule will go into effect on Dec. 1.

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Haggen Files For Bankruptcy; Sues Albertsons

Albertsons Companies

Haggen, which grew from an 18 store regional grocer to 164 stores through the purchase of Albertson’s locations in December 2014, is claiming Albertson's did not cooperate and act in good faith implementation of the terms of the deal in the agreement.

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Purdue Farms Inc. To Acquire Niman Ranch Brand

Perdue Farms Inc. will purchase Natural Food Holdings, including the Niman Ranch brand.

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McDonald’s Commits to Cage-Free Eggs

McDonald's Corp.

On an annual basis, McDonald's USA purchases approximately two billion eggs and McDonald's Canada purchases 120 million eggs to serve on its breakfast menus.

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Google Express To Jump Into Food Delivery

The service will be powered by Google Express, which already delivers dry foods and other merchandise to customers, and it will partner with Whole Foods and Costco.

Google Express is a same-day and overnight delivery service for non-perishable items including clothes, toys, electronics and books.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

A.P. Moller-Maersk To Acquire Spain’s Largest Container Terminal Operator

A.P. Moller- Maersk

The deal adds 11 terminals to the 63 that APMT already operates around the world and is one of the biggest acquisitions in APMT’s history.

Grup Maritim manages container terminals in Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, Guatemala, Turkey and Spain.

Florida Judge Approves $3.99 m Deal In Kashi GMO False Advertising Lawsuit

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