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U.S. Poultry Farmers Advised To Step Up Biosecurity

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Global Logistics Properties To Acquire $4.55 Billion Worth Of U.S. Warehouses

Demand from major institutional investors to invest with GLP in U.S. logistics real estate is strong, with GLP in negotiations with several new and existing capital partners.

Cargo Thieves Go High Tech; Food Leads In Stolen Merchandise

Using falsified credentials to pose as legitimate truckers, criminals contract to carry the load, drive their own truck to a warehouse or distribution center, and simply pick up loads in need of delivery.

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Georgia Ports Authority Teams With CSX On New Inland Port

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Operated by the Georgia Ports Authority, the Appalachian Regional Port will deliver goods more efficiently to the GPA's Garden City Terminal, the second busiest container port on the East Coast behind New York-New Jersey.

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, right, announces a Memorandum of Agreement to establish the Appalachian Regional Port near Chatsworth, Ga., along with, from right, Murray County Commissioner Brittany Pittman, Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Curtis Foltz, CSX Senior Vice President Clarence Gooden, Ga. Senator Charlie Bethel, and Ga. House Speaker David Ralston, Tuesday, July 28, 2015, in Chatsworth, Ga. The inland port, due to open in 2018, will serve as a direct link from the Port of Savannah to North Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and parts of Kentucky.

Walmart Warns Suppliers About Meeting Labeling Laws

Walmart is in the midst of a renewed push to encourage suppliers to be ever vigilant on their own costs so that the retailer can sell more products for less than competitors.

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East Coast Ports Face Warehouse Crunch

The expansion of the Panama Canal is reshaping seaports up and down the U.S. East Coast, as local governments spend billions to deepen harbors, raise bridges and make other infrastructure improvements in anticipation of larger ships.

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Wendy’s Tests Antibiotic-Free Chicken

Wendy’s officials decided to test the antibiotic-free chicken at a handful of locations in response to its customers’ rising interest in ingredients and how food is produced.

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How FDA Trans Fat Ban Threatens The U.S. Food Supply Chain

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For food manufacturers whose products currently contain PHOs, supply chain issues may arise as these manufacturers work to exhaust existing supplies, reformulate recipes and identify suitable replacement ingredients.

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Food Delivery Startup Deliveroo Raises $70 Million For Global Expansion

It was just two months ago that the company announced it had expanded to Paris, Berlin and Dublin, in addition to the 18 or so towns and cities in the U.K. it currently serves.

Suppliers Must Adhere To New BRC Guidelines

Alibaba’s Tmall.com Promotes Same-Day Grocery Delivery In China

China’s largest business-to-consumer platform and a unit of Alibaba Group, has launched a RMB 1 billion ($161 million) online grocery promotional campaign to offer same-day delivery services to Beijing city residents.

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