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Featured In Food Logistics: 2015 Top Green Providers List

This year’s list represents transportation providers, 3PLs, cold storage providers, technology companies, pallet manufacturers and others key to supporting a more sustainable food supply chain.

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U.S. Senate Introduces Multimodal Freight Act

The National Multimodal Freight Policy and Investment Act provides multimodal freight infrastructure with a total of $12 billion over a six-year period, with funding for multimodal freight projects distributed based on a merit-based grant program.

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A Three-Year Payback On An Automation Installation?

viastore systems, Inc.

Depending on the level of automated system installed and the specific circumstances surrounding an operation’s current mode of operation, an investment in automated material handling systems and technologies could produce a three-year ROI.

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Whole Foods Market Faces Backlash For Overcharging And Mislabeled Package Weights

People are lashing out at the company on its Facebook page, claiming they will no longer shop there due to the accusations that stores mislabeled packaged foods and sold them for more than they were worth.

Sysco Reviews FTC Injunction Against US Foods Merger

President and Chief Executive Officer Bill DeLaney said "we will take a few days to closely review the Court's ruling and assess our legal and contractual obligations, including the merits of terminating the merger agreement."

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Canada And Mexico Plot Tariffs On U.S. Meat Imports In Labelling Row

The Canadian and Mexican governments are preparing to impose retaliatory tariffs on American imports, including meat, over the US’s country of origin labeling (COOL) rules for meat and livestock.

The North American spat pitting Canada and Mexico against the U.S. over meat labels has sown confusion among producers and shippers in all three countries, with a trade war potentially just weeks away, according to Reuters.

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Beck’s Is Not An Import, Anheuser-Busch InBev NV To Refund Customers

In addition to the refunds, the company agreed to pay as much as $3.5 million in attorney fees and costs.

A federal magistrate in Miami, Fla., approved of a class action settlement in which Anheuser-Busch InBev NV allegedly misled customers that Beck’s is a German-made beer.

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New York City Claims Whole Foods Market Overcharged, Mislabeled Package Weights

The New York Department of Consumer Affairs tested 80 types of prepackaged products and found all of them had mislabeled weight.

The natural foods and organic retailer, which has outlets in the UK, is said to have overstated weights of pre-packaged meat, dairy and baked products.

Dicom Transportation Group Acquires Orbis Logistics

Dicom will integrate the Orbis service into its portfolio that includes expedited, regional parcel transportation, less-than-truckload (LTL), full-truckload (FTL), cross-border, and final mile network capabilities.

Spot Rates Slip For Week Ending June 20

DAT Freight & Analytics

Amid shifting harvest activity, demand for reefers slipped 5.4 percent and capacity added 2.6 percent as the reefer load-to-truck ratio fell 7.8 percent to 5.0.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Port Congestion Woes: Shippers Seek Relief From Excessive Carrier Charges

Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)

In the short term, shippers need relief from the excessive charges that carriers have saddled them with. In the long term, Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) needs to take a more proactive role in addressing port congestion problems.

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Software Solutions

Mobile apps evolve, empowering managers and employees in the food supply chain

Evolving mobile technology and cloud-based software brings new management tools.

With mobile apps, managers can update information while an operational change is being made, and potentially reverse changes quickly to avoid work stoppages.

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