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Carbon Footprint

Sustainability In The Food Supply Chain: ROI Makes Strides

Grant Thornton LLP

Research finds food and beverage players now cite sustainability as a competitive advantage.

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How To Prepare For A Warehouse Technology Upgrade

Companies taking measures to avoid solution lock-in are more likely to avoid solution obsolescence and costly replacements in the future.

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Electrification

Alternative Fuels: The Quest Continues

As alternative fuel vehicle technology continues to innovate, companies at the forefront are finding out that switching requires collaboration and strong partnerships.

Dan Walsh, a Frito-Lay employee, is seen using Frito-Lay’s CNG fueling station in Beloit, Wis. Frito-Lay Lay hopes to build seven public CNG fueling stations across the U.S., providing fuel for the expanding Frito-Lay fleet, as well as service other companies using alternative fuel vehicles.

Carbon Footprint

Food Logistics’ 2015 Top Green Providers

Sustainability manifests itself in a variety of ways throughout the food and beverage supply chain, from reducing food waste to ‘leaning’ transportation and operations and boosting renewable energy use.

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Judge Halts Sysco/US Foods Merger

The judge's decision could ultimately kill the deal between the two largest U.S. food distributors since the further review requested by the Federal Trade Commission is a lengthy process, and deals generally cannot be held together during a full trial.

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Supermarket Giants Delhaize and Royal Ahold to Merge

The combined company, which will be named Ahold Delhaize, will have a portfolio of brands with more than 375,000 associates serving more than 50 million customers every week in the U.S. and Europe.

Frans Muller, President and CEO of Delhaize Group, and Dick Boer, President and CEO of Royal Ahold.

Senate Passes Trade Bill

The Senate voted 60-37 to advance the President's bid for "fast track" negotiating authority, the minimum number of votes needed on the procedural question, but final passage needs only a simple majority which would let Obama sign fast track into law.

FILE - In this June 12, 2015 file photo, President Barack Obama and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., leave meeting with House Democrats on Capitol Hill in Washington to discuss the global trade talks.

U.S. 3PL Market Posts Strong Growth

Armstrong & Associates Inc.

Two U.S. 3PL market segments experienced double digit growth, while non-asset based domestic transportation management gross revenues grew 15.4 percent, while net revenues grew 20.5 percent.

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Niagara Bottling Recalls 14 Bottled Water Brands In Pennsylvania

Niagara Bottling has recalled all spring water products produced at its two Pennsylvania facilities between June 10 and 18, 2015, after being informed that the water source was potentially compromised by E. coli bacteria.

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Report: U.S. Logistics Industry Rebounds

Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)

This year’s 26th Annual State of Logistics Report presents an overview of the economy during the past year, the logistics industry’s key trends, and the total U.S. logistics costs for 2014.

The report is presented by transportation consultant and author Rosalyn Wilson of Parsons at a press conference today at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

General Mills Cereals To Remove Artificial Flavors And Colors

Today, more than 60 percent of General Mills cereals like Cinnamon Toast Crunch and original Cheerios are already without artificial flavors and colors from artificial sources and have been that way for a long time.

This March 22, 2011 file photo shows boxes of General Mills cereals in Portland, Ore. General Mills on Monday, June 22, 2015 said it is dropping artificial colors and flavors from its cereals, the latest company to respond to a growing desire for food made with ingredients people see as natural.

Fuel Efficiency

EPA, DOT Propose Greenhouse Gas And Fuel Efficiency Standards For Heavy-Duty Trucks

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles currently account for about 20 percent of GHG emissions and oil use in the U.S. transportation sector, but only comprise about five percent of vehicles on the road.

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