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Platinum Equity Acquires Worldwide Flight Services

WFS serves 300 airlines globally, including the handling of four million tons of cargo and 50 million airline passengers per annum.

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Nuts Still Top Product Recalls

Stericycle Inc.

An ongoing recall of cumin products containing undeclared peanut products that began in December has affected 14 companies, 100 brands and 769 products in different packages according to Stericycle.

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Rail & Intermodal

Can Railroads Stay On Track?

Some shippers are questioning reliability despite years of steady improvements.

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Fuel Efficiency

Food Shippers Could Reap Huge Savings From Bold Fuel Efficiency Standards

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)

Jason Mathers

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Ports Play Expanding Role In Global Food Supply Chain

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WTO Rejects U.S. Appeal Of Country Of Origin Label Rule On Meat

World Trade Organization (WTO)

The final ruling launches a WTO process to determine the level of retaliatory tariffs Canada and Mexico can impose on the U.S., and the U.S. will have to revise or repeal the COOL law in order to avoid such sanctions.

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.

Emerging Technologies

Manhattan Associates' Eddie Capel Describes The 'Commerce-Ready Enterprise' At Momentum 2015

Manhattan Associates

The commerce-ready enterprise depends on three key pillars – inventory, supply chain and the omnichannel.

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USDA Pledges $21 Million For Water Conservation In Drought-Stricken States

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

The investments will focus financial and technical assistance in the most severely drought-stricken areas in eight states to help crop and livestock producers apply conservation practices that increase irrigation efficiency.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Food Trade Set To Expand As Ports Upgrade Infrastructure

Ports, container terminals, cold storage facilities and even governments are getting on board .

Asian shippers played a role in the Port of Los Angeles increasing its TEU throughput 7.7 percent in 2014.

Benchmark Study Finds Room For Improvement In Food Transport Safety

American Trucking Associations (ATA)

One of the survey’s key findings was the cost of temperature violations.

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Pacific Northwest Carves Out A Food & Beverage Niche

The region’s growing artisan food culture finds support from unique natural resources and a world-class logistics network.

Newport Avenue Market in Bend, Ore. offers 3,000 different wines to meet customer tastes.

Consumer Group: FDA Must Require Grocers To Post Recall Notices Under FSMA

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

The 2011 FSMA law set specific deadlines for FDA action on recall notices that the agency has ignored, CSPI said, leaving many consumers in the dark about recalled products they may have in their homes.

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