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Aramark Fires Kansas City Food Safety Manager Who Publicized Stadium Safety Problems

Costa came forward publicly with his concerns last November, just after World Series games at Kauffman Stadium, in an email to media and public health officials, including the local health department.

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Walmart Honors C.H. Robinson With First-Ever 3PL Award

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Walmart Stores, Inc. has recognized C.H. Robinson with the retail leader’s first-ever “3rd Party Logistical (3PL) Carrier of the Year” award for 2014 noting contributions for outstanding service.

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Video: See ProMat Innovations Live From The Show Floor

Catch a glimpse of FANUC’s robot using an end-of-arm tool and 3D sensor to lift and stack boxes from a moving conveyor.

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ProMat Day 3: Innovation Continues To Wow Attendees

An MHI economic sentiment survey found that 45 percent of MHI member companies expect sales and new orders to grow by 10 percent to 20 percent in 2015, a total weighted average of 9.2 percent growth over 2014.

Ed Romaine shows a Mobile-atic dispensing system at the SI Systems booth.

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Stamps.com Acquires Endicia From Newell Rubbermaid For $215 M

Endicia is a provider of high volume shipping technologies and solutions for use with the U.S. Postal Service and other postal partners.

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MHI Annual Industry Report: Supply Chain Faces Ongoing Cost Cutting Pressure

This year’s annual MHI Industry Report, developed in collaboration with Deloitte, delves more deeply into these supply chain challenges with a specific lens on how technology innovation can help illuminate the path to the supply chain of the future.

Food Industry Shares Concerns About GMO Labeling With House Ag Committee

Six panelists, representing several facets of the food and feed supply chain, discussed with House Ag Committee members their take on labeling GMOs and legislation to provide standards for labeling.

Rep. David Scott, Rep. Austin Scott and Rep. Frank Lucas are members of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture.

Lift Truck Design Engineer Intrigued By Robots At ProMat

Jody Addicott from Lift Technologies Inc. thinks robotics will be replacing workers in distribution warehouses faster than many people think.

Jody Addicott, design engineer for Lift Technologies Inc. in Westminster, S.C.

Heinz And Kraft Agree To Merge As Kraft Heinz Co., Expect $1.5 Billion In Annual Cost Savings

The combination of these iconic food companies joins together two portfolios of brands, including Heinz, Kraft, Oscar Mayer, Ore-Ida and Philadelphia will have eight $1+ billion brands and five brands between $500 million and $1 billion.

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Excitement Builds On Second Day At ProMat In Chicago

The attendance was estimated above 35,000 as material handling users had a chance to see new robotics, software, telemetry and other solutions for managing the supply chain.

Clint Lasher of Wynright oversees a robotic de-palletizer, which uses 3D vision-sensing technology to de-palletize mixed cases from a Jervis B. Webb SmartCart automatic guided cart.

Mexican Farmworker Strike Snags Fruit And Vegetable Shipments To U.S.

Thousands of workers in the San Quintin Valley have been on strike since last Tuesday, protesting against low wages and poor working conditions.

In this Sept. 25, 2014 photo, day laborers work in a strawberry field as they prepare the field for planting in the Valle de San Quintin, part of the municipality of Ensenada, south of Tijuana in Baja California, Mexico. On March 16, 2015, workers from about 60 farms in the area walked off their jobs to demand better pay and labor conditions.

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Material Handling Innovation Draws 35,000-Plus To Chicago's McCormick Place

Attendees at Promat perused more than 800 exhibits throughout the 340,000 square feet of exhibit space and participated in seminars on a range of topics tailored to materials handling topics on the first day of the show.

Brian Faust, right, of Douglas Battery shows the Douglas Raptor to Steve Duerr of Minnesota Industrial Battery in Roseville, Minn. at the Promat Show.

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