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ABF Logistics Acquires Smart Lines Transportation Group For $5.17 M

Smart Lines, founded in 2003, has 24 employees and approximately $18 million in annual revenue, primarily serving the food, energy and industrial segments.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Port Of Antwerp Reports Record Growth In 2014

Port of Antwerp had handled around 198.8 million tons of freight by the end of the 2014.

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Dunkin’ Donuts Set To Enter Mexico

The franchise agreement calls for the development of more than 100 Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants in the Distrito Federal, as well as the states of Hidalgo, México, Morelos, Jalisco, and Querétaro, over the coming years.

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Endless Aisle: Competitive Strategy Requires Retail Business Networks

SPS Commerce, Inc.

Survey results found that only four percent of retail organizations have a fully executed omnichannel strategy, indicating that the retail industry (like the food and beverage industry) is at a turning point.

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Emergency Airlift Puts Fries Back On McDonald’s Menu In Japan

McDonald's Corp.

Labor disputes on the U.S. West Coast are curbing exports of fries, leaving Japanese restaurants scrambling to secure fresh supplies.

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FDA Shuts Down Fish Processing Plant Over Unsanitary Conditions

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

The fish processing plant will have to comply with the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) before the plant's operations may resume, which includes destroying all of the fish products in their possession at the time of the decree.

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Consumers Sue Whole Foods, Wegmans And Acme Supermarkets Over Fresh Bread Claims

The complaints allege violations of the Consumer Fraud Act based on advertisements indicating the bread sold by the three companies were made in-store daily despite being “frozen, delivered to its stores, and then re-baked or partially baked in-store."

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Grupo Bimbo To Acquire Saputo’s Bakery Division

Mexico's Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, the world's No. 1 breadmaker, has agreed to buy the bakery division of Saputo Inc., almost one year after buying Canada Bread from Maple Leaf Foods for C$1.83 billion.

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Free Online Tool Identifies Food/Bev Supply Chain Risks

The system has been developed as part of Project SCALE (step change in agri-food logistics ecosystems) by Cranfield University. It looks at what the impact of risks would be to the company in three areas – people, planet and profit.

US, Mexico Deal Averts ADD/CVD Duties On Sugar

U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC)

The U.S. Department of Commerce has reached an agreement with the Mexican government and sugar producers to suspend the antidumping (ADD) and countervailing (CVD) duty cases against Mexican sugar imports.

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IARW Global Cold Storage Capacity Report Shows Strong Worldwide Growth

Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA)

The report shows that the total capacity of refrigerated warehouses was estimated at 552 million cubic meters worldwide in 2014, an increase of 92 million cubic meters (20 percent) over 2012.

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UK Division Of TGI Friday’s Acquired By Electra Partners

The London-based private-equity firm is acquiring the 66-unit TGI Fridays division in the United Kingdom for $155.3 million in a management-led buyout.

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