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C&S Wholesale Grocer To Acquire Associated Wholesalers, Inc.

Associated Wholesalers, Inc., a regional cooperative food distributor based in Robesonia, Pa., operates two distribution centers in Pennsylvania and also provides retail services to its customers and members.

Groups Warn FDA Fish Advisory Could Increase Mercury Poisoning

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Physicians and consumer groups point out that recommendation to simply "eat more fish" is oversimplified and unlikely to achieve the intended benefits because methyl mercury and omega-3 concentrations vary widely between fish species.

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Food Safety Consortium/Supply Chain Conference To Be Nov. 17 And 18 In Schaumburg, Ill.

Within the Food Safety Supply Chain Management track – a "mini" conference within the Consortium – there are informative sessions, panel discussions and case studies.

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Giant Foods and Bailey Farms Recall Hot Peppers

The recalled peppers are Serrano, Anaheim, Red Cherry Hot and Finger Hot Peppers and were sold at Giant Food Stores on or after Oct. 9, 2014.

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Canada Recalls Tartufo Products Over Allergens

The recalled products are Gelato fino Tartufo – Chocolate/Cream in 3 x 125 ml containers.

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Whole Foods Market Launches Fresh Food Rating System

The rating system labels fresh fruits, vegetables and flowers as “good,” “better” or “best” to help shoppers make informed choices in the produce and floral departments, and it prohibits some of the most hazardous neurotoxins still allowed in agriculture.

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KOOL PAK Expands Chilled Storage In Northern California

By partnering together with Sierra Pacific, KOOL PAK offers an allocated capacity of 20,000 square feet of both chilled and frozen storage.

PSI Technics Sensor Protection Cases Extends Life Of Temperature-Sensitive Sensors

PSI Technics Ltd.

The TPCC sensor protection case extends the life-span of temperature-sensitive sensors, such as laser distance meters, optical scanners or optical data transfer systems, and enables the use of these sensitive sensors in low-temperature environments.

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Report: Cold Chain Market To Hit $233B by 2019

The global cold chain market was valued at $97,835.5 million in 2013, and is expected to reach $233,476.7 million by 2019, at a combined annual growth rate of 15.6 percent from 2014 to 2019.

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Supply Chain Visibility

IFDA Conference Report: Subway Improves Data With GS1 ‘Global Language’

International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA)

The Foodservice GS1 US Standards Initiative is a voluntary, collaborative industry effort seeking to establish a global language of business, introducing standards to help businesses identify, capture and share information.

GS1 standards make whole-chain traceability possible due to the fact that they provide interoperability between existing systems and solutions.

KeHE Distributors Becomes Founding Member Of IX-ONE Data Exchange

IX-ONE is the result of a collaborative effort among industry-leading organizations to provide clean, accurate and standardized product data and images to the trade.

Dash’s Market To Offer Click-And-Collect, Curbside Pickup

Dash’s will be the first traditional grocer in Western New York to offer the service, which allows a customer to select a shopping list of items online, then have them either delivered at home or loaded into their vehicle at the store’s curb.

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