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Whole Foods Recalls Coffee Cake In Bedford, Mass.

Consumers who have a sensitivity or allergy to nuts should not eat this product as they could experience a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction.

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Canada Recalls Organic Crackers Over Undeclared Sesame

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

The recalled product is PC Organics Original stoned wheat crackers in 200 gram packages and were sold since July 25, 2014 in Loblaw banner stores in Ontario, Atlantic, Quebec, and West.

Rates Steady For Refrigerated, Van And Flatbed Loads As Fuel Price Declines

DAT Freight & Analytics

Nationally, average spot truckload rates were stable for all three major equipment types compared to the previous week.

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Global Cold Chain Alliance Offers Report On Cold Chain In BRIC Countries

Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA)

The special 36-page report goes into detail about logistics, GDP regulations and market potential of the BRIC countries.

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Featured In Food Logistics: Rising Transportation Costs Raise Stakes For TMS

Food Logistics 2013 reader survey revealed that rising fuel and transportation costs to be the industry’s fourth biggest concern, following improving customer service, food safety and security, and reducing supply chain costs.

Atlanta, Ga.-based Transcore’s CarrierPoint software allows customers to set a “ceiling rate,” the maximum rate they are likely to pay for a shipment on a certain lane.

Software & Technology

Walmart Tests Click And Collect Center

Consumers who want to use the service must first register online with an email address, but Walmart said it will begin extending invitations to try the same-day service via email.

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Loblaw Tests Click And Collect Drive-Thru

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

Loblaws announced earlier this year that it would pilot a click-and-collect program, but a company spokesman did confirm that Richmond Hill will be the first location to offer the new service.

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Software & Technology

Woolworths Posts Online Grocery Sales Boom In Australia

The company focused its efforts this year on equipping existing stores to offer "click and collect", where customers can order online and pick up in person. This service is now offered at 202 of its 931 stores around the country.

AmazonFresh To Deliver AgLocal Sustainable Meats To Northern California And Seattle Customers

AgLocal, a San Francisco, Calif.-based company that delivers responsibly-sourced, sustainably-raised meats from local family farms to consumers' doorsteps, announced that its farm-fresh, healthful meats are available for order via AmazonFresh.

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Carbon Footprint

Crown Equipment Showcases Sustainability Commitment At Ohio EPA Conference

Crown Equipment Corporation

Crown Equipment Corp. announced that Tonja Rammel, environmental, health and safety manager, recently appeared as a panelist at this year’s Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Compliance Assistance Conference in Columbus, Ohio.

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Carrier Transicold Technology Uses Solar Panels To Maintain Refrigeration Unit Battery Power

Carrier Transicold

A new accessory from Carrier Transicold harnesses the power of the sun to charge transport refrigeration unit (TRU) batteries to maintain peak performance in an environmentally sustainable way.

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Report Warns Soaring Meat Production Threatens Global Environment

The world is eating too much meat, and that’s bad news for the earth’s forests, arable land, and scarce water.

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