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Papa John’s Food Service Improves Fleet Performance With Isotrak TMS

PJ Food Service improved its rate of on-time deliveries by more than 25 percent and its rate of on-time departures by more than 30 percent over the course of 2013.

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Logistics Wake-Up Call: U.K. Retailer Shelves Online Grocery Service

The Co-operative reportedly plans to cut its losses and re-invest in smaller stores as a way to battle growing e-commerce competition.

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F&B Shippers Share Shipping To Cut Expenses And Improve Sustainability

Ocean Spray shifted 80 percent of its shipping along the New Jersey–Florida route off trucks and into Tropicana’s empty rail cars.

Fleet Management

Willow Run Foods Adds Fleet Management Software To Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Vehicles

Cadec Global, Inc.

Willow Run Foods is using PowerVue to track the CNG vehicles fuel consumption, along with other valuable driver and fleet information such as driver behavior and productivity, on-time delivery data, vehicle operation and safety.

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Supermarkets Seek More Sustainable Seafood

While brands such as Whole Foods Market are known for being environmentally minded, traditional grocers are increasingly promoting seafood that's labeled sustainable.

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Rail & Intermodal

Cold Train Iced As BNSF Juggles Higher Rail Volumes

The Cold Train Express refrigerated rail service has been squeezed to one train a day by increased rail traffic caused by a surge in North Dakota's oil and coal trains.

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New York State Posts Strong Apple Crop

Growers forecasted the 2014 crop at 30 million bushels during a statewide conference call on July 25, hosted by New York Apple Association (NYAA).

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DP World Vancouver Stops Accepting U.S. Bound Cargo

Since the beginning of the month, the Dubai-based terminal operator has waived demurrage for rail containers diverted to truck transport and moved from its terminal.

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U.S. Approves Chilean Carrier Merger With Hapag-Lloyd

Clearance for the merger was granted recently by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission.

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Giant Food And Stop & Shop Supermarkets Recall Crackers

Grocery Product Recall Management Workshop Set For Sept. 24 In San Diego

Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA)

USDA Announces Safety Requirements And Inspection System for Poultry Products

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

The FSIS says the New Poultry Inspection System (NPIS) is an updated science-based inspection system that positions food safety inspectors throughout poultry facilities in a smarter way.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

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