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Stobart To Take Transport And Distribution Business Private

Stobart’s transport and distribution business is to be floated off as a private company, named Eddie Stobart Logistics, in which the group will retain a 49 percent stake.

Obama's Budget Is Missing Funds Promised For Georgia Ports

Georgia Ports Authority

While Georgia and Savannah port officials were left reeling Wednesday by the president's budget proposal, JaxPort had a much better day.

Risk/Compliance

Over 200,000 Petitions Delivered To Obama Asking USDA To Kill HIMP

Over 100 farm, consumer, environmental and multi-issue advocacy groups and businesses across the country denounced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plan to deregulate poultry inspections and increase maximum slaughter line speeds from 140 to 175 birds per minute.

Software Solutions

Burton's Food Safety Software Given Frost & Sullivan Award

Frost & Sullivan

Canadian developer of hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) software wins the prestigious Frost & Sullivan CIO Impact award for its transformative food safety technology.

NiceLabel Develops Solution For New EU Food Labeling Regulation

Solution will help food suppliers achieve compliance with the new allergen labeling regulations, with minimum effort and change to current procedures or hardware.

FDA Says Drug Residues In Raw Milk Are Decreasing

Only 0.014 percent of all truckloads of raw milk tested positive for medicinal animal drug residues in fiscal year 2013.

FDA Says Lettuce, Spinach Can Be Irradiated

Using irradiation for phytosanitary treatment of fresh produce has increase markedly in the past few years, from about 10 million pounds in 2009 to close to 40 million pounds in 2013.

Averitt To Use 'Cold Box' To Expand Refrigerated LTL Trucking

Averitt Express

The trucking comopany is extending the “cold chain” for customers and expanding its refrigerated business by using specially designed containers to move pallet-sized temperature-controlled loads in dry van trailers.

Netlog Logistics To Construct Six Cold Chain Storage Facilities In Turkey

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is giving the logistics company in Turkey a loan of up to €25 million for new investments.

Yearsley Buys Land In Peterborough For Cold Storage Facility

Cold storage specialist The Yearsley Group has completed the purchase of a 20 acre plot at Roxhill’s 240-acre Gateway Peterborough site.

Software & Technology

WikiFoods 'Edible Packaging' Used In FroYo Desert

Stonyfield Frozen Yogurt Pearls developed with WikiFoods are wrapped in edible skins made from fruits.

Food Industry In The UK Starting To Embrace Robotics

British Automation and Robotics Association (BARA) report points to a recent acceleration in the deployment of robotics by UK food manufacturers, revealing a 60% increase in food sector adoption in 2013 compared to 2000.

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