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PLS Logistics Services Partners with the Blockchain in Trucking Alliance

Blockchain in Transportation Alliance (BiTA)

BiTA and PLS believe the blockchain is one of the most significant developments for the supply chain industry and plan to revolutionize the trucking industry through this partnership.

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Label Transparency Done Right Builds Trust

Raley’s Supermarkets

Raley’s Supermarkets hopes to meet the consumer demand for more transparency across the grocery sector with the introduction of their new Shelf Guide.

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Reducing Out-of-stocks to Limit Lost Sales

While there are many on-shelf availability solutions on the market to help manage OOS, the challenge is the grocery industry’s outdated practices that focus on fixing today’s problems rather than preventing tomorrow's.

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Paragon Software Helps Leading Canadian Caterer Keep Time-Critical Deliveries On Schedule

Paragon Software Systems Inc

Optimized transportation plans free up Marigolds & Onions to focus on great customer service.

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Risk/Compliance

Gummy Bear Maker Haribo to Investigate Suppliers following Claims of Slave Labor in Brazil

Haribo came under fire last month after a German television documentary alleged that workers producing a key ingredient used to make the sweets were trapped in modern-day slavery.

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Majority of Small Fleets Not in Compliance with ELD Mandate

With six weeks remaining before enforcement of the electronic logging device mandate begins, 60 percent of fleets running between 1 and 100 trucks have yet to adopt ELDs.

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Food Giants Seek Out E-commerce Solutions

Already faced with declining center-of-the-store grocery sales in recent years, food companies like Mondelez International and Kraft Heinz are pouring resources into figuring out how to succeed online as a growing number of people shop there instead.

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AmazonFresh Grocery Delivery Ends Service in Select Areas

AmazonFresh started more than a decade ago but has yet to make a major dent in the $700 billion U.S. grocery market.

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Wisconsin Cranberry Farmers Hope to Alleviate Oversupply with Demand Overseas

A 2013 survey found that less than 4 percent of Chinese consumers were aware of cranberries as a fruit, but after five years promotion, the awareness rate has increased to over 50 percent.

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Spot Freight Rates Slip in October But Stay High

DAT Freight & Analytics

Spot truckload rates may pick up before Thanksgiving, DAT reports, as retail sales are projected to grow by 6 percent this holiday season.

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PIT Group Study Indicates Effective Driver Training Reliant on Refresher Courses

Research indicates the true value of driver monitoring to address bad habits and reinforce efficient performance techniques.

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Software Solutions

Logistic Organizations Lean on Technology to Keep Up with Changing Consumer Demands

Evolving consumer tastes and demand have foodservice companies re-evaluating their supply chain practices.

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