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Announcing the 2015 FL100+

For the 12th consecutive year, the list of software and technology companies that provide the product services food and beverage companies need to support the most productive and efficient supply chain continues to grow.

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Independent Truckers Sue To Halt ELD Mandate

Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA)

“This rule has the potential to have the single largest, most negative impact on the industry than anything else done by FMCSA,” said Jim Johnston, OOIDA president and CEO.

OOIDA previously challenged a similar mandate in the courts. In August 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit vacated a proposed electronic logbook rule based on the argument of harassment of drivers.

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The 2015 FL100+

Food Logistics showcases the technology providers that ensure an efficient, reliable food and beverage supply chain.

2015 Fl100 Ps

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Software & Technology: The Wow Factor

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6 Steps Toward Optimizing Wine & Spirits Operations

Borrowing proven strategies from the grocery sector is a good starting point.

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Tracking The Future Of Food Logistics

A focus on transportation fundamentals contrasted with developments in food safety and security, telematics, the IoT, grocery e-commerce, and new ways to think about agriculture and consumption are leading the list.

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The Top 10 “Must Reads” Of 2015

Take a look at the Food Logistics articles your peers made the most popular from the past year.

Robots build pallets at the Coca Cola Co. warehouse in Grand Rapids, Mich.

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RFID: A Tool For Tracking Products, Assets And More

With the emergence of real-time data networks, RFID tags provide accurate status reports and poinpoint inefficiencies in the food supply chain.

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Emerging Technologies

Are You Prepared For The Brave New World?

The Internet Of Things is changing how information travels from farm to fork.

The table's technology developed by IDEO in collaboration with Ikea suggests recipes based on ingredients pushed together on the surface, step-by-step cooking instructions, and information on healthiness, seasonality and cost. The table's inductive surface heats pans and cups to exactly the right temperature, charges your handheld devices, while the projector adds information about remaining cooking time onto pan handles.

Material Handling Equipment

Material Handing Maker Southworth International Group To Acquire Marco Group AB

Southworth offers a large selection of equipment designed to improve productivity and worker safety in applications that involve lifting and positioning.

Southworth International Group, a provider of ergonomic material handling equipment, announced that it has agreed to acquire Marco Group AB, a European manufacturer of similar lifting and positioning technologies in Sweden.

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Pocket-Size Sensors Improve Safeguards Against Food Poisoning

Devices that can inspect food at a molecular level that are no bigger than our smartphones are being developed that promise to make major progress in preventing food poisoning.

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FCSMA Finalizes Electronic Logging Rules For Trucks

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

The American Trucking Associations hailed the rule mandating the use of electronic logging devices by commercial vehicles as a historic step forward for the industry.

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