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French Flour Miller Vivescia Hopes For High Demand Of Sustainable Wheat

Vivescia, France’s largest grain cooperative and flour miller has drawn up a charter for more sustainable wheat that’s less strict than regulation for organic crops.

China, Italy Partner To Build First "Chinese Hub" In Italy

Shanghai Haibo, a subsidiary of China's second-largest food group Bright Food, and Qiaolab signed an agreement to create "the first Chinese hub in Italy" in the northern city of Bergamo.

USDA Is Sued Over Its Approval Of GM Alfalfa

The Center for Food Safety hopes to obtain documents from the USDA that could shed light on how it made its decision, since the group has tried unsuccessfully to gain their release through the Freedom of Information Act.

Supply Chain Visibility

New Food Supply Visibility Solution from Trace One

T Transparency provides real-time visibility of all food suppliers, locations and certifications

FDA Still Deciding Its Opinion On GM Fish

FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said it was examining as many as 35,000 comments about the application on the GM salmon by Boston-based AquaBounty Technologies Inc.

Material Handling Equipment

Intralox Omni-Directional Sorter Wins Best New Innovation Award

This patented technology is capable of both receiving products from any direction and then sorting them in any direction at high rates within a compact footprint.

Software & Technology

TellSpec Partners With Texas Instraments On Consumer Food Scanner

The TellSpec scanner will identify calories, macronutrients, ingredients, allergens and chemicals in food and beverages.

Starbucks Plans To Offer More Food, More Tech In 2014

Starbucks calls itself the largest mobile payments retailer in the U.S. and plans to allow customers to order in advance before even entering its stores.

Carbon Footprint

MillerCoors Makes Water Conservation Its Top Sustainability Goal

MillerCoors is taking a "no water, no beer," approach towards stressed U.S. water supplies and is focusing on sustainability.

Smartphones, Tech The Key To Sustainable Food Future

The future of sustainable food involves tech geeks and entrepreneurs every bit as much as it does farmers and chefs.

Waste Reduction

Survey Says Nine-Out-Of-10 Americans Consider Sustainability When Buying Food

Nearly nine-out-of-10 Americans (89%) consider where a product is produced when making food purchasing decisions, and two-thirds (66%) would pay more for food that is produced close to home.

Fuel Efficiency

UPS To Buy 1,000 More Propane-Powered Trucks

United Parcel Service (UPS)

The trucks can travel up to 200 miles on a tank of propane, and will replace gasoline- and diesel-powered trucks used primarily in rural areas in Louisiana and Oklahoma.

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