Saving Money With Sustainable Logistics Practices

Why should food shippers bother implementing sustainable logistics practices? Because it will save them money, improve customer loyalty, and help keep the planet fit for human habitation.

October 5, 2012

Food manufacturers are some of the largest consumers of freight services, and therefore have a golden opportunity—and responsibility—to act as torchbearers when it comes to implementing and popularizing sustainable logistics practices.

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