Farmers Sue Monsanto After Oregon Farmer Grows GMO Wheat

Farmers Sue Monsanto After Oregon Farmer Grows GMO Wheat

June 7, 2013

A farmer in Oregon to his suprise, grew a patch of genetically modified wheat. A group of farmers and a food safety group are now suing Monsanto arguing that the corporation has “put the food supply and export market at risk.” To read more, click HERE.

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L.I.N.K. Live | Food Logistics Editors Get Spooky

Marina, Brielle and Mackenna dress in costume to discuss supply chains going into the holidays and what this look like amid a pandemic

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How Wearables, Voice Technology Are Used in the Warehouse

Voice assistants and wearable technologies expand from the home into the warehouse.

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L.I.N.K. | Dan Lionello of Omnae Details Ethics in Supply Chains

Associate editor Brielle Jaekel brings on Dan Lionello from Omnae to detail how companies can be sure their supply chains are ethical all the way through.

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SinnovaTek Opens of Its FirstWave Innovations Facility

SinnovaTek opens an innovation facility, that provides a platform for companies to launch and test new products in a high-quality high acid and low acid aseptic format without the minimum order quantities that are normally required for a launch.

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BrightFarms Raises $100M to Fund Greenhouse Expansion

BrightFarms will use the funds to invest in its current farms and retail programs and expand its network of regional indoor farms across the U.S.

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Innova Identifies Top 10 Food and Beverage Trends to Accelerate Innovation in 2021

The pandemic has bolstered focus on overall health and immunity, with consumers seeking foods and ingredients that support personal health.

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Edible Garden Advances Sustainable Produce Category With Patented Greenhouse Technology and Zero-Waste Inspired Mandate

The company’s proprietary farming management software system monitors plants 24/7 along with all supply chain variables to optimize growth, traceability and food miles.

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Announces Over $220M in Grants for U.S. Ports

The Port Infrastructure Development Program aims to support efforts by ports and industry stakeholders to improve facility and freight infrastructure to ensure our nation’s freight transportation needs, present and future, are met.

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The Future of Supply Chains: Transportation

November 30, 2020

Register today for one, two or all track sessions covering Transportation, Cannabis, Supply Chain Visibility, Warehousing and Procurement.

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Plenty Secures $140M in Series D Financing Round

To date, Plenty has raised over $500 million, making it the leader in sustainable, indoor vertical farming.

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Study: Top Retailers Struggle to Meet Digital Shoppers’ Needs

The survey found that 64% of online shoppers are making purchases for a diet or other health-related program.

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Driscoll’s and Plenty Agree to Grow Strawberries Indoors

Together, the two companies will work to bring flavorful strawberry varieties to market, leveraging the benefits of a controlled growing environment while also creating opportunity for berry expansion.

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More Zero-Emissions Equipment Moving Cargo in Long Beach

A container shipping terminal at the Port of Long Beach is now using new, zero-emissions cargo-handling tractors to test the readiness of the equipment to handle the workload at a busy seaport.

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EU Project REFUCOAT Recyclable Active Food Packaging Opens the Way to Sustainable and Biobased Alternatives

The EU-funded project REFUCOAT has successfully developed a new set of innovative and resource-efficient processes for producing bioplastics for food packaging from renewable materials.

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Sysco Testing All-Electric Freightliner Truck

Sysco’s participation in this initiative is consistent with its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy and the Company’s ongoing efforts to reduce its carbon footprint.

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Olé Mexican Foods Uses New Print Technology to Stand Out on Shelf

Sealed Air developed a solution that would balance cost and performance, as well as provide clear, readable graphics on a thermoformed profile.

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Giant Food Announces Increased Transparency Efforts Around Sustainable Seafood Practices

Giant’s sustainable seafood policy has always ensured that every seafood item sold in stores meets sustainability criteria, but the grocer is now taking it a step further enlisting ODP to make the original sources of all its own brand.

Food Logistics Seeks Nominations for 7th Annual Rock Stars of the Supply Chain Award

From early pioneers and entrepreneurs to non-conformist thinkers and executive standouts, Food Logistics aims to honor these leaders and their contributions to the industry.

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Study Reveals How Quarantine Stockpiling Leads to Future Food Waste

More than a quarter of respondents had increased refrigerated storage capacity and more than 10% had increased frozen storage capacity since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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White Castle Receives LEED Gold Certification for New Home Office

White Castle was awarded LEED Gold certification for the interior improvements in its new home office, which opened in November 2019.

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L.I.N.K.: Kellogg's Sustainability Strides

Kellogg's chief sustainability officer gives insight into how the company was able to make strides in sustainability.

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Study Reveals the Importance of Packaging Safety

The study reveals that 49% of global consumers state that their attitudes to packaging have changed as a result of COVID-19, with 67% of these saying it has changed for the better.

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Report Shows Consumer Behavior Changes 6 Months into COVID-19 Pandemic

The emerging story from both surveys illuminates how the changes in consumer behavior that developed during the pandemic have now become ingrained into the New Normal that will outlast the pandemic’s ending.

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EcoVadis Looks to Reduce Greenhouse Gases in Supply Chains

EcoVadis has released a new solution aimed to reduce carbon emissions in the cold chain.

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US Foods Publishes 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

This is the company’s first expanded CSR report, and it highlights the company’s 2019 progress across its three CSR pillars: people, planet and products.

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Cascades Launches a 100% Recycled and Recyclable Thermoformed Cardboard Food Tray

Cascades is launching the first 100% recycled and recyclable thermoformed cardboard tray designed for fresh food packers using automated equipment in North America.

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Port of Long Beach Achieves Clean Air Goals

A newly completed study of air pollution at the Port of Long Beach has found reduced diesel soot — down 88% since 2005 — and lower emissions of greenhouse gases, which have dropped 19%.