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Rock Stars of the Supply Chain: Why Truck Drivers Matter with Joe Amici, Echo Global Logistics

Assistant editor Mackenna Moralez talks with Joe Amici, director of consolidation, Echo Global Logistics, about how critical the Coronavirus pandemic was to truck drivers and why the supply chain thrives off of drivers.

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Which Grocery Delivery Service is the Right One For Me?

More and more consumers are leaning toward online grocery shopping as the COVID-19 pandemic continues on. Food Logistics narrows down the list to shop from.

Using comprehensive exclusion methods to keep rats out is critical to maintaining food safety standards.

Rodents: Threatening Supply Chain Integrity From Farm to Fork

Rats cost the world’s economy billions of dollars every year, and are a primary cause of health inspection and third-party audit failures for good reason.

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TIPA, PerforTec Partnership Produces Compostable Packaging for Fresh Produce

The laser-microperforated compostable film is designed to reduce food waste, combat plastic pollution and cut carbon emissions, and is said to extend the shelf life of fruit, vegetables and flowers by up to two times.

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UPL, TeleSense Collaboration Aims to Reduce Food Waste

The partnership aligns with UPL’s aim to support the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and its mission to make every single food product more sustainable.

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Registration Open for SCN Summit: Sustainability Webcast

Register today for SCN Summit: Sustainability, where industry experts detail why sustainability matters amid a pandemic, how companies can achieve a sustainable supply chain and what NOT going sustainable means for the future.

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UNFI Commits to 10-Year Targets in Waste Reduction, Climate Action and Food Access

One of UNFI's goals is to establish science-based emissions reduction targets covering operational and value chain emissions (scopes 1, 2, and 3) by 2022.

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Putting the AI in Grocery Aisles

For supermarkets, artificial intelligence promises to play an important role toward enabling them to meet their target waste reduction levels.

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Frozen Food Processing: Boost Profit with Gentle Conveying of Valuable Product Without Using Air

To convey such delicate food product before freezing, processors should avoid conveyors that may force the fragile material through stressful phases during transport that could impact its integrity, while still meeting high throughput requirements.

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Kroger Shares Top 7 Food Trend Predictions for 2021

The most popular foods and beverages of 2020 underscore how customers have embraced cooking and eating at home as part of their new routine.

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Why Sustainable Sourcing in Food Supply Chains Could Include Surplus

Sourcing surplus will ensure that the needle is moved toward seasonal eating and shorter supply chains.

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APPlife Digital Solutions to Acquire Food Distribution and Supply Chain Technology Company

The acquired company provides plant-based food distribution and an end-to-end, technology-driven supply chain management system dedicated to improving connectivity, and driving efficiencies, transparency and waste reduction.

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Excess Inventory Challenges in Food and Beverage

Here’s the unique aspects of the food and beverage industry’s excess inventory challenges, and what strategies must be implemented to navigate the future.

Waste tracking and analytics, as a means of source reduction, gives operators the tools to prevent food waste from ever happening in the first place.

Embracing Food Waste Prevention to Create a More Resilient Food System

Food is the single largest line item on a food business’ profit and loss statement, yet its waste is largely unaddressed.

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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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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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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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NIFA Invests Over $7 Million in Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Other Cyberinformatics Research

National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded 12 grants totaling over $7 million to initiate research on big data analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and predictive technologies.

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Food Retailers and Providers Engage Nearly 200 Suppliers in Cutting Food Loss and Waste in Half

The 10+ food retailers and providers lead the “10x20x30” initiative, with each having engaged at least 20 suppliers to halve food loss and waste by 2030.

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Preservation Tech is Key to Eliminating Food Loss and Waste

Food loss and waste currently causes an estimated $1 trillion in economic losses globally each year.

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Kellogg Company Reduces Food Loss and Organic Waste

Kellogg announced that since 2016, it has reduced its total organic waste by 13.4% and total waste per pound of food produced by 5.7%.

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Trex Partners with Retailers and Distribution Centers to Responsibly Recycle Polyethylene Plastic

Trex makes it easy for retailers and distributors to repurpose the plastic waste they accumulate as part of their daily operations.

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