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Carbon Footprint

Sustainable Food: The Supply Chain Holds the Key to Success

As more companies commit to sustainability initiatives, supply chain visibility emerges as a key challenge.

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Fuel Efficiency

New Inroads in Sustainable Transportation

Alternative fuels make headway despite stable diesel prices, bringing more options.

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Keep the Lid on Warehouse Energy Costs

Enhancements bring more choices in managing one of the hardest-to-manage expenses

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U.S. Senate Reaches Agreement on Mandatory GMO Labeling

The agreement, announced on Thursday, was put forward by Senate Agricultural Committee members Sen. Pat Roberts (R- Kansas) and Sen. Debbie Stabenow (R-Michigan). It would preempt state laws to establish a national standard of labeling regulations.

The legislation would allow food companies to select one of three options if their product contains GMOs: text on the package, a symbol, or a QR code that brings consumers to a web page. If the legislation passes, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) would have two years to hammer out the specifics of the labels.

Brexit Has Winners and Losers for Food Industry

Brexit – the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union (EU) – could create a nightmare scenario for Britain’s food and drink industry.

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Supply Chain Innovation Gets the Consumer Closer to the Farmer

The next generation of coffee farmers is abandoning family farms at a double-digit rate for more profitable occupations, and with them goes the potential future supply of a commodity that has an ever-increasing demand.

Franco Garbanzo, one of the first farmers to partner with THRIVE Farmers, smiles with his family on their farm 'La Violeta' in Tarrazu, Costa Rica.

Teasdale Foods Acquires Mesa Foods, Boosting its Hispanic Food Portfolio

Teasdale is a leading national provider of private label and branded Hispanic foods to the retail, food service and wholesale channels.

With the acquisition of Mesa, Teasdale is able to provide an entire suite of private label and branded Hispanic food products to a diverse customer base across a variety of channels including retail, food service, restaurants and wholesale.

Software & Technology

Walmart Sells Chinese E-Grocery Business to Rival JD.Com for 5% Stake

Wal-Mart's tie-up gives it access to JD.com's nationwide logistics and warehousing networks, as well as its over 150 million users, helping expand the U.S. firm's reach with China's increasingly tech-savvy middle class.

The sell-off, announced on Monday, is a significant shift for Wal-Mart in China, where it operates more than 400 brick-and-mortar stores.

Risk/Compliance

Opinion: GMO Label Debate Underscores Need For Better Rules

The question ought to be whether the labeling proposed is informing consumers of a significant fact about a product or, perhaps, an attempt to impose a pejorative label statement that misleads consumers, Bode notes.

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Food Industry Urges Senate to Act on GMO Label Law

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Because the House of Representatives must also pass the Senate bill and is out of session the last week of June, only seven legislative days remain for Congress to act.

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Why Local Sourcing Complicates Restaurant Supply Chains

Even if you have a standard quality control procedure for all of your sources, you’re not going to be able to monitor them on-site at every location. You’re going to have to put your trust in the suppliers to live up to the expectations.

Local sourcing adds complexity, increases risk and fragments the supply chain, according to John Quelch of Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

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