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Farmers Business Network Cultivates Self-Implementation WMS

Farmers Business Network selected SnapFulfl's warehouse management system to scale across its distribution centers.

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Carbon Footprint

Less Than Half of Chief Supply Chain Officers Conduct Climate Change Risk Assessment

The top barriers to planning for climate change in the supply chain include a focus on short-term decision making (57%) and an inability to link the cause and investment to benefits (57%).

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Material Handling Equipment

California’s Ban of Propane, Diesel Forklifts Makes for Faster Shift to Electric

Starting in 2026, fleets may not purchase large spark-ignition forklifts and will need to retire existing LSI forklifts that are 13 years old or older. Here’s what these new regulations mean, and how they’ll affect different fleet types.

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76% of Commercial Trucks Run on Diesel

Diesel Technology Forum

Other fuels that play a role in commercial trucking include gasoline (23%) and compressed natural gas (0.4%). Electric and other categories each register less than 1%.

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The Evolving State of the U.S. Food and Beverage M&A Market

While interest in food and beverage M&A remains strong among buyers, valuations are likely to decline through the rest of this year. Here's why.

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Waste Reduction

Reducing Waste in Food Supply Chains

Everstream Analytics

Necessity drives innovation, so now is the time for companies to rethink supply chain operations, particularly when technology is reaching a maturity that allows mass adoption.

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E-Commerce Pushes Changes in CPG Packaging

In the past, food was never thought of as something to buy online. But now, everything is different which means packaging needs to adapt.

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Software Solutions

Reusable Transport Item Solution for Farm-to-Store Supply Chains

The IoT Pixels built into the RTI solution’s plastic crate are self-powered, postage stamp-sized computers that communicate wirelessly and can sense a range of physical and environment conditions, such as temperature, location change and more.

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McDonald's Shareholders Push for New Plan on Plastic Packaging

A little under half of McDonald's shareholders pledged support for a filing by non-profit shareholder advocacy group As You Sow. A proposed resolution from the group lists actions specific to the fast food retailer that can help reduce its pollution.

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Rail & Intermodal

Biden Administration Announces 46 Railroad Projects, Totaling $368 million

U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Investment into our nation's rail system is top priority for the current White House. Today, more than $368 million in grant funds were revealed to improve on much needed rail infrastructure in 32 states.

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Biden-Harris Executive Order to Strengthen Food Supply Chains

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

The Executive Order will also promote fair and competitive agricultural markets, prevent abuse of farmers by poultry processors and make prices fairer for farmers and American consumers.

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Risk/Compliance

What Characteristics Helped Companies Fare Better During Disruption?

Rapid Ratings International's Eric Evan explains that risk aware, proactive and the ability to react fast are qualities that can help a business better sustain problems in the supply chahin.

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