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C&S Wholesale Grocer To Acquire Associated Wholesalers, Inc.

Associated Wholesalers, Inc., a regional cooperative food distributor based in Robesonia, Pa., operates two distribution centers in Pennsylvania and also provides retail services to its customers and members.

KOOL PAK Expands Chilled Storage In Northern California

By partnering together with Sierra Pacific, KOOL PAK offers an allocated capacity of 20,000 square feet of both chilled and frozen storage.

Food Shopping Update: Discounters Merge With Convenience Stores

The development of hybrid formats to bridge the divide between discount and convenience is a global phenomenon in grocery retailing that some have dubbed “discountvenience.”

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Port Tampa Bay To Purchase High-Profile Container Crane

ZPMC will fabricate and deliver both 65-ton gantry cranes, with a 174-foot out-reach, that will service up to 19 rows of containers — longer reach than the current gantries that are 40-plus years old.

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Golden State Foods Opens 158,000-Square-Foot Chicago Distribution Center

Golden State Foods

The new building now serves more than 460 McDonald's customers in the Chicago and Northwest Indiana market and will be the first center within GSF and the McDonald's distribution community to be LEED Gold Certified.

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Spot Market Freight Volume Sets September Record

DAT Freight & Analytics

Spot freight has seen 14 consecutive months of year-over-year peaks, and freight volume set yet another record in September, with a 32 percent increase compared to September 2013

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BNSF’s Suspension Of Quincy Intermodal Service Hinders Ag Shippers

Cold Train discontinued the service in August and the company closed its doors, blaming the demise on poor service from BNSF Railway.

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Ocean Spray Names Star Distribution Systems ‘Rookie Of The Year’

Star Distribution Systems, Inc., a 3PL based in Plan City, Fla., has been named “Rookie of the Year” by Ocean Spray.

Featured In Food Logistics: How To Get More From Your 3PL

Food Logistics asked a handful of 3PLs with a significant presence in the food/beverage sector their thoughts about how customers can “get more” from them while maintaining a mutually beneficial arrangement.

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South American Vessel Alliance Brings Increased Capacity To JAXPORT

Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT)

The agreement, between Hapag-Lloyd, CSAV Group, Hamburg Süd, Aliança, Yang Ming and NYK shipping lines, offers additional capacity for the port to attract cargo moving between the U.S. East Coast and ports in Brazil and Argentina.

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Penske Truck Leasing Becomes SmartWay Transport Partnership Affiliate in Canada

Penske Logistics

The U.S. EPA launched SmartWay in 2004 to help business improve the sustainability of their freight supply chains and NRCan introduced the program to Canada in 2012.

New Port Manatee Service Offers Swift Mexico Link

The direct, weekly service is offering a two-way connection between Mexico and U.S. for refrigerated produce and other goods

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