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Brown-Forman Corp. To Sell Southern Comfort And Tuaca To Sazerac For $543.5 Million

Brown-Forman has marketed Southern Comfort since acquiring the brand in 1979. The company acquired Tuaca in two transactions, completing the purchase in 2002.

Brown-Forman Corp. has reached an agreement to sell its Southern Comfort and Tuaca trademarks to Sazerac for $543.5 million.

Infinity Transportation Logistics Adds Miami And Toronto To Its Intermodal Service From The Pacific Northwest

Infinity Transportation Logistics, LLC (ITL) is now providing expedited temperature-controlled domestic intermodal service from Washington State and Oregon to Miami, Fla., and Toronto, Canada.

ITL's door-to-door transit times are now only four to five days to and from the Midwest and just six to seven days to and from various destinations on the East Coast, which is nearly as fast as long-haul trucks. Because of the improved transit times, ITL has been seeing increased interest and usage from fresh produce shippers (apples, potatoes, pears, onions, etc.).

Grower Shippers Sue Quaker City Produce Over Non-Payment

The lawsuit alleges that Quaker City failed to pay the plaintiffs — produce suppliers to Quaker City — for the perishable agricultural commodities that the firm purchased from the produce shippers.

Quaker City Produce, will close its doors on the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market, 17 days after the death of company patriarch Jimmy Storey, according to The Produce News.

General Mills Inc. Acquires Meat Snack Maker EPIC Provisions

The original EPIC meat, fruit, and nut bar — the first of its kind — has created a new snacking category.

General Mills, Inc. has acquired EPIC Provisions, a premium meat snacks company based in Austin, Texas.

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Featured In Food Logistics: Florida Prepared For Perishables

Florida is home to four of the country’s 10 fastest growing ports, and when the Post-Panamax ships start crossing the expanded canal sometime in the spring of 2016, those numbers are only going to rise.

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Consolidated Aviation Services Cold Chain Volume Surges At Miami, Fla. Airport

Since Consolidated Aviation Services (CAS) doubled the size of its cool-chain facilities at Miami International Airport (MIA) in 2014, CAS said it has already seen a return on its $2.5 million investment.

Panasonic Corp. To Acquire Hussmann Refrigeration Maker For $1.5 Billion

Japanese electronics maker Panasonic Corp is set to buy U.S. refrigeration firm Hussmann for over 186.6 billion yen ($1.5 billion) in a deal it says will leverage its technology and help it break into the U.S. food distribution industry.

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Featured In Food Logistics: Target Corp. Scrutinizes Its Food Supply Chain

Target Corp., the nation’s second largest retailer, has openly acknowledged many of these challenges and has engaged in some thought-provoking, if uncertain, food initiatives.

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C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. Acquires FreshKO Produce Services Inc. In California

The business will continue to operate under the respected FreshKO brand as a wholly-owned subsidiary of C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.

C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc., the Keene, N.H.-based wholesale grocer, has acquired FreshKO Produce Services, Inc., based in Fresno, Calif.

U.S. Meat Labeling Spat Creates Confusion For Shippers And Producers

The U.S. took a step towards defusing the row on Wednesday when the U.S. Congress approved a spending bill that includes the repeal of federal laws mandating meatpackers identify where animals are raised and slaughtered.

The North American spat pitting Canada and Mexico against the U.S. over meat labels has sown confusion among producers and shippers in all three countries, with a trade war potentially just weeks away, according to Reuters.

6 Steps Toward Optimizing Wine & Spirits Operations

Borrowing proven strategies from the grocery sector is a good starting point.

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Tracking The Future Of Food Logistics

A focus on transportation fundamentals contrasted with developments in food safety and security, telematics, the IoT, grocery e-commerce, and new ways to think about agriculture and consumption are leading the list.

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