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Red Meat Sector Welcomes TPP Agreement Signing

Ground beef is under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which is assisting the state’s Department of Health and Human Services and Division of Public Health Services.

BRF In $50 Million Takeover Of Universal Meats

Maersk Line Launches Weekly Shipping Service Between Columbia And Northern Europe

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Using StarCare technology refrigerated containers, which are designed especially to carry bananas over longer distances (up to 45 days); Maersk Line is setting new standards within the containerized controlled atmosphere business.

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Virginia Supermarkets Still Await Deliveries Following Snowstorm

Shelves normally stocked with milk, eggs and bread were empty on Monday at Safeway and Target stores in Rosslyn, Va.

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Global Cold Chain To Grow 13.9% Through 2020

The global cold chain market is mainly driven by increasing need of efficient storage system for perishable goods to avoid wastage of food products.

Cold chains facilitate farmers to store perishable agriculture produce such as vegetables and fruits and increase its shelf life.

Wine Rush: Getting Your Wine To Global Markets ...Highlights

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Hershey Seeks Innovation Partner To Ship Chocolate In Hot Weather

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Hershey has launched a contest calling for companies to help it develop a lightweight, affordable shipping system that will keep chocolate cool even in the warmest months.

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.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

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.

Crowley employees in Guatemala prepare fresh produce for shipment to the United States.

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