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Frito-Lay All-Electric Delivery Trucks Hit The Streets Of Columbus

Ten electric delivery trucks will ultimately be part of the largest planned fleet of commercial all-electric trucks in North America.

Fast Forward to Today: Sobey's Automated Grocery Distribution Center in Canada is Ahead of its Time

The grocery distribution center of the future has arrived—Sobey Inc.’s new automated facility in Canada. At the heart of the DC is a case picking system that can handle 320,000 cases per day.

STORE READY: Products are placed on trays, where they make their way to the selection area to be stored. When a store order comes in, they will be automatically sent to a pallet.

Global Standards Improve Supply Chain

The GS1 Item Alignment initiative via the GDSN now includes foodservice.

FRESH APPROACH: GS1 is bringing global standards to meats and produce, as well as providing initiatives to improve product safety and traceability.

FuelWise Option Helps Reduce Gen Set Fuel Consumption And Emissions

Carrier Transicold provides environmental advantages for shipping companies.

U.S. Foodservice Switches To Methanol Fuel-Powered Pallet Jacks

Cleaner technology to reduce energy use, carbon emissions while boosting productivity.

Dean Foods And Thermo King Introduce Advanced Eco-Friendly Technology

Sustainable refrigeration technology reduces emissions and drives cost savings.

Sysco Houston Debuts Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology At New DC

Foodservice distributors' entire warehouse fleet, comprised of 72 pallet trucks and 26 forklifts, is utilizing Plug Power's GenDrive hydrogen fuel cell power units.

Carbon Footprint

Green Progress

Food companies that measure their carbon footprint reduce environmental impact—and save money, too.

GOING GREEN: Subway has opened six eco-stores that are LEED certified.

Cold Chain Champions

The newly launched Georgia Tech Integrated Food Chain Center will bring high value and market power to participants in the cold chain.

COOL COLLABORATORS: Jane Griffith of Wawa and Nick Pacitti of Sterling Solutions helped to pioneer the establishment of the Integrated Food Chain Center.

Durability, Safety Boost Forklift Productivity

The newest models display improved electrical components and tip-resistant technology.

LIFT TRUCK TIP: Look for models with safety systems that sense instability and correct it to prevent tip-overs.

Top Software & Technology

Managing Change Through Uncertainty

This year's FL100 listing offers tools and services to help companies weather the economic storm.

Cold Collaboration: Customized Logistics In A Refrigerated Warehouse

Alpha Baking Co. and Frozen Asset Cold Storage partnered with Konstant to design a high-rise warehouse.

EFFICIENT DESIGN: Alpha’s McGuire and Quality Storage’s Meehan, and Frozen Asset’s Wick (from left) closely analyzed item movement patterns when planning the layout.

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