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Ports Play Expanding Role In Global Food Supply Chain

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Featured In Food Logistics: Ports Get Ready For Food Trade Boom

In several regions, state and local governments are recognizing the need to improve road infrastructure to facilitate transportation at the ports.

The Port of New Orleans welcomed a new weekly European service from French container carrier CMA CGM.

Food Trade Set To Expand As Ports Upgrade Infrastructure

Ports, container terminals, cold storage facilities and even governments are getting on board .

Asian shippers played a role in the Port of Los Angeles increasing its TEU throughput 7.7 percent in 2014.

Pacific Northwest Carves Out A Food & Beverage Niche

The region’s growing artisan food culture finds support from unique natural resources and a world-class logistics network.

Newport Avenue Market in Bend, Ore. offers 3,000 different wines to meet customer tastes.

If It Can’t Buy US Foods, Sysco To Lose $1 Billion

Sysco has spent more than $400 million so far on a combination of integration planning, financing charges and on defending the transaction in court.

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Target To Promote Fresher Food Over Package Food

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That means canned soup, cornflakes, boxed macaroni and cheese and other packaged, processed foods will get less optimal shelf space and promotional signage in its grocery aisles in favor of items such as fancy sauces and oils and granola.

In a move designed to reflect the changing tastes of Americans looking for healthier options, packaged and processed foods will get less optimal shelf space and promotional signage in its grocery aisles in favor of fresh food items.

Mobile Apps Help Independent Truckers Find Backhauls

A crop of tech startups compete for users by offering a steady stream of work and a smooth booking process that can be completed entirely within a smartphone app, as they aim to undercut freight brokers on fees.

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How Sysco Manages Grain-Fed Beef Exports: An Inside Look

Dan Chase, Sysco Corp.’s senior director of logistics and outbound marketing, leads a seven-person team that gets an order, secures the product from the plant, and then preps the beef for its final destination.

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Domino’s Pizza To Offer ‘Tweet To Order’ In U.S.

Domino's will be the first major player in the restaurant industry to use Twitter on an ongoing basis to place and complete an order.

Eco-Friendly Food Carts Coming To New York City

In a pilot program set to be announced on Monday, MOVE Systems is providing 500 free carts, called MRV100 Hybrids, to vendors across the city, in partnership with the City Council.

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Nitrogen Engines Could Transform The Cold Chain

They are designed to replace typical diesel engine units on large HGVs and supermarket home delivery lorries, but can also be used in commercial refrigeration units or office cooling systems.

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American Fast Freight Acquires Caribbean Shipping Services, Inc.

Caribbean Shipping operates primarily in the Puerto Rico market specializing in refrigerated freight forwarding.

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