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Taco Bell Commits To 100% Cage Free Eggs By End Of 2016

After several years of planning, the brand expects to be the first national quick service restaurant to completely implement the change, outpacing some competitive implementation timelines by years.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Georgia and South Carolina Ports Authorities Partner on Ocean Terminal

Georgia Ports Authority

The updated agreement outlines the development of terminal design and infrastructure, plans for financing and execution of the operational decisions during the permitting process.

The South Carolina State Ports Authority and the Georgia Ports Authority will jointly own and operate the terminal, which will be located in Jasper County near the entrance of the Savannah Harbor.

Candy Maker Terrafina Taps Cargo Chief To Find Hidden Transport Capacity

Cargo Chief uses patented, proprietary aggregation and machine learning technology to find inefficiencies in the transportation process and source thousands of loads from shippers on a daily basis.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

U.S. Ports Post Big Decline In September And October

For the first time in at least a decade, imports fell in both September and October at each of the three busiest U.S. seaports, according to data from trade researcher Zepol Corp.

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October Spot Freight Volume Declines Seasonally

DAT Freight & Analytics

Although volume fell below same-month levels of the past five years, total volume for the year to-date has exceeded the same period for every year prior to an atypical 2014.

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KFC Partners With DoorDash On Home Delivery

KFC is just DoorDash’s latest national partner and they follow on the heels of other brands like 7-Eleven and Taco Bell who have chosen DoorDash to help them launch their delivery services.

KFC has signed an agreement with DoorDash, the home delivery service, launching today in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles and Orange County, and expanding to other cities in the months to come.

Kroger’s Roundy’s Acquisition To Squeeze Produce Suppliers

The additional stores will only strengthen Kroger’s position when it comes to pressing suppliers for the lowest possible prices according to Darren Tristano, president of Technomic Inc., a Chicago food research firm.

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Burger Chain Sues DoorDash For Delivering Food Without Permission

The fast-food chain is concerned about how DoorDash delivers its products, noting that it has no control over how much time it takes DoorDash drivers to deliver the meals, the temperature of food during delivery or the overall food handling and safety.

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Spot Truckload Market: Reefer, Van Volume Grows

DAT Freight & Analytics

The national average spot refrigerated freight rate was unchanged at $1.94 per mile as a 1-cent increase in the line-haul rate was offset by a 1-cent decline in the average fuel surcharge.

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States Race To Deepen U.S. Ports, Anticipating Panama Canal Boom

At least four ports in Florida, Georgia and Texas have decided to foot the bill to deepen federal waterways, a total of almost half a billion dollars, rather than wait years for funds.

This project involves dredging as needed within the existing 40-foot Delaware River federal navigation channel to deepen it to 45 feet from Philadelphia Harbor, Pa. and Beckett Street Terminal, Camden, N.J. along a 102.5-mile distance to deep water in the Delaware Bay.

Kroger Co. to Acquire Roundy’s Inc. For $800 Million

Roundy's brings to Kroger an expanded footprint with a complementary base of 151 stores and 101 pharmacies in new geographies including Milwaukee, Madison and Northern Wisconsin, which are served under the Pick 'n Save, Copps and Metro Market banners.

The Kroger Co. and Roundy's, Inc. announced a definitive merger agreement under which Kroger will purchase all outstanding shares of Roundy's for $3.60 per share in cash, estimated at around $800 million.

Congress Considers Lowering Truck Driving Age To Under 21

U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)

In the coming weeks, House and Senate negotiators will be hashing out their differences on federal trucking policy, grappling with everything from driver drug testing to ways of dividing grant dollars.

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