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Chattanooga Supermarkets Open Doors To Local Suppliers

The Bi-Lo chain one year ago launched its "Bi-Local" program, which has put products from 19 Chattanooga-area businesses in its stores.

Currency Fight Snags U.S.-Pacific Trade Agreement

Skeptics fear that any gains U.S. companies get from lower tariffs negotiated in trade agreements could be reduced if foreign countries weaken their currencies, making their products more competitive.

The measure closing the loophole from the Tariff Act of 1930 was included in a wider trade enforcement bill, which Obama signed into law at the White House in Washington.

Policy Expert: U.S.-Cuba Trade Boom Coming

What’s at stake is the re-establishment of a thriving trade and investment relationship between the two countries that was interrupted by Castro’s revolution, and then aided and abetted by the embargo according to international trade policy expert.

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Chinese Fruit Importer’s Arrest Alarms Global Suppliers

Liu Zhi, chairman of Dalian Yidu, a major importer and logistics and cold storage operator, and his younger brother, who is involved in the meat division of the business, were reportedly arrested by China Customs on Jan. 16.

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Panama Canal Shipping Boom To Let Loose

Drewry Maritime Research says it expects transhipment activity through Panama to grow strongly once the expansion of the Panama Canal is completed, which is due to be completed next year.

This is an artist's impression of the Panama Canal Expansion on completion.

$1 Billion Renovation Set For Cuba’s Mariel Port

A $1 billion project to modernize the port and create a special economic zone will add Mariel as a stop on a global maritime highway that stretches from Asia to Europe.

This photo taken on Jan. 27, 2013, shows the first phase of the Cuba's Special Development Zone in the port of Mariel, about 50 kilometers west of Havana.

Will Kroger Enter Florida?

Kroger Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio, is reportedly eyeballing Florida, and possibly the company Bi-Lo/Winn-Dixie as an acquisition to help push the nation's second-largest supermarket company into the Sunshine State.

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Radiant Logistics Inc. To Acquire Canada-Based Wheels Group Inc.

Wheels, founded in 1988, provides intermodal and truck brokerage services throughout the U.S. and Canada along with third party logistics solutions and value added warehouse and distribution service offerings in support of U.S. shippers looking to access

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AdvancePierre Foods To Acquire Landshire Inc.’s Wholesale And Manufacturing

AdvancePierre will assume ownership of Landshire's sandwich manufacturing operations, which produce more than 80 frozen, fully-cooked products and feature a variety of sandwiches including patties, subs, wedges, breakfast offerings and specialty items.

Mondelez International Builds $90 M Biscuit Plant In Bahrain

The government of Bahrain has reclaimed the necessary land for construction of the new plant, which will have a total capacity of nearly 90,000 tons per year with a plot size of more than 250,000 square meters (2.7 million square feet).

Bahrain's Minister of Industry & Commerce, Dr. Hassan Fakhro and Vishal Tikku, Mondelez International's Area Vice President for the Middle East.

China Opens More Cities To International Business

China has been delivering on promises to open more cities to international trade, allowing meat importers to cut freight costs and get meat to hugely populous central regions of the country, according to globalmeatnews.com.

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Malaysian Supermarket/Hypermarket Giant GCH Retail Continues To Expand

Its G-Express, a convenience store subsidiary, is also embarking on an expansion plan and targets to open 500 nationwide within the next five years.

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