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Large Food Manufacturers Disgruntled by Slow Start to 2017

Kraft Heinz and Kellogg are the latest big food manufacturers to blame soft sales on an industrywide slowdown in demand for packaged foods.

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Big-Name Brands Threatened by Grocery Stores Shift to Fresh Food

New Jersey-based ShopRite is building new stores that have less space for packaged foods and more room for prepared meals.

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Chipotle Data Breach Clouds Recovery from Food Safety Woes

Chipotle Mexican Grill disclosed a data breach last week erasing some of the stock’s after-hours rally.

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Japan Imports More Chipping Potatoes to Offset Domestic Shortage

Japan’s largest chip maker is boosting imports after bad weather cut into that nation’s chipping potato harvest.

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Nippon Express Seizes Chance in Halal Food Transport

Nippon Express uses dedicated carts to transport halal food, keeping it separate from prohibited items such as pork.

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Port of Palm Beach Commission OKs $4 Million Project for Tropical Shipping Cargo Area Expansion

Tropical’s main business is shipping food in containers from Canada and southern Florida to the Bahamas and Caribbean.

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Port Manatee, Colombia Look to Expand Trade Ties

Port Manatee and Colombia are looking to expand commercial ties following a visit to the Florida Gulf Coast port from a Colombian trade official.

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Man Who Took Food Safety Bribes Gets 18 Months

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Port Manatee Extends Agreement with World Direct Shipping

The extension will help maintain the port's swift weekly service between the Florida Gulf Coast Port and Veracruz.

World Direct Shipping, which operates the M/V Queen B weekly between Coatzacoalcos, Mexico and Port Manatee, looks to provide the service for as many as five more years under an extended agreement.

Police: Fight over Snapchat Video Sparked Pepsi Plant Shooting

Police say an embarrassing video on Snapchat sparked an argument between co-workers that ended in gunfire.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Port of Charleston Last Stop for COSCO Development

In an announcement last week, SCPA said it secured its desired position on the ship's voyage.

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New Wording to Help End Food Labeling Confusion

Terms on food labels are intended to help consumers, but over the years they have caused more confusion than clarification.

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