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XPO Logistics Workers Vote to Join Teamsters Union

Warehouse workers and truck drivers in Connecticut and Illinois voted to join the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Wednesday, becoming the first workers at XPO to form a union in the U.S.

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Kellogg Acquires Iconic Brazilian Food Company Parati Group

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The acquisition, the company's largest in Latin America, furthers two of Kellogg's strategic priorities — becoming a global snacking powerhouse and expanding its presence in emerging markets.

Parati Group offers a wide range of iconic regional brands, including Parati, Pádua, Minueto, Zoo Cartoon and Hot Cracker biscuits, which make up approximately half of the company's business.

Shipping Logistics Startup FourKites Raises $13 Million in Funding

The startup focuses primarily on trucking, but plans to eventually expand into rail and ocean transportation in the future, as well as shipments that use more than one method of travel.

Government regulations aimed at promoting food safety have spurred the use of sensors to measure temperature, and FourKites wants to tap into those data sources to do predictive modeling for its customers.

Blue Apron Battles Hostile Warehouse Conditions

Business is booming at Blue Apron as the startup struggles to keep up with demand, but now the company is forced to deal with with a spate of violence among warehouse workers at its Jersey City, NJ, distribution warehouse.

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Amazon to Open More Brick-and-Mortor Grocery Stores

The e-commerce behemoth continues to cause havoc in the food and beverage sector, as insiders say several planned sites are already in the works and they will include curbside grocery pickup and convenience stores that will sell perishables.

If it now opens brick-and-mortar grocery locations, Amazon would appear to be acknowledging that some kinds of purchases just might not be well-suited for the doorstep-delivery model.

Is Kroger Targeting Whole Foods for Next Purchase?

Published reports said Kroger was considering a $40 per share bid for Whole Foods – an offer that would spell out a $13 billion takeover.

Published reports said Kroger was considering a $40 per share bid for Whole Foods – an offer that would spell out a $13 billion takeover.

Walmart on Pace for 10 New Giant Warehouses to Compete with Amazon

As part of the project, Walmart will rely on eight massive e-commerce warehouses around the country, the last of which will be built by year’s end. It will also tap regional carriers to deliver more of its packages, say people familiar with the matter.

Amazon India Boss Says E-Commerce Focus is on Groceries, Not Mobile Phones

Amazon India leader Amit Agarwal says their new focus on grocery means Amazon is well positioned to take advantage of the trend that e-commerce in India was at an inflection point with the online purchase of items of daily use becoming a habit.

Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has been running trials of a fully customized air cargo network for Amazon since last summer.

Construction Begins on Cold Storage Facility at Port of Tampa Bay

The facility will be located on a 13.7-acre site adjacent to Berth 219, and is designed to handle palletized breakbulk cargo, as well as refrigerated containers.

Wal-Mart VP Offers Food Safety Tips

Frank Yiannas, vice president of food safety and health for Wal-Mart tells 300 industry members at the annual meeting of the U.S. Apple Association in Chicago “what you did for food safety last year is no longer good enough.

Frank Yiannas, vice president of food safety and health for Wal-Mart.

Chattanooga Quickly Becoming a Hot Spot for Logistics Startups

Three new technology-based logistics firms move to Tennessee following a 12-week accelerator program called Dynamo Accelerator.

Dynamo leaders believe their program is the only logistics- and transportation-focused accelerator in the country. Running as a 'sibling' to the accelerator, the Dynamo fund is an $18 million early-stage fund investing in logistics startups. Most of the funding came from Chattanooga-based individuals and investment entities, several of which committed $1 million or more.

Superbug MRSA Found in Pork on UK Supermarket Store Shelves

Recent tests were done on minced samples of 97 U.K.-produced pork products sold at Asda Stores and Sainsbury’s, two of the largest supermarket chains in Great Britain.

British public health officials are concerned about superbugs because even the strongest antibiotics available might not cure some people who become infected by MRSA, which can be contracted from eating infected meat or through contact with infected animals.

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