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Denny’s Commits To Cage-Free Eggs By 2026

Denny’s is the first within the family dining segment to commit to 100 percent cage-free eggs, underlining the brand’s dedication to the humane treatment of animals in its supply sourcing and its ongoing focus on quality, flavor and guest satisfaction.

As the original home of all-day breakfast, Denny’s serves more than 400 million eggs each year, including classic breakfast items such as the signature Build Your Own Grand Slam®, Omelettes and delicious Skillets.

New Report Explores Forced Labor In The Supply Chain

The report highlights initial findings from a methodology that assessed company transparency and disclosure statements on forced labor in supply chains.

The report, “Know the Chain, Transparency Snapshot: A Pilot Benchmark Report,” supported by a United Kingdom-based organization called the Business and Human Rights Centre, includes seven global food companies: Nestle SA, Unilever plc, Mondelez International Inc., Danone, Associated British Foods plc, General Mills Inc. and Hershey Co.

U.S. Launches Pre-Inspection Pilot For Mexican Agriculture Imports

Under this pilot, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and agriculture specialists working alongside Mexican Customs officers will pre-inspect low-risk, high-volume agricultural commodities.

Under this pilot, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and agriculture specialists working alongside Mexican Customs officers will pre-inspect low-risk, high-volume agricultural commodities that are part of the Department of Agriculture’s National Agriculture Release Program. CBP states that this initiative aims to improve the flow of trade and reduce border wait times and transaction costs.

Brown-Forman Corp. To Sell Southern Comfort And Tuaca To Sazerac For $543.5 Million

Brown-Forman has marketed Southern Comfort since acquiring the brand in 1979. The company acquired Tuaca in two transactions, completing the purchase in 2002.

Brown-Forman Corp. has reached an agreement to sell its Southern Comfort and Tuaca trademarks to Sazerac for $543.5 million.

Dot Foods Acquires Marketwest, Establishing First Canadian Operations

Dot Foods Inc., the nation’s largest food industry redistributor, announced it will establish operations in Canada for the first time when they acquired Vancouver-based redistributor Marketwest on January 1, 2016.

‘Digital Watermarking’ Partnership Launches, Making Product Scanning Faster And Easier

Digimarc Corp. and GS1 US announced collaborative efforts to speed the industry adoption of watermark barcode technology.

Because it is invisible to consumers in ordinary use, Digimarc's barcode technology can be applied across all surfaces of a product package, which significantly increases the speed of scanning at retail checkout. Retailers benefit from lower costs through greater efficiency, while consumers enjoy a faster checkout experience and the ability to scan Digimarc-enhanced packages with their smartphones to obtain additional product information, pre and post purchase.

Mars Inc. Partners With Trust To Advance Food Safety And Nutrition In India

As one of the world's leading food manufacturers, Mars, Inc. plans to work with the Tata Trusts to develop methods and tools to increase crop productivity, farm income, and sustainability of select agriculture commodities.

Mars Inc. has announced a plan to eliminate labor rights abuses from its supply chain, especially for tuna sourcing in Thailand, according to Undercurrent News.

Dematic Considers Moving Grand Rapids, Mich. Facility To Mexico

The company has 1,200 employees in Grand Rapids is considering closing its plant in the city and moving 300 manufacturing jobs to Mexico.

Dematic Corp., a global supplier of integrated automated technology, software and services to optimize the supply chain, has agreed to acquire Reddwerks Corp., provider of warehouse execution software (WES) that gives customers real-time decision engines to optimize material and information flow in the supply chain.

Campbell Soup Co. Reverses Stance: Will Support Mandatory GMO Labels

With 92 percent of Americans supporting the labeling of GMO foods, Campbell believes now is the time for the federal government to act quickly to implement a federal solution.

Campbell is optimistic a federal solution can be established in a reasonable amount of time if all the interested stakeholders cooperate. However, if that is not the case, Campbell is prepared to label all of its U.S. products for the presence of ingredients that were derived from GMOs, not just those required by pending legislation in Vermont.

Software & Technology

Warehouse Barcode Scanners Pick Up Speed

From “rings” that workers wear on their hands to modified smartphones, companies are testing alternatives to the “brick on a stick” scanners that have been the industry standard for decades.

James Bonner, general manager of Exel Logistics, a unit of Deutsche Post DHL, said his employees make roughly 3,000 scans each during a 7.5-hour shift. He said that in a three-month test of Zebra’s new device his employees had 10 percent to 20 percent improvement in picking rates—or the speed of assembling orders—in part because they no longer had to push buttons.

Wegmans Recalls Chicken Products That Missed Inspections

Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.

The recalled products were shipped to distribution and retail locations in Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

The chicken items were produced on Jan. 3, 2016. The following products are subject to recall: Approximately 1-pound, vacuum-sealed packages containing “Wegmans Italian Flavored Chicken Breast Cutlet” with a use-by date of 1/24/2016; Approximately 1-pound, vacuum-sealed packages containing “Wegmans Brown Sugar Barbecue Seasoned Chicken Breast Cutlet” with a use-by date of 1/15/2016; 3-pound, vacuum-sealed packages containing “Wegmans Garlic & Fennel Whole Chicken Roaster” with a use-by date of 1/13/2016; and 1-pound, vacuum-sealed packages containing “Wokery Sherry Chicken 27482” with use-by date of 1/13/2016.

CV International Acquires M & S Shipping Ltd.

CV International (CVI), a Norfolk, Va.-based freight forwarder and customs broker, has acquired M & S Shipping, Ltd., a Virginia Beach, Va.-based freight forwarder that also provides refrigerated transportation services.

CV International (CVI), a Norfolk, Va.-based freight forwarder and customs broker, has acquired M & S Shipping, Ltd., a Virginia Beach, Va.-based freight forwarder that also provides refrigerated transportation services.

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