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Logistics Mergers Let Up Following A Busy Year For Consolidations

This year is on pace to be the sector’s most active since 2006, measured by its total deal value of $97.9 billion.

The Florida Produce facility is expected to store food, drinking water, liquor, telecommunications equipment, building equipment, restaurant equipment and agricultural equipment. It will also serve as a physical location, which will enable the direct transfer of title and goods once paid, as permitted under the newly expanded guidelines.

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R.R. Donnelley & Sons Acquires Courier Advisory Group

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This acquisition will enhance and expand the capabilities of RR Donnelley’s Logistics Services group, supporting clients' last-mile delivery needs.

West Coast Grocery Chain Fresh & Easy Files For Bankruptcy

Fresh & Easy's website on Friday was topped with a banner proclaiming "Everything must go!" and "All Stores Closing!"

Fresh & Easy LLC, the El Segundo supermarket chain, could file for its second Chapter 11 bankruptcy in two years in the next few days if the company cannot find a buyer for some or all of the 103 remaining locations.

Chipotle Restaurants Close In Pacific Northwest Over E. Coli Outbreak

According to the Washington State Department of Health, though the outbreak appears to be connected to food served at Chipotle, the specific source of contamination has yet to be determined and is still under investigation.

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TreeHouse Foods To Acquire ConAgra Foods’ Private Label Operations For $2.7 Billion

Under the terms of the agreement, ConAgra Foods will divest the vast majority of its private label operations, which includes a network of 32 manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Canada and Italy.

ConAgra Foods, Inc. has reached a definitive agreement to sell its private label operations to TreeHouse Foods for approximately $2.7 billion in cash.

Shamrock Foods Automated DC Tour Caps IFDA Conference In Phoenix

International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA)

The tour consisted mainly of foodservice distributors who were interested in seeing Shamrock Foods only DC that uses automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RSs).

The facility moved 60 million boxes last year, including both inbound and outbound shipments.

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Onboard Computer Vendors Field Questions About Modernizing Truck Fleets At IFDA Distribution Solutions Conference

International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA)

Jon Van Winkle of Omnitracs LLC, center, fields a question on onboard computer technology, flanked by Rustin Keller of J.J. Keller Associates (left) and Rick Ochsendorf of PeopleNet. Lynn Conn of F.A.B. Inc. moderates.

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Walmart Switches To Wood Grain Plastic Containers For Produce

Walmart and IFCO North America have executed an agreement stating IFCO will provide Walmart US with a new generation of wood grain reusable plastic containers (RPCs) for wet and dry produce.

Pork Farmers Rap Subway’s Antibiotic Removal, Claiming It Will Jeopardize Food Safety

The National Pork Producers Council criticized Subway’s decision to eliminate antibiotics from protein and urged the fast food chain to reconsider this decision in a full-page advertisement in Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Walgreens To Acquire Rite Aid Corp.

The combination of Walgreens Boots Alliance and Rite Aid creates an opportunity to deliver a retail pharmacy for U.S. consumers in an evolving and increasingly personalized healthcare environment.

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. and Rite Aid Corp. have entered into an agreement under which Walgreens will acquire all outstanding shares of Rite Aid, a U.S. retail pharmacy chain, for a total enterprise value of approximately $17.2 billion.

Senate Approves Three-Week Extension For Transpotation Funding

The bill would extend federal transportation spending until Nov. 20 and prevent a shutdown in funding on Thursday, when the current authority expires.

Lawmakers in both chambers have said the temporary patch will provide time for them to finish work on a long-sought multiyear highway funding bill.

Snyder's-Lance, Inc. To Acquire Diamond Foods For $1.91 Billion

The agreement has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies, who recommend that their respective stockholders approve the transaction.

The transaction expands Snyder's-Lance's footprint in 'better-for-you' snacking and increases the Company's existing natural food channel presence.

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