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Inside Walmart’s ‘Shark Tank’: Suppliers Pitch Walmart

The daylong event provides a window into the relationship between Walmart and its suppliers as well as the influence retailers have both on selecting the products for their shelves and how those products appear.

Pursuing new suppliers, whose products at least partially are made in the U.S., could help it attract new shoppers and add momentum to a recent run of slightly better U.S. sales.

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Report: UPS Negotiates Acquisition Of Coyote Logistics For $1.8 Billion

Coyote Logistics

A deal for the Chicago-based provider of transport-management services could be reached as soon as this month, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.

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Campbell Soup Co. To Drop Artificial Ingredients

Campbell Soup Co.

Campbell continues to increase its focus on faster-growing categories, such as health and well-being and packaged fresh, while also innovating on its core business portfolio.

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United Natural Foods, Inc. To End Contract With Albertson Supermarket Group

United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI)

UNFI believes that this course of action is in their best long-term interests, as it will now allow them to redirect their resources to pursue previously announced plans to expand our focus in fresh categories such as proteins and specialty cheeses.

BNSF Logistics Acquires Transportation Technology Services

According to BNSF Logistics, TTS will become the company's U.S. rail, project cargo and engineering services division.

Software & Technology

Walmart Seeks More Data From Product Suppliers

Late last month the retailer said it is piloting the Product Content Collection System, a tool that will make it easier for suppliers to send their product catalogs straight to Walmart.

A&P Files For Bankruptcy Again; Will Sell 120 Stores

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Featured In Food Logistics: In Pursuit Of The Commerce-Ready Enterprise

Inventory and network optimization tools rank as the most widely used and most likely to deliver a competitive advantage, according to the 2015 Material Handling Institute (MHI) Annual Industry Report.

The INSIGHT visualization module allows a supply chain manager to visualize which customer markets are served by which warehouse.

General Mills Inc. To Close Two Plants, Axe 600 Jobs

The Minneapolis, Minn.-based company has been cutting jobs and closing plants as it struggles with Americans’ growing shift away from packaged foods.

This March 22, 2011 file photo shows boxes of General Mills cereals in Portland, Ore. General Mills on Monday, June 22, 2015 said it is dropping artificial colors and flavors from its cereals, the latest company to respond to a growing desire for food made with ingredients people see as natural.

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Aspen Foods Recalls Frozen Chicken Over Salmonella

Working in conjunction with Minnesota State Departments of Health and Agriculture, FSIS determined that there is a link between the frozen, raw, stuffed and breaded chicken products from Aspen Foods and this illness cluster.

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B&G Foods, Inc. Acquires Spartan Foods For $50 Million

B&G Foods projects that after being fully integrated into B&G Foods, the Mama Mary’s brand will generate on an annualized basis net sales of approximately $35.0 million and adjusted EBITDA of approximately $7.5 million.

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