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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

Dematic Corporation

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

Campbell Soup Co.

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.

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.

General Mills Inc. Acquires Meat Snack Maker EPIC Provisions

The original EPIC meat, fruit, and nut bar — the first of its kind — has created a new snacking category.

General Mills, Inc. has acquired EPIC Provisions, a premium meat snacks company based in Austin, Texas.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Virginia Port Signs First U.S. Port Trade Agreement With Cuba

Port of Virginia

The recently-opened Mariel Port, just west of Havana, aims to become a major shipping center as larger ships pass through the Panama Canal and use it as a logistical hub.

Governor McAuliffe (third from left, back row) and the Port of Virginia delegation witnessing the signing of MOU between the Port of Virginia and the Cuban National Port Authority.

Federal Grand Jury Subpoenas Chipotle Over Norovirus Outbreak

The subpoena, received last month, requires the company to produce a broad range of documents tied to the restaurant in Simi Valley.

Featured In Food Logistics: U.S. Fleets Post Improved Fuel Economy Using Efficiency Technologies

Depressed fuel prices have been one of the bright spots for fleet operations in 2015. But most industry observers don’t expect diesel prices to remain where they are indefinitely.

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Genetic Food Makes Big Progress Despite Controversy

Genetic engineering is winning the day and gradually overcoming its “Frankenfood” fear-mongering, according to a Wall Street Journal article .

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Supply Chain Visibility

Featured In Food Logistics: RFID: A Tool For Tracking Products, Assets And More

While RFID began as a tracking tool for inventory and assets, the emergence of real-time networks has since enabled RFID data to deliver insights in areas such as product status reports and inefficiencies in the supply chain.

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