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Dematic Corp. to Acquire WES Provider Reddwerks Corp.

Dematic Corporation

The acquisition, which is subject to approval by Reddwerks’ shareholders and other customary closing conditions, will enhance Dematic’s existing software suite and deliver additional value to Dematic customer solutions.

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.

Transportation Insight Acquires Parcel Logistics Provider BirdDog Solutions

Transportation Insight, LLC

The transaction advances Transportation Insight’s small package offering to a more robust suite of services that includes parcel logistics optimization, parcel auditing and advanced parcel analytics.

Transportation Insight, a global third-party logistics (3PL) provider, has acquired BirdDog Solutions, a provider of parcel logistics solutions in North America.

Material Handling Equipment

Papé Material Handling Acquires Johnson Lift, Will Represent Hyster In New Regions

This transaction allows Hyster Co. to maintain product availability and service for its customers, and will help Papé Material Handling grow its materials handling business.

Papé Material Handling, a division of The Papé Group has expanded its territory coverage with the acquisition of Johnson Lift, a division of Johnson Machinery Co. As a result, Papé Material Handling is now the authorized and exclusive Hyster dealer in those territories previously covered by Johnson Lift, including eight southern California counties, Yuma County in western Arizona and the Baja Norte region of Mexico.

E-Commerce Solutions

GoECart Satisfies Food and Beverage Industry’s Hearty Appetite for Unified Commerce

The GoECart 360 unified commerce suite provides a host of features that are a real coup for food and beverage retailers.

Rail & Intermodal

Canadian Pacific Railway Seeks Merger With Norfolk Southern

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC)

In announcing the merger, CP said it was confident it could satisfy the concerns of regulators on both sides of the border, adding the deal could create a company with the potential for faster earnings growth than either railway could achieve on its own.

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Triton Container International And TAL International Merge, Creating Largest Intermodal Freight Container Fleet

Triton International

Under the terms of the transaction agreement, Triton and TAL International will combine under a newly-formed holding company, Triton International Limited, which will be domiciled in Bermuda and is expected to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

The transaction, which has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies, will create the world’s largest lessor of intermodal freight containers with a combined container fleet of nearly five million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) and revenue earning assets of $8.7 billion.

ConAgra Foods To Split Into Two Companies: ConAgra Brands And Lamb Weston

The consumer brands business will be renamed Conagra Brands, Inc. and the frozen potato business will operate under the Lamb Weston name.

Conagra Brands will be comprised primarily of the operations currently reported as the company’s consumer foods segment, which generated approximately $7.2 billion in fiscal 2015 revenues, as reported. The consumer foods segment consists of popular leading brands such as Marie Callender’s, Hunt’s, RO*TEL, Reddi-wip, Slim Jim, PAM, Chef Boyardee, Orville Redenbacher’s, P.F. Chang’s and Healthy Choice.

Taco Bell Commits To 100% Cage Free Eggs By End Of 2016

After several years of planning, the brand expects to be the first national quick service restaurant to completely implement the change, outpacing some competitive implementation timelines by years.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Georgia and South Carolina Ports Authorities Partner on Ocean Terminal

Georgia Ports Authority

The updated agreement outlines the development of terminal design and infrastructure, plans for financing and execution of the operational decisions during the permitting process.

The South Carolina State Ports Authority and the Georgia Ports Authority will jointly own and operate the terminal, which will be located in Jasper County near the entrance of the Savannah Harbor.

Software Solutions

4SIGHT™

Micro-Fulfillment

7-Eleven Expands Store Lockers For Online Delivery Fulfillment Nationwide

The service means that anyone who shops online with a retailer who uses UPS or FedEx has the option of having their package sent directly to the nearest 7-Eleven for pick-up.

KFC Partners With DoorDash On Home Delivery

KFC is just DoorDash’s latest national partner and they follow on the heels of other brands like 7-Eleven and Taco Bell who have chosen DoorDash to help them launch their delivery services.

KFC has signed an agreement with DoorDash, the home delivery service, launching today in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles and Orange County, and expanding to other cities in the months to come.

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