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E-Commerce Solutions

E-Commerce Drives Warehouse Super Sizing

Industrial real estate analysts say that in recent years, an increasing number of massive distribution centers have popped up in response to growing e-commerce.

ES3’s facility in York, Pennsylvania serves as both a manufacturers’ mixing center and a retailers’ distribution center.

Subway To Serve Only Antibiotic-Free Chicken

Beginning in March 2016, Subway customers across the U.S. will able to order meals made with chicken raised without antibiotics.

Subway Restaurants is beginning to transition to serving only protein from animals that have never received antibiotics across all of its 27,000-plus U.S. restaurants in early 2016.

Featured In Food Logistics: Inventory Costs Drive Need For Greater Storage Density

Food and beverage supply chain managers look at several factors when choosing inventory storage tools. A key consideration is improving storage density, along with minimizing product damage, protecting worker safety and ensuring product sanitation.

One beverage manufacturer wanted all mezzanine platforms to be constructed with closed shapes, aluminum decking, and to incorporate clean surfaces with minimal crevices and catch points in the structure.

Amazon Set To Disrupt Global 3PL Market, Analyst Reports

Robert W. Baird & Co., has released an extensive summary of Amazon’s unique advantages in the $400 billion to $450 billion global 3PL market.

Software & Technology

Tech Trends Directing Global Logistics: Uberization Of Trucking, Robotization Of The Warehouse; Augmented Reality

Sophisticated tracking software is making it easier and faster to deliver shipments, manage schedules, monitor cargo, plan routes and avoid delays, all in real-time and the result is faster, cheaper and more sustainable circulation of goods.

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Fresh & Easy LLC Could File For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Again

If the company can find a buyer for some or all of the 103 remaining locations, that could postpone a filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

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.

McDonald’s Franchisees Call All-Day Breakfast Launch A Big Miss

McDonald's Corp.

The new menu is slowing down service, reducing average ticket costs, and causing chaos in the kitchens, franchisees told Nomura analyst Mark Kalinowski in a new survey.

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Florida Fast Food Restaurants Add Alcohol

Restaurants such as Burger King, Starbucks, Taco Bell and Sonic are trying out the concept of adding alcohol to their menus.

Starbucks is also in on the act, with beer and wine at its growing “Starbucks Evenings” stores in Orlando, Seattle, and what is expected to be thousands of other locales.

Featured In Food Logistics: How Agile Is Your Foodservice Supply Chains?

HAVI Global Solutions

The supply chain must allow foodservice providers to meet stricter safety rules at a time when foodservice faces rising commodity costs, higher transportation expenses, increasing labor costs and the need for more sophisticated management tools.

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Inventory Costs Drive Need For Greater Storage Density

Considerations for controlling inventory costs: storage density, safety and sanitation.

Storax Ranger, a high-density storage solution, automatically circulates pallets on a shuttle system.

How Amazon Is Eating Walmart’s Lunch

After creating $109.7 billion in shareholder wealth this year, Amazon is worth $254.8 billion. That exceeds the market value of Walmart by 30 percent.

How The Cold Chain Impacts The Economy

American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI)

Does the public really understand just how important the cold chain is? Do public officials who write the rules we must follow understand all of the things we do?

Food Logistics managing editor Elliot Maras

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