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Mars Inc. To Acquire Mexican Candy Maker Grupo Turin

Mars believes this acquisition, combined with the capabilities of its local team, will uniquely position the business unit in Mexico to take advantage of the projected growth of the Mexican chocolate category over the next decade.

Mars Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Grupo Turin, the manufacturer of chocolates in Mexico since 1928 and owner of brands such as Conejos and Turin.

Software & Technology

Walmart Expands Click And Collect To Eight Cities

Walmart said service was launching this month in Atlanta; Charlotte and Fayetteville, N.C.; Salt Lake City and Ogden, Utah; Nashville; Tucson, Ariz.; and Colorado Springs. Additional markets will be added in the coming weeks.

An order is delivered at the Walmart Pickup - Grocery in Bentonville, Ark.

Lineage Logistics To Increase High Pressure Processing Capacity At Two Facilities

HPP is a post-packaging, non-thermal pasteurization method of killing potentially harmful pathogens, such as Listeria, E. Coli, and Salmonella using isostatic pressures of up to 87,000 psi.

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Chipotle Restores Pork To Most Restaurants

Chipotle stopped serving Carnitas at more than a third of its restaurants earlier this year after it suspended one of its primary pork suppliers when routine auditing found inconsistencies between the supplier’s operations and Chipotle’s pork protocol.

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Kellogg Acquires Egypt’s Leading Cereal Company

Kellogg Company

As the first company to introduce breakfast cereal to Egyptian consumers, Mass Food Group has grown into an $18 million business (sales) with 600 employees in less than 20 years.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

SC Line Launches Shipping Service Between U.S. And Cuba

On Sept. 20, the SC Line vessel Caroline Russ berthed at Mariel in Cuba, the first call on a new service every 14 days linking Port Everglades, Fla. with Mariel and Santiago de Cuba.

SC Line has launched a new shipping service from Port Everglades, Fla., and Cuba.

Coca-Cola Co. To Sell 9 Production Facilities To Bottlers In Supply Chain Overhaul

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The Coca-Cola Co. took another step toward building a stronger, more streamlined production system in its flagship market by announcing the formation of a new National Product Supply System (NPSS) in the U.S.

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Featured In Food Logistics: How State-Of-The-Art Dock Equipment Improves Safety And Efficiency

When evaluating a dock environment, warehouse managers should evaluate the safety risks to workers, the need to maintain indoor temperatures from outside air, and how easily dock doors and levelers accommodate the load sizes the company manages.

High-speed doors provide rapid storage and retrieval of product from the freezer and chilled storage rooms for Cheney Brothers.

Southern California Logistics Center Faces Legal Hurdles

As of Wednesday, eight separate groups had filed lawsuits against Moreno Valley, the future site of the behemoth 2,600-acre World Logistics Center in the region east of Los Angeles known as the Inland Empire.

An artist's rendering of the future site of the behemoth 2,600-acre World Logistics Center in the region east of Los Angeles known as the Inland Empire.

GrubHub, DoorDash And Caviar Face Lawsuits For Misclassifying Drivers As Contractors

The complaints were filed in San Francisco Superior Court on behalf of the delivery drivers by Boston attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan, who is also representing plaintiffs in similar lawsuits against on-demand transportation companies Uber and Lyft.

The class-action lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, argues that drivers for XPO subsidiaries Pacer Cartage Inc., Harbor Rail Transport and PDS Transportation Inc. failed to pay minimum wage, provide meal breaks and rest breaks and reimburse business expenses, among other allegations.

AB InBev To Acquire California Craft Brewer Golden Road Brewing

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Deals in the craft brewing sector have increased as consumers increasingly choose craft beers and companies seek to capture the frothy valuations that have accompanied the industry's boom.

Anheuser-Busch InBev said it would buy Los Angeles-based Golden Road Brewing as the world's largest brewer looks to expand its presence in the fast-growing craft brewing market.

Performance Foods Group Seeks $362.5 Million Initial Public Offering

Performance Food Group

Performance Food Group Co. has commenced an initial public offering of 14,500,000 shares of its common stock, an offering that could fetch $362.5 million.

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