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Uber Updates App To Focus More On Food Delivery

The company’s food delivery option, UberEATS, is appearing as a separate button in a latest update of the app in some cities.

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Chipotle Mexican Grill Goes On A Hiring Spree, Boosts Benefits In Response To Labor Shortage

A growing economy, a surge of restaurants, and minimum wage increases imposed by cities and states have all eroded the available foodservice labor supply.

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Jungheinrich AG To Acquire MIAS Group

Jungheinrich AG, an intralogistics service and solution provider with manufacturing operations, has agreed to acquire the MIAS Group, an equipment manufacturer in the fields of warehousing and transportation technology.

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Featured In Food Logistics: Internet-Based Technology Redefines F&B Supply Chain Operations

Data storage capacity continues to expand to allow the food supply chain to manage more data faster.

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California Woman Sues Costco For Slave-Labor-Farmed Shrimp From Thailand

The plaintiff cited state laws that bar companies from making false claims about illegal conduct in their supply chain, including human rights violations.

In this Dec. 10, 2014, photo, two refrigerated cargo ships, Silver Sea 2, right, and Silver Sea Line, left, are docked alongside one another at Thajeen Port in Samut Sakhon, Thailand. Both are owned by Thailand''s Silver Sea Fishery Co., named in an Associated Press investigation into slavery in Southeast Asia’s seafood industry. At the AP''s request, the Colorado-based satellite company, DigitalGlobe, used its high-powered, satellite lenses and managed to catch the Silver Sea 2 as it was being loaded with slave-caught fish on waters off Papua New Guinea.

FDA Warns Frito-Lay Over Tennessee Plant Safety Violations

The plant in Pulaski, Tenn., had leaks in the roof, peeling paint and broken pipes, and the leaky cookie dough was seen seeping from a pinch point on the dough hopper.

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Featured In Food Logistics: How Robotics Will Tackle Changing F&B Demands

Robots, specifically defined as machines that resemble humans and perform tasks on command, remain rare in f&b facilities in the U.S., but technology solutions continue to evolve, hastening robotic deployments.

AGVs such as the Swisslog AGV Pick are deploying for mixed case picking in more food warehouses.

Costs Weigh On Walmart's 2nd Quarter Profits; E-Commerce Plays A Key Role

The company lowered its fiscal year forecast for e-commerce sales growth from the mid-20-percent range to the mid-to-high teens, citing poor international performance.

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U.S. Postal Service Ramps Up Same-Day Grocery Delivery Service

After launching grocery delivery with Amazon last year in San Francisco, Calif., the postal service has added six delivery markets this year and began testing same-day delivery in New York this past November.

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GEODIS To Acquire OHL

OHL is one of the leading 3PL companies in the world, operating more than 120 value-added distribution centers in North America with over 36 million square feet of flexible warehouse space.

Bumble Bee Foods To Pay Record $6 Million Settlement Over Worker Killed In Oven

The settlement represents the largest payout in the criminal prosecution of a workplace safety case involving a single victim in California, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.

Flowers Foods Inc. To Acquire Dave’s Killer Bread For $275 Million

Dave's Killer Bread employs 300 and will be an independent subsidiary when the acquisition is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2015.

Flowers Foods has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Dave's Killer Bread, the best-selling organic bread in the U.S. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2015.

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