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How The Globalized Supply Chain Delivers More Food Recalls

Swiss Re's analysis of publicly-available food recall data in the U.S. shows that since 2002, the number of food recalls have nearly doubled with the increase influenced by regulatory changes and an increasingly globalized food supply chain.

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Cargill Teams With PricewaterhouseCoopers On Helping Clients Improve Supply Chain Efficiencies

Cargill and PwC are offering an advisory service to help clients identify and prioritize opportunities to improve their supply chains - aligned with business priorities.

Drought Hammers More California Farms And Ranches

Under an order from the State Water Resources Control Board, the local Byron Bethany Irrigation District last month shut down irrigation to more than 160 farmers and ranchers in its 30,000-acre area.

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Food Logistics Technology Alliance Forms In The U.K.

The Alliance, formed by TouchStar Technologies, Proteus Software and LPC International, will offer food and drink manufacturers, processors, distributors, wholesalers and retailers a one-stop-shop for a total logistics system solution.

Global Fast Food Market To Grow Through 2019 As Developing Markets Urbanize

Transparency Market Research

In the developing markets such as China and India, increasing purchasing power of buyers and developing inclination for eating out are predicted to fuel the interest in fast food in the next six years.

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Albertsons Companies Files For Public Offering

Albertsons Companies

Food Logistics reported in January that the FTC approved a merger of Albertsons and Safeway, making Albertsons the second largest U.S. supermarket chain after Kroger.

Software & Technology

South Koreans Clamor For Potato Chips; Retailers Struggle To Meet Demand

Nearly a year after its launch, Honey Butter Chip remains a wildly popular and difficult-to-track-down snack in South Korea.

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FDA Extends Restaurant Menu Labeling Rules One Year: FMI Applauds Decision

FMI - The Food Industry Association

Food Marketing Institute (FMI) President and CEO Leslie G. Sarasin says the FMI will continue to work with both FDA and Congress to address business challenges with implementing restaurant menu labeling in grocery stores.

Alibaba’s Ma: U.S. Entrepreneurs Can Expand Into China’s E-commerce Trade

The founder of Alibaba Jack Ma is visiting the U.S. to meet with potential American partners to discuss how they can work together to make it easier to sell more of their products to Chinese consumers.

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Taco Bell Launches Delivery Service With DoorDash

The delivery service will be available in over 90 cities and more than 200 restaurants throughout the Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco Bay Area and Dallas regions.

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General Mills Inc. Commits To 100 Percent Cage Free Eggs In U.S.

General Mills released a refresh of their global policy statement on animal welfare, which outlines their beliefs and policies to support animal welfare throughout their global supply chain.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

West Coast Ports Lose Import Container Trade As Asian Shippers Reroute To Gulf And East Coast

Pacific Maritime Association (PMA)

The decline, measured in the dollar value of goods imported in containers, is partly due to Asian shippers rerouting cargo to the Gulf and East Coasts after protracted West Coast labor negotiations led to delays earlier this year at Pacific ports.

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