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Peapod Launches Fresh Produce Delivery Service

Throughout the summer, customers in New York City, New Jersey, Eastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington, D.C., Virginia, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin will have the option of adding a box of produce from local farms.

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Featured In Food Logistics: How To Prepare For A Warehouse Technology Upgrade

The rise of e-commerce has already significantly altered the way companies fulfill orders, so companies are taking steps to modernize both their warehouse technology and their warehouse infrastructure to keep up with these changes.

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Material Handling Equipment

Introducing The Eclipse Dock Shelter From Rite-Hite

Introducing The Eclipse Dock Shelter From Rite-Hite

Sysco Scraps Plan To Merge With US Foods

Under terms of the merger agreement, the termination of the transaction requires Sysco to pay break-up fees of $300 million to US Foods and $12.5 million to PFG.

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Judge Explains Why He Halted The Sysco/US Foods Merger

Judge Mehta’s 128-page ruling said the Sysco-US Foods tie-up, announced in December 2013, was the type of large combination that lawmakers were concerned about long ago when they gave the government the power to halt mergers.

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta said there was “plenty of evidence” in the case that showed restaurants and other buyers of food-distribution services use a mix of providers besides Sysco and US Foods.

U.S. Senate Introduces Multimodal Freight Act

The National Multimodal Freight Policy and Investment Act provides multimodal freight infrastructure with a total of $12 billion over a six-year period, with funding for multimodal freight projects distributed based on a merit-based grant program.

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A Three-Year Payback On An Automation Installation?

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Depending on the level of automated system installed and the specific circumstances surrounding an operation’s current mode of operation, an investment in automated material handling systems and technologies could produce a three-year ROI.

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Whole Foods Market Faces Backlash For Overcharging And Mislabeled Package Weights

People are lashing out at the company on its Facebook page, claiming they will no longer shop there due to the accusations that stores mislabeled packaged foods and sold them for more than they were worth.

Sysco Reviews FTC Injunction Against US Foods Merger

President and Chief Executive Officer Bill DeLaney said "we will take a few days to closely review the Court's ruling and assess our legal and contractual obligations, including the merits of terminating the merger agreement."

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Canada And Mexico Plot Tariffs On U.S. Meat Imports In Labelling Row

The Canadian and Mexican governments are preparing to impose retaliatory tariffs on American imports, including meat, over the US’s country of origin labeling (COOL) rules for meat and livestock.

The North American spat pitting Canada and Mexico against the U.S. over meat labels has sown confusion among producers and shippers in all three countries, with a trade war potentially just weeks away, according to Reuters.

Dicom Transportation Group Acquires Orbis Logistics

Dicom will integrate the Orbis service into its portfolio that includes expedited, regional parcel transportation, less-than-truckload (LTL), full-truckload (FTL), cross-border, and final mile network capabilities.

Spot Rates Slip For Week Ending June 20

DAT Freight & Analytics

Amid shifting harvest activity, demand for reefers slipped 5.4 percent and capacity added 2.6 percent as the reefer load-to-truck ratio fell 7.8 percent to 5.0.

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