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Coca Cola Co. Unveils PET Bottle Entirely Made From Plant Material

Coca-Cola Company

PlantBottle packaging uses patented technology that converts natural sugars found in plants into the ingredients for making fully recyclable PET plastic bottles.

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Canadian National (CN) Railway Invests $20 M To Expand Cold Chain For North America

Canadian National Railway Company

To accommodate growth, CN is acquiring 200 more domestic, 53-foot temperature-controlled containers, which will add to the current fleet of containers circulating inside North America.

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Walmart Tests Robotic Collection System For E-Commmerce

The collection point is fully automated with robots that dispense the orders which are loaded by the drivers who bring the orders from the nearby stores.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

West Coast Dockworkers Fail To Honor Port Agreement

Pacific Maritime Association (PMA)

After the ILWU failed to adhere to the new dispatch procedures for vessel operations, the PMA took the matter to an area arbitrator who ruled that ILWU officials and dispatchers took a unilateral action in violation of the agreement with PMA.

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'Buyable Pins' Allow Merchants To Sell On Pinterest

Shopify is currently the only way for small and medium-sized businesses to sell using Buyable Pins on Pinterest.

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Nestle To Remove Artificial Flavors From Pizza And Food Snacks

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FMI Launches Grocery/Supplier Collaboration Project

FMI - The Food Industry Association

The goal of the FMI Collaboration 2.0 project is to help grocers and suppliers bring more customer-focused decision-making into categories and stores around shared business processes including supply chain execution and inventory optimization.

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Produce Industry Journalist Floats Industry User Fee For FSMA

Produce Marketing Association

Having a user fee imposed on the industry to help implement food safety regulations and educate the grower community could make sure that the funds are applied carefully and to maximum effect, according to Tom Karst, national editor for The Packer.

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Bird Flu Crimps Nation’s Egg Supply

Egg prices are rising, and shortages have occurred in some markets, particularly for liquefied or processed eggs.

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Amazon Expands Prime Time Service In Manhattan; Battles Walmart On Price

Amazon said customers can order groceries, prepared meals and baked goods from D'Agostino, Gourmet Garage and Billy's Bakery through its Prime Now app.

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Amazon Expands Into Private Label Food

Amazon has approached some private-label food manufacturers seeking a partner in preparation to broadly expand its fledgling lineup of private-label brands to include an array of grocery items such as milk, cereal, and baby food.

Judge Grills Both Sysco And FTC Over Sysco/US Foods Merger

After more than three hours of questioning by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta, the outcome of the case appeared unclear.

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.

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