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Food Companies Scramble to Cut Palm Oil From Supply Chains

The roster of food companies that want to eliminate palm oil from their products is getting longer, but palm oil sourcing will provide perhaps the biggest test of companies’ ability to trace and eliminate contentious materials from their products.

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Bigger Vessels Stress Infrastructure Of U.S. Ports, Slowing Trade

The big ships “have stressed the infrastructure to the breaking point,” says Jock O’Connell, an international trade adviser at Beacon Economics LLC in Sacramento, Calif.

The Colombo Express, operated by Hapaq-Lloyd, is one of the largest ships in the world.

IARW/WLFO Panel: Voluntary Safety Certification Takes Commitment, Yields Benefits

Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA)

Attendees at this week’s International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses (IARW) – World Food Logistics Organization (WFLO) convention and expo in Orlando, Fla. got a chance to hear from three cold chain service providers who have implemented safety s

At left, Tony Leo of RLS Logistics, Billy Adams of Americold and Ken Johnson of MTC Logistics answer questions about safety certification.

Uber Extends Food Delivery To New York And Chicago

First tested in Los Angeles and Barcelona, Spain, the service will expand this week to New York and Chicago, Uber said in a blog post Tuesday.

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Emerging Technologies

IARW/WFLO Expo Keynote: Technologies That Will Change The Business

Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA)

Futurist Jack Uldrich subtitled his presentation as “The Big AHA,” the three letters standing for awareness, humility and action.

Futurist author Jack Uldrich presents the “Big AHA” to the IARW/WFLO expo in Orlando.

Truck Drivers Strike Again At West Coast Ports

The strikers planned to expand picket lines to marine terminals, rail yards and customer warehouses where the companies' trucks were dispatched.

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Software & Technology

Walmart Looks To U.K. Unit For Lessons In Online Grocery

Aided by the deep pockets of its parent company, Asda offers online grocery delivery across 97 percent of the U.K. and is pushing aggressively into "click-and-collect," where customers order online and pick up in person at no extra charge.

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

Live from IARW-WFLO Convention: Cold Storage Executive Gains ROI Insight About Automation

Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA)

Greg Laurin, a principal at Conestoga Cold Storage in Ontario, Canada, gained insight into cold storage automation during a seminar at the IARW-WFLO Convention in Orlando, Fla

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Chipotle Teams With Postmates To Deliver Food In 67 Cities

Chipotle’s delivery service is available in Washington D.C. and major cities within the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington.

Keep Fresh Food Fresh

Penske Logistics

The delicate dance of getting perishables where it needs to go, when it needs to get there and under the perfect conditions, is nothing short of a logistical ballet — one that needs to be carefully choreographed in order to get it right.

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'Agrobots' Offer A Solution To U.S. Farm Labor Shortage

A 14-arm automated harvester that wheels through rows of strawberry plants, harnessing high-powered computing, color sensors and small metal baskets attached to the robotic arms to pluck ripe strawberries from below leaves while ignoring unripe fruit.

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Walmart Fine Tunes Its Fresh Produce Supply Chain; An Inside Look

Earlier this month, Walmart quietly opened a sorting and culling operation in Los Angeles to hasten the procurement process, similar to an operation in McAllen, Texas, that allows Walmart more flexibility in buying product.

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