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SideCar Deliveries Mixes Passenger Service With Package Deliveries; Expands Nationwide

Sidecar Deliveries makes the cost of same-day delivery cheaper for companies who integrate with its API — up to 1/5 the price of traditional shippers and cuts the delivery time in half.

European Bank For Reconstruction And Development Expands Food Security Initiative

Launched in 2011, the initiative champions the role of the private sector in boosting food production through technical assistance, policy dialogue and new financing.

Amazon.com Opens Store On Alibaba’s Tmall

Tmall is an Amazon-like site owned by one of China's largest internet companies, Alibaba.

Costa Rica's Largest Infrastructure Project: Container Port Terminal To Quadruple

The new terminal will eventually quadruple the port’s capacity to an estimated 2.5 million TEUs, creating the biggest container port in Latin America.

An artist's rendering of the proposed terminal at Moin, Costa Rica.

National Fishers Institute Slams Greenpeace's Canned Tuna Rankings As 'Rank-n-Spank'

NFI notes Greenpeace is a “multinational behemoth” with a $300-million a year operating budget that has spent a grand total of zero dollars on tuna science, yet continues to use tuna as a poster child for its fund raising efforts.

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Convenience Stores Hit New Expansion Wave In China

The 15 major convenience store chains in China posted 18.2% growth in sales in 2013, higher than department stores' 9.6 percent and the 7.8 percent posted by hypermarkets and supermarkets.

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Barry Callebaut To Acquire World’s Finest Chocolate In U.S.

The Swiss company, which already has 11 factories in the U.S., said the deal would allow it to capitalize on growth opportunities with other customers in the region and add 25,000 tons per annum in production volume in the near term.

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Ural Chamber Seeks To Improve Infrastructure As Local Food Trade Booms

Ural representatives at the meeting said the food industry and processing facilities in the Middle Urals face strategic dilemmas, including outdated technology, materials, infrastructure, refrigeration, transportation and other related issues.

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Alibaba Opens California Data Center, Challenging Amazon In U.S. E-Commerce

The new California data center marks the Chinese company's latest measured expansion onto American soil, and into a hotly contested U.S. market now dominated by Amazon.com Inc , Microsoft Corp and Google Inc.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Brazil Poultry Port To Reopen As Trucker Protest Ends

The protests demanding lower diesel fuel prices and higher payments to cover freight costs were concentrated in southern Brazil in its final days, blocking meat exports and leaving some grocery stores with bare shelves.

Brazil's Port of Itajai in Santa Catarina.

Featured In Food Logistics: Supply Chain Analytics Empowers Warehouse Software

Just as WCS and WMS have evolved over time, so have transportation management systems and demand planning and fulfillment applications.

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How to Find Your Perfect Fit on the Warehouse Automation Spectrum

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The key is to find the right level of automation for your company’s needs.

Wynright’s Green Line turnkey conveyor system consists of conveyors that collectively reduce noise, energy consumption and maintenance costs.

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