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China Opens More Cities To International Business

China has been delivering on promises to open more cities to international trade, allowing meat importers to cut freight costs and get meat to hugely populous central regions of the country, according to globalmeatnews.com.

City of Tianjin in China.

Malaysian Supermarket/Hypermarket Giant GCH Retail Continues To Expand

Its G-Express, a convenience store subsidiary, is also embarking on an expansion plan and targets to open 500 nationwide within the next five years.

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Swiss WorldCargo Partnership To Enhance Temperature-Controlled Air Freight

SATS Food Solutions

Swiss WorldCargo, the airfreight division of Swiss International Air Lines Ltd., and its partner ground handling companies Cargologic AG and SATS have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at further enhancing their cargo handling.

Marco Gredig of Cargologic, Oliver Evans of Swiss WorldCargo, and Alex Hungate of SATS sign the MoU.

Milk Prices Set For Big Drop As Demand Falls

China’s stockpiling of milk powder after milk safety scandals in 2013 and Russia’s trade sanctions against the U. S. in retaliation for Western sanctions have caused demand for U.S.-produced milk to dry up.

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Inventure Foods Recalls Smoothies Over Possible Contamination

Fresh Start Smoothie Blend is distributed at Costco in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan of Canada.

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Global Logistic Properties Rides China’s Growing Warehouse Demand

The Singapore-based provider of logistics facilities in China, Japan and Brazil, has signed new agreements totaling 37,000 square meters (398,000 square feet) with two third-party logistics (3PL) providers in China.

Consumer Wearables Find A Place In The Warehouse

One of the biggest challenges is the lack of options for customers wanting to buy a rugged wearable computer.

Google Glass

Target Corp. Pulls The Plug On Canada Operations

Target Corporation

Target Canada currently has 133 stores across the country and employs approximately 17,600 people.

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Software & Technology

RedLine Solutions Offers Roambee Real-Time Shipment Monitoring To Fresh Produce Customers

Roambee chose RedLine Solutions to offer customers in fresh produce full in-transit visibility and condition monitoring for shipments of perishable goods.

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MicroStar Logistics Becomes Partner Sponsor Of World Beer Cup

MicroStar Logistics

Often referred to as "The Olympics of Beer Competition," the World Beer Cup creates greater awareness about different beer styles and flavors while promoting international brewing excellence.

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KFC In A War Zone? Logistics Challenge Companies In War-Torn Regions

When analyzing growth markets, businesses say they look at a variety of factors, including whether they can actually secure and then import the supplies that they need, hire staff and keep those employees safe.

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Chipotle Pulls Pork From 600 Restaurants Over 'Responsibly Raised' Standard

The fast-growing restaurant chain announced on Tuesday that it had suspended a major pork supplier after a routine audit found that it had failed to meet the company’s standards for animal welfare.

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