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Carbon Footprint

Mars Inc. Releases Summary Of Sustainability Progress

The company’s five principles are designed to make a positive difference for people and the planet through.

Mars Inc. has announced a plan to eliminate labor rights abuses from its supply chain, especially for tuna sourcing in Thailand, according to Undercurrent News.

Carbon Footprint

U.S. Settles With Costco To Cut Greenhouse Gas Refrigerant Emissions

Costco will pay $335,000 in penalties for federal Clean Air Act violations and improve refrigerant management at 274 stores at an estimated cost of $2 million over the next three years.

India Ready To Eat Food Market To Grow 22% Through 2019

The market is anticipated to grow on account of increasing working population, growing per capita disposable income, rising per capita expenditure on prepared food, increasing middle class and affluent consumers.

Port Jersey Logistics’ Facility In Cranbury, N.J. To Become Corporate Headquarters

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The new facility will encompass nearly 450,000 square feet of food grade warehousing space – allowing for up to 46,000 pallets to be stored in this location.

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Grocery Manufacturers Association Launches Safe Ingredients Initiative

Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA)

This five-part initiative to help modernize the process for making GRAS determinations of food ingredients.

Latin America Cold Chain Congress To Be Oct. 6 And 7 In Columbia

Smartcool Systems Boosts Compressor Efficiency For Refrigerated Trailer

Bellingham Cold Storage To Add 21,000 Pallet Positions

BCS is installing over 7.5 million pounds of additional IQF berry storage space, and have embarked upon a plan to add up to 13,500 more pallet positions, for a total of 21,000 new pallet positions in Bellingham, Wash.

Safety & Security

Peapod Adds Fee For Store Pick Up

The service lets shoppers choose their groceries online or via a mobile app. Pick-up clients then go to their store, and their groceries are loaded into their cars.

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Study: Mobile Coupons Can Help Supermarkets Win Sales

The study took one sample of people and divided them into two groups: 1) those getting a coupon for a product located close to the path they would normally travel, 2) those getting a coupon for a product further off that path.

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Denny’s Selects Consolidated Distribution for Redistribution Services

Consolidated Distribution Corporation LLC (CDC)

The redistribution model ships truckload quantities of slower moving items to warehouses, reducing supply chain costs

Propane Industry Unveils New Tagline: Propane Clean America Energy

Propane Education & Research Council (PERC)

The logo, anchored by the iconic image of an American bald eagle, highlights propane as an increasingly American-made alternative fuel at a time when U.S. propane production from natural gas liquids is at record levels.

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