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Grocery Manufacturers Association Report Highlights Sustainability Progress

Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA)

The report highlights a diverse cross-section of initiatives from CPG manufacturers.

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Global Price Transportation Index Ranks 51 Countries: U.S. Ranks 22nd

GoEuro compared the cheapest bus, train and flight connections between the two most populous cities in each of the countries, among other routes, and analyzed the data in the price index.

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Food Brands Follow Shoppers To Dollar Stores

Dollar store shoppers prefer smaller packages, which lowers sticker prices while pleasing older customers and those in small households.

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Food Logistics Releases 2014 Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers List

Food Logistics Magazine has released its 2014 Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers List with its August issue.

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Interstate Warehousing Chicago Area Facility Earns SQF Level 2 Certification

Tippmann Group / Interstate Warehousing

The Joliet building becomes the fourth Interstate Warehousing facility to earn this certification, joining the Murfreesboro, Tenn., Franklin, Ind. and Hamilton, Ohio locations which have previously received SQF Level 2 Certification.

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Best Practices In Cold Storage Design

Design build firms understand the complexities and requirements of today’s cold storage facilities.

Nova Cold Storage Builds New Facility In Halifax

Nova Cold Storage is building a new $9.5-million storage facility at the Atlantic Gateway-Halifax Logistics Park

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Nespresso Launches Sustainability Ambition and Sustainable Development Fund

Ambitious goals were set for coffee sourcing and social welfare; aluminium sourcing, use and disposal; and resilience to climate change

Chiquita Shareholders Face an Intensifying Lobbying Campaign

Chiquita Brands International | Fresh Express

Some savings are expected to come from more efficient shipping and sourcing by Chiquita and Fyffes if they merge

Walmart Pegs 25 Percent Gain In E-Commerce Sales

The Web sales in Canada and Argentina grew by triple digits, and double digits in Brazil, Mexico and Chile.

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Uber Launches Same-Day Grocery Delivery Service In U.S.

The Corner Store facility is available as an option via its main smartphone app and covers more than 100 items.

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Analysis: Amazon, Google And Crowdsourcing: The Battle For The Last Mile

Amazon and Google are looking for ways to provide “last mile” deliveries, and other companies are competing in this space by offering websites that deliver orders via "crowdsourcing."

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