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Carbon Footprint

Dean Foods Wins Sustainable Supply Award From McDonalds

McDonald's Corp.

Dean Foods' award for "Best of Sustainable Supply" helps to validate their commitment to animal health and welfare.

Carbon Footprint

Look to Improve Process to Increase Margins

What can food and beverage manufacturers and distributors do to maintain and even increase margins - the answer could be found in process improvement and innovation.

Feldt

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Port of Seattle, Port of Tacoma Merger Faces Big Struggles

Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA)

Another commissioners’ meeting comes the same week a consultant’s report says that the Port of Seattle’s maritime container facilities were operating at just 38 percent of capacity in 2013.

HighJump Software Offers TMS To Customers Outside of U.S

HighJump Software

Partnership with MP Objects will serve companies around the world, also extend reach of HighJump warehouse management system.

Diamond Foods Expands Partnership With Transplace

Diamond Foods will expand its use of Transplace’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) transportation management system (TMS) and engineering capabilities to achieve greater supply chain visibility.

Ongoing Hepatitis A Outbreak Is Spreading Past Italy

More than 1,300 hepatitis A cases have been reported in eleven Member States since January 2013, with 240 confirmed cases of infections in people who had not travelled to Italy.

Both Sides In Hawaii GMO Battle Dig In

Monsanto launched a public relations campaign in January to improve its image in Hawaii, while The Center for Food Safety opened its first office in Hawaii on Monday for what executive director Andrew Kimbrell predicted would be a "long fight ... this is ground zero."

Frozen Food Industry Plans A Huge PR Push To Stop Slipping Sales

American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI)

The American Frozen Food Institute-backed push includes the first national TV ads on behalf of the industry as a whole, as well as social media and in-store promotions.

Solar Panels Expected To Fuel New Dutch Cold Storage Facilities

A total of 1,800 panels, with an expected annual yield of 430,000 kWh, have been installed on the rooftop of the Kloosterboer Delta Terminal by cold storage firm Kloosterboer.

FDA Gives Approval For The Irradiation Of Shellfish

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

The FDA is amending the current food additive regulations to allow the safe use of ionizing radiation on crustaceans (e.g., crab, shrimp, lobster, crayfish, and prawns) to control foodborne pathogens and extend the shelf life.

US Postal Service To Deliver Groceries By 2020?

U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

Same-day grocery delivery is one of many initiatives that the USPS is working on to improve and expand its services through the use of technology according to chief marketing and sales office Nagisa Manabe.

Supply Chain Visibility

Study Exposes Gaps in ERP

Infor Nexus (formerly known as GT Nexus)

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