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Food Lion The Latest Supermarket With Sustainable Seafood Policy

Food Lion, which operates 1100 supermarkets in 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states, announced it is selling only sustainably-sourced fish certified by the Gulf of Maine Research Institute.

Software & Technology

The Week Ahead in 60 Seconds - 'Big Banana Merger'

The 500-pound gorilla in the room has been eclipsed by the 500-pound banana, following an announcement that Chiquita Brands and Irish rival Fyffes are merging. If approved, the deal would create the world’s biggest banana supplier.

Lara L. Sowinski

Truckers Reject Port Of Vancouver Labor Deal

Unifor-Vancouver Container Truckers’ Association says tentative deal was "too little, too late" and announces picket and protest lines will begin today.

Software Solutions

GM, Telogis Team Up To Offer Fleets Insights On The Road

GM's OnStar system will team with Telogis to help customers manage their GM fleet vehicles "in the cloud."

Stobart To Take Transport And Distribution Business Private

Stobart’s transport and distribution business is to be floated off as a private company, named Eddie Stobart Logistics, in which the group will retain a 49 percent stake.

Software Solutions

Burton's Food Safety Software Given Frost & Sullivan Award

Frost & Sullivan

Canadian developer of hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) software wins the prestigious Frost & Sullivan CIO Impact award for its transformative food safety technology.

NiceLabel Develops Solution For New EU Food Labeling Regulation

Solution will help food suppliers achieve compliance with the new allergen labeling regulations, with minimum effort and change to current procedures or hardware.

FDA Says Drug Residues In Raw Milk Are Decreasing

Only 0.014 percent of all truckloads of raw milk tested positive for medicinal animal drug residues in fiscal year 2013.

Averitt To Use 'Cold Box' To Expand Refrigerated LTL Trucking

Averitt Express

The trucking comopany is extending the “cold chain” for customers and expanding its refrigerated business by using specially designed containers to move pallet-sized temperature-controlled loads in dry van trailers.

Netlog Logistics To Construct Six Cold Chain Storage Facilities In Turkey

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is giving the logistics company in Turkey a loan of up to €25 million for new investments.

Yearsley Buys Land In Peterborough For Cold Storage Facility

Cold storage specialist The Yearsley Group has completed the purchase of a 20 acre plot at Roxhill’s 240-acre Gateway Peterborough site.

Food Industry In The UK Starting To Embrace Robotics

British Automation and Robotics Association (BARA) report points to a recent acceleration in the deployment of robotics by UK food manufacturers, revealing a 60% increase in food sector adoption in 2013 compared to 2000.

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