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Crowley's Puerto Rico Warehouse Designated as Foreign Trade Zone

Caribbean logistics unit has recently been granted reclassification of its Puerto Rico warehousing and distribution center to Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) status.

Hershey Acquires Chinese Confectionery Company

The Hershey Company

Candy maker has signed an agreement to acquire 80 percent of the iconic Shanghai Golden Monkey Food Joint Stock Co., Ltd.

Risk/Compliance

NiceLabel Offers Free Produce Traceability Solution For PTI Compliance

NiceLabel has developed a free, easy to use online PTI label printing application for produce suppliers.

Whole Foods to Drop Chobani From Its Shelves

The high-end grocery chain will reportedly stop selling Chobani yogurt by early 2014 to make room for more organic and GMO-free brands.

US, Brazil Closer to Bilateral Beef Trade

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

A joint statement released from the the USDA and the Brazil Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food hints at amending rules that currently limit trade.

White Castle The Latest To Install Ordering Kiosks

Kiosks will free employees from the order taking, allowing them to concentrate on making the food and keeping the restaurant running cleanly and smoothly.

FMCSA Extends Comment Period on SMS Website

The extension was based on the request of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety.

Heartland Food Products Group Ready To Launch 'Breakthrough' Sucralose Tech

The new technology does not require high temperature and allows recycling of unused intermediate material and further recycling of the other reaction compounds.

Penn State Researchers Develop Math Model To 'Map' Food Distributors

Penn State University

Model identifies the optimal locations of distributors to minimize transportation costs and to maximize the number of producers and retailers that they serve.

Carbon Footprint

Study Reveals 37 Countries at High Levels of 'Water Stress'

World Resources Institute

In these countries more than 80 percent of available water for domestic, industrial, and agricultural use is used up every year.

China Food Industry Targeting Foreign Rivals

The drive for securing its food supplies has been an objective of Chinese policy makers and companies for several years.

Aramark IPO Raises $725 Million

Global foodservice contractor also unveils new tagline, logo on first day of trading.

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