Novi, Michigan-based Lineage Logistics, a provider of temperature-controlled logistics solutions, says it has achieved the goal of its “Share A Meal” campaign to help provide 100 million meals to people in need in response to COVID-19. As a result of financial donations made to Feeding America in support of the campaign, Lineage has been named […]
Category: Supply Chain News
Global Cold Chain Alliance Committed To Assisting IARW 3PL Members
by Matt Ott / President and CEO of Global Cold Chain Alliance Global Cold Chain Alliance members ensure that the vital links in the cold chain stay connected. That means keeping food safely stored, packaged and shipped. In this column, we are going to focus on the storage and third-party logistics, or 3PL, side of the business and […]
Market Profile: Leevers Supermarkets Embraces Hyper-Local Focus, New Format
by John McCurry, contributing writer Leevers Supermarkets, headquartered in the Denver suburb of Franktown, traces its roots to 1938 in North Dakota. Today, the company operates 18 stores along Colorado’s Front Range between Fort Collins and Pueblo. Most of the stores are under the Save-A-Lot banner. In addition, the company operates El Mercado de Colorado, […]
Arrive Logistics Named 2020 Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers List
Austin, Texas-based Arrive Logistics, a people-first freight broker powered by technology, was named one of Food Logistics’ 2020 Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers. Presented by Food Logistics, the industry’s only publication dedicated to food and beverage supply chains, the Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers list recognizes leading third-party logistics and cold storage providers in the food and […]
Dollar General Expands With New DC, Fresh Cold Storage Facilities
Goodlettsville, Tennessee-based Dollar General says it plans to expand its distribution center presence through the anticipated addition of one traditional distribution center in Walton, Kentucky, and three DG Fresh cold storage facilities in Bowling Green, Kentucky; Ardmore, Oklahoma and West Sacramento, California. In total, the addition of these new facilities is expected to create 600 […]
Logistics Platform Helps Taylor Farms Get Products ‘From Field to Fork’
RedwoodConnect 2.0, Redwood Logistics’ flagship supply chain integration platform-as-a-service (iPaaS), demonstrates its business value with Taylor Farms, the world’s top producer of fresh-cut produce. The produce giant, which provides fruits and vegetables to many of the largest supermarket chains and restaurants in the U.S., including Wal-Mart, McDonald’s, Subway, Pizza Hut, Safeway and Kroger, has successfully […]
Loveland, CO, Home To Third Walmart Supply Chain Training Academy
The Loveland, Colorado, Walmart Distribution Center, in operation at 7500 Crossroads Blvd. since 1990, celebrated yet another grand opening July 16 — this time as the retailer’s third supply chain training academy in the U.S. The Loveland Walmart Supply Chain Academy joins academies in Sanger, Texas, and Washington Courthouse, Ohio, and is patterned after the […]
Blue Ridge Global Named A 2020 Top Green Provider For Food Industry
Food Logistics has named Atlanta, Georgia-based Blue Ridge as a 2020 “Top Green Provider,” recognized in the June 2020 issue of the publication. Blue Ridge provides leading foodservice companies with insight into demand by translating customer data into precise and economically driven demand and supply plans. Its distribution-focused forecasting and inventory planning solutions, including fresh product and perishable […]
