ReposiTrak is forming the Food Traceability Leadership Consortium to help food retail industry leaders collaborate on the development of open, low-cost, easy-to-use food-tracing technology. The consortium is an invitation-only group of food retailers, wholesalers and select suppliers. FTLC members will work to address the urgent need for an affordable and practical solution to meet the […]
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Lineage Logistics To Offer Refrigerated, Insulated Railcar Solutions
Lineage Logistics, the world’s largest innovative temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider, has acquired Cryo-Trans, a provider of refrigerated and insulated railcars and rail management solutions. This industry-first partnership creates a uniquely comprehensive and seamlessly integrated supply chain solution for food and beverage customers. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Cryo-Trans manages […]
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New Jersey Food Council, National Grocers Association Hail Wakefern
Organization has ‘big heart,’ is always first to step up, give back by Mary Margaret Stewart, staff writer The New Jersey Food Council was created 51 years ago by one of Wakefern Food Corp.’s store owners, Joe Saker of ShopRite. NJFC President Linda Doherty said the seed was planted for its structure in Saker’s living room. […]
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Column: GCCA Offers Overview Of Global Cold Storage Capacity Report
by Matt Ott, president and CEO, Global Cold Chain Alliance As much of the world continues to shelter in place, essential workers at every link of the global cold supply chain are working tirelessly to get food to our dinner tables. From product storage and packaging to seamless cold chain transit, from shipping to reliable point-of-sale […]
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Publix Reveals Expansion Of North Carolina Distribution Center
Publix has revealed plans to expand its distribution center in Greensboro, North Carolina, to include a dry grocery warehouse, which will add more than 1.2 million square feet of space. In February 2020, Publix broke ground on the distribution center’s first phase, a refrigerated warehouse, currently under construction. The entire distribution center is expected to […]
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KeHE Distributors Expand To Support Independent Retailers In Northeast
Naperville, Illinois-baed KeHE Distributors says it is opening a new Maryland distribution center which will help better service the unique needs of independent retailers in the northeast region. The 550,000-square-foot Maryland facility is located between Washington, D.C., and New York City, bringing KeHE’s network to 16 national distribution centers that provide natural, organic and specialty products […]
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Lineage Logistics Recognized As Feeding America Visionary Partner
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 […]
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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 […]