FourKites, asupply chain visibility platform based in Chicago, Illinois, will host its third-annual North American Carrier and Broker Visibility Summit on March 31. The event will focus on the future of digital supply chains and best practices for helping carriers and brokers achieve tangible business value from supply chain visibility platforms. Panelists will include Lori Eakins, […]
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Del Monte Moving Two Energy-Efficient Container Vessels To West Coast
Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., a marketer and distributor of fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables, is moving two of its energy efficient container vessels, Del Monte Harvester and Del Monte Valiant, to the West Coast. These two vessels were launched in July 2020, along with four additional energy efficient reefer container vessels, and helped […]
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ReposiTrak Announces Food Traceability Leadership Consortium
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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Fleet Advantage’s Flynn Named A ‘Rock Star’ Of Supply Chain
Fleet Advantage CEO John Flynn has been named a winner of the Food Logistics Champions: Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award for 2020. The award recognizes influential individuals in the industry whose achievements, hard work and vision have shaped and attained milestones in safety, efficiency, productivity and innovation through the global food supply chain. From […]
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CBA Asks Commerce Dept. To Take Lead In Creating Supply Chain Index
As states prepare to reopen across the country, the Consumer Brands Association (CBA) has called on Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to prioritize supply chain performance and resiliency by developing a National Supply Chain Index and Performance Dashboard. “Perhaps no time in history has highlighted the degree to which supply chains shape the health and well-being […]
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Price Chopper Takes Nimble Approach While Awaiting ‘New Normal’
by John McCurry/contributing writer The ringing cash registers at Price Chopper’s 51 stores in the greater Kansas City region tell the tale of strong business. However, in the early weeks of the coronavirus era, there is much more to tell than increased sales. “If you look at so many changes happening in the country, the […]
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Goya Sees Huge Spike In Demand For Shelf-Stable Foods
by John McCurry/contributing writer Food companies have been scrambling to keep grocery stores supplied for the past month as the Covid-19 pandemic spread across the U.S. Goya Foods, the largest Hispanic food company in the U.S., is one of many companies that has seen demand for its products—particularly those with long shelf lives such as […]