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Renovated Los Angeles Food Center ready for last-mile service
The Los Angeles Food Center (LAFC), a 267,000-square-foot cold storage facility near the California city’s downtown, has been sold to LBA Realty. This transaction proceeded as part of a joint venture...
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H-E-B will construct new distribution center in San Antonio
H-E-B intends to construct a new distribution and manufacturing center on San Antonio TX’s east side that would be the grocer’s largest single-build warehouse, according to an article in Supermarket...
View ArticleFDA Data Dashboard updated to simplify FSMA compliance
A new section of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Data Dashboard has been launched to help importers and manufacturers/processors meet supply chain requirements under the FDA Food Safety...
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McLane Company’s Warriors to Wheels gives veterans a path to a stable career
Grocery and foodservice supply chain solutions provider McLane Company Inc has launched a Registered Driver Apprenticeship Program featuring a veteran initiative, Warriors to Wheels.The company...
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Sun Basket goes underground with its latest distribution facility
Sun Basket, provider of organic produce delivery, announced the opening of its newest facility, a Midwest Distribution Center. The new facility is in Rock City, a cave storage center located south of...
View ArticleFDA guide helps food facilities meet registration requirements
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a Small Entity Compliance Guide (SECG) to help food facilities meet their registration requirements under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act...
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C R England gives its drivers largest pay raise in company’s history
C R England Inc has announced a multi-million-dollar pay increase for drivers in the Over the Road Division (OTR). This represents the largest driver compensation increase in the 98-year history of the...
View ArticleThermo King helps “Move Food” to address hunger nationwide
More than 40 million Americans struggle with hunger, yet nearly $220 billion dollars of food is thrown away in the United States each year.Thermo King, provider of transport temperature control...
View ArticleCooltrax to monitor food safety at IDDBA conference
Cold chain solutions company Cooltrax has been tasked with the responsibility of monitoring the food safety temperature of all food brought in for the International Dairy Deli and Bakery Association...
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Dearman partners with Marks & Spencer to help retailer lower CO2 emissions
Clean cold specialist Dearman has launched a partnership with United Kingdom retail giant Marks & Spencer, as the retailer seeks to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from its chilled...
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Fleet renewal boosts distribution efficiency, productivity for Hollandia Dairy
EVERY day during the school year, hundreds of thousands of children in Southern California enjoy a carton of cold milk with lunch. For many, that milk comes from Hollandia Dairy.Produced by cows at the...
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LoadDocs lets food and beverage distributors steer around paperwork jams
Connected logistics startup LoadDocs is tackling one of the most vexing daily challenges for food haulers, logistics providers and beverage distributors: completing paperwork on the road.By combining...
View ArticleFDA, USDA collaborate to align produce safety requirements
To make the oversight of food safety stronger and more efficient, US FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced a new collaboration to streamline produce...
View ArticleIARW, WFLO elect officers, board members for 2018-19
New officers and board members of the International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses (IARW) and the World Food Logistics Organization (WFLO), were named at the 2018 IARW-WFLO Annual Convention...
View ArticleHarvestMark, iFood team up to boost supply chain visibility
HarvestMark, a division of Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB), and iFoodDecisionSciences Inc are partnering to deliver an integrated supply chain solution for food safety, traceability and quality management.As...
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Vericool partners with ButcherBox for environmentally safe meat delivery
Vericool announced a $10 million packaging partnership recently with ButcherBox, a leading meat delivery service for sustainably raised grass-fed beef, free-range chicken, and heritage-bred...
View ArticleFSMA draft guidance covers supply chain rules for animal food
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued draft guidance to help animal food facilities needing a supply-chain program meet those requirements under the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard...
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GPA sees its busiest May ever; Port of Savannah tallies strong numbers
The Port of Savannah GA handled 3 million tons of cargo in May 2018, an increase of 8.9% or 247,671 tons compared with the same month a year ago. Total cargo crossing all terminals reached 3.22 million...
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DRIVE-Safe Act addresses truck driver shortage, ensures safety training
US Representatives Duncan Hunter (CA-50) and Trey Hollingsworth (IN–9), with support from the International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA) and the American Trucking Associations (ATA),...
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Getac tablets serve frozen pizza maker a large slice of efficiency, flexibility
Nestlé Wagner GmbH has selected the Getac A140 fully rugged tablet to digitize workflows and optimize productivity at its headquarters in Nonnweiler, Germany.Producing around 350 million frozen food...
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