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Cold Chain Technologies Debuts Four Product Families

December 3, 2013

Cold Chain Technologies, a provider of thermal packaging, has introduced four product families under the brands of KoolTemp GTS Express, Excel, Extreme and Evolution.

Overall 2-Percent Increase Seen in Chain Restaurants' Food Costs Next Year

November 19, 2013

SpenDifference

The cost of food products that chain restaurants use will increase overall by 2 percent in 2014, according to the newly released purchasing cost outlook by SpenDifference LLC, the chain-restaurant purchasing cooperative.

Tiger Cool Express, Fresh Produce Transporter, Ramps Up Service

November 13, 2013

Tiger Cool Express

Tiger Cool Express is the name of a new nationwide transporter of fresh produce.

Anti-Mold Food Packaging is in Development

November 11, 2013

Telegraph

Plastic bags that can stop bread and cheese from going moldy after just a few days have been developed by scientists. The technology, which uses chemicals that prevent bacteria and fungi from growing, allows food to last for longer.

Kellogg's Focuses on Supply Chain Cost Savings

November 11, 2013

Supply Chain Standard

Supply chain optimization is at the heart of a four-year plan by Kellogg's to save up to $475m a year by 2018. The company estimates that by the end of 2017, Project K will reduce the company's global workforce by about seven percent.

ShockWatch Unveils Web-Based Management of Cold-Chain Shipments

October 31, 2013

ShockWatch

ShockWatch, a vendor of tools for supply-chain monitoring, has introduced the TrekView Data Management System (DMS) for control of temperature-sensitive products.

Carrier Transicold Offers Power-Saving Mode for Container Reefer Units

October 30, 2013

Carrier Transicold

Carrier Transicold is now offering a Quest II power-saving mode for its container-refrigeration units.

HighJump Partners With AdvancePro, Unisun Software

October 29, 2013

HighJump Software Inc.

The TrueCommerce EDI Solutions Group of HighJump Software Inc. is partnering with Unisun Software, a provider of produce-inventory management and accounting software for packers, growers and shippers.

Vietnam Supply Chain 'Weakness' Keeps Export Costs Up

October 17, 2013

Supplychains.com

Weaknesses in Vietnam's manufacturing and agricultural supply chains have prevented the country from lowering export costs and capturing much needed value addition, said Pham Minh Duc, senior economist at the World Bank.

General Mills Sets 2020 as Date By Which It Will 'Sustainably Source' Its 10 Main Ingredients

October 10, 2013

General Mills

General Mills has committed to sustainably source 100 percent of its 10 priority ingredients by 2020. These ingredients represent 50 percent of General Mills' total raw material purchases.