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Silk, Center for Health and the Global Environment launch initiative to examine food industry challenges

The research will focus on environmental sustainability, transparency and health and wellness.
May 26, 2016
Silk, a plant-based food and beverage brand of WhiteWave Foods, Broomfield, Colo., announced a year-long sponsored research initiative with the Center for Health and the Global Environment (CHGE) at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, to research differences in how food companies, academics, industry leaders and the general public perceive the challenges facing the food industry and its attempts to feed the world in a healthy and sustainable way.
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NPD study: Independent restaurants increased spending with broadline distributors

Independent restaurant operators represent a third of broadline foodservice distribution dollars, and their spending has increased year-over-year for the past two years.
May 24, 2016
Despite declining unit counts for the last two years, independent restaurant operators represent a third of broadline foodservice distribution dollars, and their spending has increased year-over-year for the past two years, according to a study produced by The NPD Group, Port Washington, N.Y.
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JAXPORT on-dock facility

JAXPORT to open new on-dock rail facility

Rail that connects to CSX’s main line will allow for two unit trains each day (one inbound and one outbound) carrying up to 200 containers each.
May 13, 2016
JAXPORT is set to open its new on-dock rail facility—the Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF) at Dames Point.
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ProMat 2017 to exhibit solution-specific centers

These two new Solutions Centers will also include a theater on the show floor, which will hold educational sessions specific to these solutions.
May 11, 2016
For the first time, ProMat 2017 will exhibit in both the South and North halls of McCormick Place, Chicago.
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Survey reveals State of the Retail Supply Chain

The biggest supply chain challenge for executives is increasing availability without increasing stock holding.
April 28, 2016
A survey conducted by Martec International, Atlanta, and commissioned by RELEX Solutions, also based in Atlanta, highlights the key challenges today’s European and North American retailers face.
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Report outlines threats to today’s global supply chains

The biggest threats to the global supply chain in 2016 include cargo theft, weather disruptions, health crises, labor unrest and ISIS.
April 14, 2016
This report is based on data from BSI's Supply Chain Risk Exposure Evaluation Network (SCREEN), which provides continuous evaluation across 22 proprietary risk factors and 204 countries.
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