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Tompkins sortation device

Tompkins Robotics partners with RightHand Robotics to develop portable material handling systems

The collaboration will combine t-Sort and RightPick.
April 10, 2018
Tompkins Robotics, a Raleigh, N.C.-based division of Tompkins International, and RightHand Robotics, Somerville, Mass., announced a collaboration that will combine t-Sort, what is dubbed to be the world’s first portable, automated sortation system, with RightPick, a robotic piece-picking system, to provide flexibility and throughput for e-commerce and omni-channel fulfillment.
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Leprino Foods to expand dairy processing plant

The Roswell plant produces dairy-based products, including mozzarella cheese, whey protein, lactose and more.
April 10, 2018
Leprino Foods Co., Denver, Colo., announced plans to invest over $15 million to expand its Roswell, N.M., manufacturing facility.
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McMaster University test patch

Transparent test patch signals contamination as it happens

The new technology has the potential to replace the traditional “best before” date on food and drinks.
April 10, 2018
Researchers from McMaster University, Canada, developed a test to bring certainty to whether meat and other foods are safe to eat or need to be thrown out.
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Study: Cross-industry acquisitions seen as way to new markets

The report predicts a rise in global M&A deals, legacy companies increasingly using M&A for growth and innovation and more outbound deals for the United States than there have been, due to rising interest rates.
April 10, 2018
Not accounting for large deals, M&A deal value in 2017 was a scant 2% below the previous year, with activity essentially matching the hot market of 2016, reveals the report.
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Report provides actions for consumer goods sector to address challenge of unsaleable goods

The recommendations are based on an extensive, year-long analysis predicated on dozens of interviews with industry experts conducted by CHEP for the TPA Joint Industry Unsaleables Leadership Team.
April 10, 2018
A new report provides the consumer goods sector with proven, tangible solutions to reduce the nearly $15 billion annual cost of unsaleable goods, or products that cannot be sold due to their condition.
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Survey reveals 80% of U.S. retailers consider personalized, real-time marketing automation a driver of profitability

The survey highlights the challenges retailers face when aggregating and leveraging the omni-channel consumer data required to create a real-time targeted marketing strategy.
April 10, 2018
Symphony RetailAI, Dallas, Texas, released the findings of its “Marketing 360: Personalizing the Path to Purchase survey,” which explores the current state of personalized marketing in fast-moving consumer goods in the United States and the value of artificial intelligence-enabled, real-time marketing automation for driving profitability and customer retention.
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