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RLS Logistics refrierated LTL

RLS Logistics to offer refrigerated LTL service

This move enables RLS Logistics to act as a one-stop-shop for temperature-controlled supply chain needs.
December 17, 2018
RLS Logistics, Newfield, N.J., announced plans to provide national refrigerated LTL service, effective Jan. 7, 2019.
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Smithfield Foods Tar Heel distribution center

Smithfield Foods opens $100M distribution center

The new facility features nearly 50,000 pallet positions and delivers an annual capacity of more than 1 billion pounds.
December 14, 2018
Smithfield Foods, Inc., Smithfield, Va., opened the doors to its new distribution center in Tar Heel, N.C.
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Dole Food sells fresh-cut business in Sweden & Finland

Saba Fresh Cuts AB and Saba Fresh Cuts OY produce washed and ready-to-eat salads.
December 14, 2018
Dole Food Co., Inc., Westlake Village, Calif., announced plans to sell Saba Fresh Cuts AB and Saba Fresh Cuts OY to BAMA International GmbH, Germany.
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sustainability farm

Indigo Ag acquires TellusLabs to enhance data-driven agronomic solutions

TellusLabs built a living map of the world’s food supply, tracing farm management decisions and agronomic parameters, including field boundaries, crop type, planting and harvest dates and overall crop performance, in real time.
December 14, 2018
Indigo Ag, Inc., Boston, Mass., acquired TellusLabs, a Cambridge, Mass.-based provider of satellite imaging for developing agricultural insights.
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CalBio receives funding to enhance infrastructure for on-farm digesters

The dairy bio-methane pilot program is part of the state’s strategy to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants, including methane.
December 14, 2018
California Bioenergy LLC (CalBio), Visalia, Calif., received funding from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), San Francisco; the California Air Resources Board (CARB), Sacramento, Calif.; and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Sacramento, Calif., for three dairy pilot projects selected to install dairy digester renewable fuel technology.
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Study: Plant-based to be top trend for 2019

The broadening interest in plant-based diets has also resulted in meat alternatives moving beyond their original vegetarian and vegan domain to encompass a much broader base of flexitarians.
December 14, 2018
Eight in 10 U.S. consumers have changed their own or their family’s diets to try to be healthier, with over 39% of them increasing consumption of fruits and vegetables, according to the 2018 Consumer Lifestyles Survey, conducted by Innova Market Insights, The Netherlands.
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