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ISO 22000 food safety management system to undergo complete modification

The revised standard will incorporate recognized key elements to ensure food safety at every step of the food chain, right up to the point of consumption.
April 27, 2016
After a decade of good service, ISO 22000, the International Standard for food management systems, is undergoing a complete modification to bring it up to date with today’s new food safety requirements.
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NUS clamshell packaging

Eco-friendly food packaging material doubles shelf life of food products

This novel food packaging material can slow down fungal growth, doubling the shelf life of perishable foods.
April 26, 2016
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) developed an environmentally-friendly food packaging material that is free from chemical additives, by fortifying natural chitosan-based composite film with grapefruit seed extract.
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GPS Fleetio

GPS Insight integrates with Fleetio to streamline fleet maintenance

The data integration allows customers who use both systems to receive automated odometer readings and diagnostic trouble code alerts.
April 26, 2016
GPS Insight, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based provider of GPS fleet tracking technology, announced an integration partnership with Fleetio, a fleet maintenance software provider based in Birmingham, Ala.
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Xgenex Food Safety app

Xgenex forms agreement with Applications developer to commercialize software for the produce industry

Food Safety Resources is expanding the commercial footprint of its cloud-based website and mobile app software solution to meet the needs of Xgenex's agriculture and grower members.
April 26, 2016
Xgenex LLC, a Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.-based biotechnology company, entered into a commercial agreement with Food Safety Resource, LLC, a California-based developer of “Applications” software, to commercialize software for the produce industry.
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Target coLab

Target tests food transparency ideas

Target Corp. is working on two concepts that involve food labeling and providing real-time nutritional information.
April 26, 2016
Food + Future coLab, a collaboration between Minneapolis-based Target Corp. and MIT’s Media Lab and global design firm IDEO, Cambridge, Mass., is where a hand-picked team of entrepreneurs gather daily to talk food—specifically, how to create a future of complete transparency in what we eat as well as abundant access to good food.
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Contract Packaging Association continues partnership with IPACK-IMA

IPACK-IMA is said to be one of the largest global exhibitions for processing, packaging, converting and logistics.
April 26, 2016
The Contract Packaging Association (CPA), Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., announced a continued partnership with IPACK-IMA, one of the largest global exhibitions for processing, packaging, converting and logistics.
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Stop & Shop green energy facility

Stop & Shop opens state-of-the-art green energy facility

This innovative facility will convert inedible food from the retailer’s New England stores into energy to help power its distribution center in Freetown.
April 25, 2016
The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. LLC, Quincy, Mass., opened the doors to its green energy facility in Freetown, Mass.
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Study: Retail-host restaurants growing at rapid pace

Data shows that retail-host restaurants are growing at a rate of near 6% a year.
April 22, 2016
“Retail-host restaurants” are among the fastest growing segments for restaurant food, according to a recent conducted by the National Restaurant Association (NRA), Washington, D.C.
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