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Hy-Vee Flashfood app

Hy-Vee launches waste reduction app pilot program

Through the partnership, Hy-Vee customers can now purchase high-quality food items at a reduced price.
February 5, 2019
Hy-Vee, West Des Moines, Iowa, launched Flashfood, what is said to be the first and only mobile app that partners with grocers to help reduce food waste by allowing shoppers to browse and purchase food items approaching their “best before” date at significantly reduced prices.
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Study finds consumer confidence makes big impact on e-commerce growth

In fact, 2018’s e-commerce sales increased by 35.4%, according to IRI’s new research.
February 5, 2019
Nearly 55% of consumers report their households were in good financial shape in Q4 2018, up 4% from Q3 2018 and 2% from Q4 2017, according to “Consumer Confidence Reflected in E-Commerce Growth,” produced by IRI, Chicago.
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Research identifies e-commerce impacts on trucking industry

Retailers are becoming more flexible in how they transact with consumers by decentralizing their distribution/fulfillment networks to bring inventory closer to consumers.
February 5, 2019
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), Arlington, Va., released an analysis of the impacts that emerging e-commerce trends are having on the trucking industry.
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Study: U.S. packaging demand to rise 3.5% annually by 2022

Meal kits will represent a boom opportunity.
February 5, 2019
Demand for packaging in the United States is forecast to increase 3.5% yearly in nominal terms through 2022, according to “Packaging: United States,” a report released by Freedonia Focus Reports, Cleveland, Ohio.
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TransForce forms the TransForce Group

The TransForce Group is uniquely positioned to provide innovative services to the transportation industry.
February 4, 2019
TransForce, Alexandria, Va., formed the TransForce Group, its new parent company.
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Cooke acquires Seajoy Seafood Corp.

Seajoy’s shrimp farms include processing plants, hatcheries and breeding programs.
February 4, 2019
Cooke Inc., a Canada-based division of Cooke Aquaculture Inc., acquired Seajoy Seafood Corp., a Miami, Fla.-based vertically integrated, premium shrimp farm.
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