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Crown Equipment opens new, larger sales, service center in IN

Situated at 9110 Avionics Drive near the Fort Wayne International Airport, the Crown Lift Trucks location offers a complete selection of material handling technologies, products and services.
March 7, 2017
Crown Equipment Corp., New Bremen, Ohio, opened a new sales and service location in Fort Wayne, Ind., to help meet growing customer needs in Northeast Indiana, including the Fort Wayne and South Bend areas and a portion of Southwest Michigan.
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Research finds companies saved $14 for every $1 invested in reducing food waste

The types of investments companies made include quantifying and monitoring food loss and waste, training staff on practices to reduce waste, changing food storage and handling processes, changing packaging to extend shelf life, changing date labels and other staff and technology investments.
March 7, 2017
New research finds that for every $1 companies invested to reduce food loss and waste, they saved $14 in operating costs, providing concrete evidence of the clear return on investment from food loss and waste reduction.
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Walmart, IBM, Tsinghua University explore use of blockchain technology

Blockchain technology is designed to generate transparency and efficiency in supply chain record-keeping.
March 7, 2017
IBM, North Castle, N.Y., Walmart, Bentonville, Ark., and Tsinghua University, China, announced a collaboration to improve the way food is tracked, transported and sold to consumers across China.
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US Foods to acquire SRA Foods

US Foods will continue to operate the SRA Foods facility in Birmingham, and expects to welcome its more than 100 employees to the company.
March 6, 2017
US Foods, Rosemont, Ill., announced plans to acquire SRA Foods, a meat processor and distributor in Birmingham, Ala., with annual sales of approximately $80 million.
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Study: CPG manufacturers show price declines of -1.6% in 2016

The overall decline was primarily driven by lower trade pricing in the refrigerated and frozen segments, -5.4% and -8.0% respectively.
March 6, 2017
Consumers are paying less for grocery items in 2016, according to the latest data from Price-Trak, an Albany, N.Y.-based market research company specializing in price and trade promotion reporting of 150 standard categories.
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Litera Group completes name change

First Foods Group provides management services and funding options for new foodservice brands and menu concepts.
March 6, 2017
Litera Group, LLC, New York, formally changed its name change to First Foods Group, Inc.
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Mintel study: Majority of Americans want seasonal ingredients year-round

Seasonal food and drink ingredients present a welcome opportunity for consumers to extend that special holiday feeling or escape the dreary winter days for sunny summer flavors.
March 3, 2017
While Americans wait all year in anticipation for their favorite seasonal-inspired food and drinks, new research from Mintel, Chicago, reveals that nearly seven in 10 (67%) consumers enjoy being able to consume specific seasonal ingredients year-round.
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