USDA projections.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's current long-term
projections indicate that retail food price inflation will gradually
moderate over the next several . . .
Trufoods acquires Ritter.
Ritter's Frozen Custard, the Indianapolis-based chain
specializing in ultra-premium ice cream, was acquired by Trufoods, LLC
on April . . .
Supermarket sales up.
The Food Marketing Institute's State of the Food Retailing
2008 reported that supermarket industry sales increased 4.6% in 2007,
and same-store sales rose 4.2%, the highest mark for this . . .
California recall rule requiring immediate notification.
IARW has been informed by the California Department of Public
Health that meat and poultry suppliers, distributors, brokers and
processors in the state who sell products that meet the criteria for . . .
AmeriQuest Transportation Services launches new
website.(Transportation)(Website overview)
AmeriQuest Transportation Services has launched its new
website--ameriquestcorp.com--featuring simpler navigation capabilities
and a refined message about the company's comprehensive menu of
fleet . . .
Salsarita's expands.
Salsarita's Inc., one of the fastest-growing chains in the
U.S., will open 20 to 30 locations across the country this year.
Charlotte Business . . .
New Ice Cream flavors.
Pierre's Ice Cream Company announced four new additions to its
highly successful Hola Fruta! product . . .
South Korea delays.
South Korea will delay the implementation of the new U.S. beef
import rules by seven to 10 days to deal with due administrative
processes.
Asia . . .
Farm bill passes House.
By a strong, veto-proof majority, the U.S. House of Representatives
passed a $290 billion farm bill with increased subsidies for farmers and
food stamps for the poor amid rising grocery prices.
. . .
Hispanic market tested.
Houston is one of two Texas markets being tested for Tyson Food
Inc.'s new product line aimed at the Hispanic market: Tyson AI
gusto!.
Houston Business . . .
Common risk factors.
Research released by BDO Seidman, LLP identifies strong competition
and general economic conditions as the most common risk factors among
the 100 largest public U.S. retailers.
Business . . .
U.S. will bar.
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt confirmed
that the U.S. will bar Chinese companies that don't meet
product-quality certification standards from the U.S. market.
The Wall . . .
Five year old.(Warehouses)
HenneCold Storage is a five-year-old 440,000 cubic feet PRW in
Tampa, FL. We're located in a private, gated facility with
temperature controlled docks and video surveillance both inside and out.
We . . .
Kraft launches.
Kraft Foods has launched DiGiorno For One pizzas and California
Pizza Kitchen For One . . .
Lifting import ban?
The European Union will probably lift its 11-year-old ban on
imports of U.S. poultry, Enterprise and Industry Commissioner Guenter
Verheugen said recently.
. . .
President Bush urges.
The Bush administration has urged a federal appeals court to stop
meatpackers from testing all their animals for mad cow disease, but a
skeptical judge questioned whether the government has that . . .
U.S. ports overloaded.(Brief article)
Surging U.S. exports on a range of goods including corn, soybeans
and frozen pork are hitting a bottleneck in the nation's overloaded
ports, threatening to crimp profits for U.S. farmers and . . .
Global Cold Chain Alliance chooses 2008-09 theme:
'World-Wide, World-Class': announcement made at IARW-WFLO-IRTA
Convention & Ex
Each year, the Global Cold Chain Alliance (Alliance) chooses a
theme designed to inspire and advance the temperature-controlled
logistics industry.
Last year, the theme "Back to Basics" . . .
New publication provides energy efficiency guidance for
warehouses.(Literature)
The latest publication in the Advanced Energy Design Guide series
will help guide the construction of warehouses using off-the-shelf
technology that can cut energy use 30 percent or more annually.
. . .
Smashburger to grow.
Smashburger, owned by Consumer Capital Partners, plans to grow to
20 locations by the end of this year and eventually expand to 500 across
the U.S.
Rocky Mountain . . .
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