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Business
Commentary: Complex supply chain creates a plentiful U.S. food supply
Ben Thrower explores the U.S. food chain is complex, but provides a cornucopia of food choices in almost unlimited supply.
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Supply Chains
Commentary: Three ways startups are tackling food waste
For many people around the world, celebrating the holidays involves sharing food with family and friends. As we approach the holidays to celebrate the end…
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Supply Chains
Commentary: Fighting food waste by mapping food supply chains
Brian Aoaeh writes about ongoing efforts to fight food waste by improving food supply chains.
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Supply Chains
Commentary: What opportunities exist for tech startups in food supply chains?
Since writing about the challenges ahead for food supply chains, I have been thinking about how perishable foods and other items are transported from one…
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Intermodal
CAI talks refrigerated retail logistics at LINK Conference
A senior representative of CAI International Inc. spoke on the company’s focus on refrigerated container units in the retail supply chain at the 2019 LINK…
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News
Food supply chains need an economic incentive to adopt blockchain
Though blockchain is a technology with immense potential, there needs to be some commercial incentive for food supply chains to adopt it in its mainstream…
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Blockchain
Startup working for more transparent food supply chain raises $2.4 million in seed funding
Ripe.io provides enterprise blockchain technology for the food and agriculture industry in an effort to create greater trust and transparency between food producers, contributors and…
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News
Oodles of noodles missing
As schools are back in session this month, students across the country are stocking up on easy, cheap, dorm-friendly foods. Most notably, instant ramen noodles.…
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Driver issues
From yoga to cooking in the cab, a healthy lifestyle starts with the choices drivers make
FreightWaves spoke to a few of the presenters offering solutions to get some tips on what drivers might be able to do to maintain a…
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News
Rising transportation costs, Brazil trucking strike put pressure on Kellogg’s profit margins
Kellogg (NYSE: K) is the latest company to cite rising freight costs as a threat to profit margins in 2018, according to the Wall Street…
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