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This Week in Logistics News (November 25 – December 1)

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Jennifer McKeehan, SVP, transportation and delivery for Walmart U.S., Jennifer McKeehan, SVP, transportation and delivery for Walmart U.S., The new parcel stations will allow Walmart’s private fleet to transport even more online orders. million through the Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program.

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Editor’s Choice: What Supply Chains Must Overcome to Deliver on the Consumer Promise

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Nearly eight in 10 (78%) consumers consider food waste, likely out of a desire to minimize spending. Lower-income consumers and those using food assistance programs care the most about food waste as a purchase driver—again, suggesting it is a response to higher prices.”

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How Technology Can Help Tackle Food Waste!

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Food Waste and World Hunger – The Food Supply Chain is Broken! Tackle food waste article and permission to publish here provided by Boris Dzhingarov. Food waste is a major issue in this country, but it is one that is thankfully gaining more attention. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 27 – May 3)

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Prime members are now being offered free delivery on grocery orders over $35 from stores like Whole Foods, Amazon Fresh, and more. Under a transportation services agreement that kicked in last year, Amazon leases the aircraft from a dealer and transfers them to Hawaiian Airlines to fly and provide routine maintenance.

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Is Vertical Farming Falling Flat?

Enterra Insights

As a result of climate change, global food value chain security is increasingly being called into question. According to experts, partial solutions to improve food security include moving some agriculture indoors and into urban areas. ”[1] Reducing transportation costs is another benefit of urban agriculture.

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Managing the Temperature-Controlled Supply Chain with Technology

PINC

New webinar discusses the current trends in the food supply chain space and the role that technology is playing in the modern-day cold chain. . Impacting owners of transport refrigeration units (TRUs) and that are operated in California , the new regulations apply to TRU emissions and various other items. Key Impacts to Watch.

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UPL Announces Partnership with TeleSense to Reduce Food Waste in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

UPL, a global provider of sustainable agriculture products and solutions, has announced a strategic collaboration with TeleSense, a California-based IoT solutions provider for post-harvest grain storage and transport.