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Upheaval in Retail Changes the Scene for Suppliers

Elementum

Following Amazon’s announcement of buying Whole Foods, Amazon’s stock rose 3% while Whole Foods shares skyrocketed 28%. And with Whole Foods earning a good reputation in delivering quality food services, this vision might not be a far reality. Many have been curious as to how Target will turn these events on their side.

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How Can We Use Emerging Technology To Improve Community Nutrition?

Inmar

Today, we learn more and more that food is medicine and can improve longevity. At the same time, we learn from Chicago magazine’s 2012 coverage of a Joint Center on Political and Economic Studies report that life expectancy may be lower for those living in food deserts.

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Applause!

Supply Chain Shaman

food manufacturing and apparel). As I sit in seat 16C on a packed plane winging my way to Minneapolis, I just wanted to raise my glass and applaud the innovators. distribution, chemical processing.

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Grocery continues to grow and evolve

BlueYonder

has named a grocery industry veteran to help recharge its sluggish food division. The Minneapolis, Minnesota-based chain said Monday that Jeff Burt will assume the title of senior vice president, grocery, fresh food and beverage on April 10. New leadership for Target grocery division. Target Corp.

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Grocery continues to grow and evolve

BlueYonder

has named a grocery industry veteran to help recharge its sluggish food division. The Minneapolis, Minnesota-based chain said Monday that Jeff Burt will assume the title of senior vice president, grocery, fresh food and beverage on April 10. New leadership for Target grocery division. Target Corp.

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Minnesota turkeys are stuffing outbound trucks

DAT Solutions

So it's no big surprise that the Minneapolis market area was also the land of a thousand loads (per day) in the first half of November, as fresh turkeys got stuffed into temp-controlled trailers during the run-up to Thanksgiving. The peak season for reefers in the Minneapolis market is late summer, not late fall. loads per truck.

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Jaro Caban: “Establishing S&OP is a challenging journey”

Supply Chain Movement

It consolidated Cargill’s global animal feed production and strengthened its internal supply chain capacity for food production and processing. GMS is a team of nine people based in Rotterdam, Shanghai and Minneapolis. It’s hard to imagine that Cargill began as a grain storage warehouse in Iowa, USA, in 1865.

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