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The New Face of Grocery Delivery

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Working in partnership with Ahold USA, Peapod enables home delivery of groceries through a variety of regional chains, such as Stop & Shop and Giant Food Stores. These staging areas are usually temperature controlled so frozen food stays frozen and refrigerated items stay cold. Grocery Delivery Changes.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

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The food and beverage company was selected for award negotiations to receive up to $170 million from the Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstration to support the implementation of clean energy projects at 10 of the company’s US plants.

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Infor’s Strategy for Differentiation

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Infor held an Innovation Summit at their headquarters in New York City on March 18 th and 19 th. So, for other ERP providers, a food & beverage template supports all food and beverage companies. In contrast, the Infor food & beverage solution supports micro verticals.

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FMI Conference predicts new approaches to customers, employees, suppliers, and the environment

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After an exciting National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show in New York City, I spent the following weekend in Orlando, FL where I enjoyed not only warmer temperatures, but the exciting Food Industry Association FMI Mid-Winter Conference.

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Blue Yonder Associate Volunteers To Make Sailing Accessible for Disabled Veterans

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I’m sharing my story to shed light on some of the amazing efforts taking place in New York City to promote inclusion. I’m used to a fast-paced life in New York City, so the great deal of time and care we took in transporting each veteran to their boat reminded me how precious mobility is and how to have the upmost patience.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: An Opportunity to Reinforce the Importance of Supply Chain Resilience

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The neighboring port in Norfolk Virginia and other east coast ports like New York City can absorb the additional traffic without many complications or delays, but this incident provides an opportunity to discuss the importance of supply chain resilience.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 1 – 7)

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billion) and food ($7.3 Following an expansion across New England earlier this year, Stop & Shop is adding the Flashfood program to more than 60 of its stores across Long Island, New York City, Westchester County and the Hudson Valley. billion), gifts ($3.8 billion on flowers and $1.7 billion on greeting cards.