Milk Regulatory Equity Act becomes law
, from staff and wire reports

President George W Bush has signed into law the Milk Regulatory Equity Act (S. 2120), closing a loophole that had allowed regulatory inequities....

Horizon to lease five new container vessels
, from staff and wire reports

Horizon Lines LLC has closed the long-term charters and related agreements with Ship Finance International Ltd and its subsidiaries to lease five newly built, United States-flag container vessels....

Sara Lee unit builds new DC in Georgia
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The Sara Lee Food & Beverage subsidiary of Sara Lee Corp is constructing a new 214,000-square-foot distribution center in Macon GA....

Herb's will become New Wave Cuisine
, from staff and wire reports

Cuisine Innovations LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Saveur Food Group LLC, has acquired the business of Herb's Seafood Inc....

US marshals confiscate tons of crab meat
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The United States Marshals Service has seized about 31,800 pounds of crab meat at American President Lines Ltd....

Kraft to shut down Wisconsin pizza plant
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Kraft Foods Inc plans to cease production at its frozen pizza manufacturing plant in Sussex WI in March 2007....

Nissui puts F W Bryce seafood on its plate
, from staff and wire reports

Nippon Suisan (USA) plans to acquire F W Bryce Inc as part of a stock purchase agreement....

For more efficiency, they'll take Manhattan
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Manhattan Associates Inc now offers its Integrated Planning Solutions for Food as well as its Integrated Logistics Solutions for Food....

Utility plant grows to meet reefer demand
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Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co announced that its Marion VA reefer plant expansion is ready to meet demand for its 3000R reefer....

Reinhart FoodService opens new DC in PA
, from staff and wire reports

Pennsylvania Gov Edward G Rendell joined in celebrating the opening of Reinhart FoodService Inc's new 275,000-square-foot distribution center in Coal Township PA....

Ozone-based system keeps produce safer
, from staff and wire reports

WilsonBatiz, a grower-shipper of greenhouse and open field fruits and vegetables, has deployed Novazone’s ozone-based cold storage system....

Cargill beefs up its West Coast presence
, from staff and wire reports

Wichita KS-based Cargill Meat Solutions has acquired four California beef companies....

Ice cream truck becomes racing machine
, from staff and wire reports

When the television program that’s known for “Turning Ordinary Cars into Extraordinary Machines” met an ice cream truck, sparks began to fly....

Prime Inc makes LDW system standard
, from staff and wire reports

Prime Inc, a refrigerated, flatbed, and tanker carrier, will offer Iteris’ Lane Departure Warning (LDW) system as standard equipment on its national fleet....

C&S will install data warehouse system
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C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc is implementing a data warehouse system from Teradata, a division of NCR Corp, to enhance operations of the firm's procurement and retail units....

Winn-Dixie to consolidate distribution
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Winn-Dixie Stores Inc has decided to consolidate its distribution operations in southern Florida to help position it for profitability....

McLane purchases distributor, site for DC
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McLane Co Inc has completed the acquisition of McCarty-Hull Inc, a $100 million wholesale distributor to convenience and grocery retailers....

Rich Products subsidiary acquires its rival
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Rich-SeaPak Corp has acquired its frozen seafood products competitor, WorldCatch LLC of Seattle WA....

On-board oil refiner helps Stevens save
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Stevens Transport has successfully completed the first year of its long-term plan to outfit its entire fleet with the OPS-1 on-board oil refiner system....

Spartan stocks up on distribution clients
, from staff and wire reports

Since January 2006, Spartan Stores Inc has entered into full-service supply agreements with seven more distribution customers....

Jamba Juice shareholders approve merger
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Jamba Juice and SVI and Services Acquisition Corp International (SVI) announced that Jamba Juice’s shareholders have approved a merger with SVI....

Frozen Food Express delays Form 10-K filing
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Frozen Food Express Industries Inc has not filed its annual report on Form 10-K for 2005 in a timely manner; therefore, its securities are subject to delisting from NASDAQ....

Tools enhance food recall management
, from staff and wire reports

Instill Corp, provider of on-demand supply chain systems and services for the foodservice industry, has added Recall Management capabilities....

Undeclared soy brings recall of pizza bites
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Frozen Specialties Inc, based in Holland OH, is recalling certain lots of Kroger Cheese Pizza Bites because they contain undeclared soy....

IFCO unit acquires certain CHEP assets
, from staff and wire reports

Reusable Container Co LLC, a subsidiary of IFCO Systems, has completed the purchase of certain assets of the Reusable Plastic Container (RPC) Services Business of CHEP USA....