Sysco supplies higher fiscal earnings
, from staff and wire reports

For the fiscal fourth quarter that ended July 2, Houston TX-based foodservice distribution giant Sysco Corp reported earnings of $284.7 million....

Knight acquires Edwards Brothers Inc
, from staff and wire reports

Truckload carrier Knight Transportation Inc has completed the acquisition of 100% of the stock of Edwards Brothers Inc, a refrigerated truckload carrier based in Idaho Falls ID....

OffPeak program exceeds expectations
, from staff and wire reports

PierPASS Inc announced heavy usage during the first two weeks of the OffPeak program, which established night and Saturday shifts at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach....

USDA halts operations of three produce firms
, from staff and wire reports

Three produce businesses have been cited by the United States Department of Agriculture for failure to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act....

Bringing home the bacon for Crete NE
, from staff and wire reports

Farmland Foods will be moving forward on a $19 million project for acquiring and expanding the distribution center next to the company’s Crete NE pork processing facility....

Harris Teeter to acquire nine Winn-Dixie stores
, from staff and wire reports

Supermarket chain Harris Teeter, a subsidiary of Charlotte NC-based Ruddick Corp, plans to acquire nine North Carolina supermarkets from a subsidiary of Winn-Dixie Stores....

It's Deja Moo all over again for milk users
, from staff and wire reports

Great Plains Dairy Partners LLC has taken over the former Schultz Creamery in Bismarck ND and revived the Deja Moo brand....

Railroads will put reefer service on track
, from staff and wire reports

Union Pacific Railroad (UP) and CSX Transportation are joining forces to offer a transcontinental, 55-car train of new refrigerated boxcars....

Energy bill likely to fuel use of biodiesel
, by Terrence Nguyen

President George W Bush has signed into law an energy bill expected to expand the use of biodiesel thanks to a 7.5-billion gallon renewable fuels standard and the extension of a federal excise tax credit....

Landstar going global with new division
, from staff and wire reports

Landstar System Inc, a non-asset-based provider of transportation capacity, plans to expand its opportunities in the international marketplace through the creation of Landstar Global Logistics Inc....

Ingles rings up higher sales, income
, from staff and wire reports

Ingles Markets Inc reported sales increases for its third quarter and nine months ended June 25, 2005....

PFG continues its profitable performance
, from staff and wire reports

Performance Food Group (PFG) announced results for the second quarter and six months ended July 2, 2005....

North Carolina reaps Dole investment
, from staff and wire reports

North Carolina Gov Mike Easley announced that Bud Antle Inc, an indirect subsidiary of Dole Food Co, will invest $54 million to build and equip a processing plant for vegetables in Gaston County....

Prime to buy 3,000 reefer vans from Wabash
, from staff and wire reports

Wabash National Corp has confirmed a three-year purchase agreement to provide 3,000 refrigerated vans for Springfield MO-based refrigerated carrier Prime Inc....

Fresh Del Monte harvests healthy sales totals
, from staff and wire reports

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc, producer, marketer, and distributor of fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables, reported financial results for the second quarter and six months ended July 1, 2005....

Kidron, Hackney parent getting a new owner
, from staff and wire reports

Vision Technologies Land Systems Inc, a subsidiary of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering), has entered into an agreement with HIG to purchase its Specialized Vehicles Corp (SVC), parent company of Kidron and Hackney....

Pint-size ice cream truck to be popping in
, from staff and wire reports

Edy’s Dibs bite-size ice cream snacks are traveling the nation in style in the World’s Littlest Ice Cream Truck....

SuperValu to supply Roundy's locations
, from staff and wire reports

SuperValu Inc and Roundy’s Supermarkets Inc plan to transition about 50 independent retailer locations served by Roundy’s from its Stevens Point and Oconomowoc distribution centers in Wisconsin to SuperValu's Green Bay and Pleasant Prairie WI distribution centers....

ATA assesses transportation spending bill
, from staff and wire reports

The United States Congress' approval of a six-year, $286.4 billion transportation spending bill has received both support and criticism from the American Trucking Associations (ATA)....

Partnership aims to protect US food supply
, from staff and wire reports

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Health and Human Services’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have formed a new partnership....

CAFTA squeaks through House, on to Bush
, from staff and wire reports

In a narrow but decisive triumph for the Bush administration, the United States House of Representatives approved the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) by a two-vote margin, 217-215....

Teamsters, service workers exit AFL-CIO
, from staff and wire reports

Representing 3.2 million workers, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) have left the ranks of the AFL-CIO labor group....

Hormel Foods Corp expanding Illinois plant
, from staff and wire reports

Austin MN-based Hormel Foods Corp is planning a $6 million expansion at its Rochelle IL meat processing plant....

Frozen Food Express carries off fiscal gains
, from staff and wire reports

Frozen Food Express Industries Inc, the Dallas TX-based temperature-controlled carrier, announced its financial and operating results for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2005....

Frozen food entrepreneur Tsao, 55, dies
, from staff and wire reports

Michael Tsao, president and chief executive officer of Kahiki Foods, died July 22, 2005, of heart failure resulting from diabetes-related complications....