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PepsiCo’s keeping food fresh more affordably

The Food for Good initiative aims to help relieve child hunger through expertise and innovation

November 16, 2016

When PepsiCo employees were looking for ways to make a meaningful impact in inner city communities, they wanted to help children that couldn’t access the nutrition they needed.

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BRC revises global standard for storage, distribution

BRC Global Standards published the third issue of the standard on Aug. 1, and audits against Issue 3 will begin on Feb. 1, 2017.

August 16, 2016

In revising the standard, the current requirements have been developed to ensure they are robust enough to meet the industry needs.

Premier Foods rejects takeover bid from McCormick

Jeremy Gerrard

March 23, 2016

The UK’s Premier Foods—known for its Mr. Kipling cakes and Bistro gravy among other brands—has rejected two unsolicited takeover bids from McCormick & Co.

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Automation system boosts capacity at Cargill plant

Community, state and federal officials join in celebrating the opening of the renovated $50 million distribution center.

Jeremy Gerrard

January 25, 2016

With the addition, capacity is boosted by 70,000 boxes.

OSHA provides guidance for enforcing the revised Hazard Communication standard

July 21, 2015

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued instructions to compliance safety and health officers on how to ensure consistent enforcement of the revised Hazard Communication Standard.

Sysco pulls out of proposed merger with US Foods

Jeremy Gerrard

June 29, 2015

Following last week’s US District Court decision, Sysco Corporation said Monday it has terminated its merger agreement with US Foods.

Federal judge halts proposed merger between Sysco, US Foods

Jeremy Gerrard

June 24, 2015

A US District Court judge granted the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) request on Tuesday for a preliminary injunction to block the proposed merger between Sysco and US Foods, two of the country’s biggest food distribution companies.

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GSF opens LEED-certified distribution center

Golden State Foods (GSF) opened the doors to its new 158,000-square-foot distribution center located in McCook, Ill.

February 24, 2015

The new state-of-the-art facility replaces its former location in Lemont, Ill., providing additional storage space, nearly 15,000 pallet positions and other sustainable features.

GFSI expands scope of guidance to include storage and distribution requirements

Food safety management schemes that cover the storage and distribution scope can now come forward to GFSI for recognition through its benchmarking process.

Shane O'Halloran

October 8, 2013

Food safety management schemes that cover the storage and distribution scope can now come forward to GFSI for recognition through its benchmarking process.