food service

Consider freight consolidation for food service needs

This summer is shaping up to be one of the hottest — for food logistics that is. After a long hiatus, restaurants and hospitality vendors are firing up the grills, bracing once again for the heat of the summertime rush.

An uptick in business is just what the food service industry wants to see and, as orders begin to ramp up, it presents an ideal opportunity for them to capitalize on enhanced network optimization via inbound LTL consolidation.

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Food service providers struggle to keep up with reopening of America

As the summer months are heating up, so too are Americans’ appetites for dining out, going to the ballpark and attending multiday music festivals — activities almost unimaginable a year ago.

Recent findings from a Morning Consult survey concluded that 66% of Americans would feel safe dining out at restaurants, compared to last year, when that figure never rose above 42%.

Entering July, most mask mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted, much to the relief of restaurants and other...

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Foodservice sector improves, manufacturers of plant-based substitutes look to expand globally

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Cold-chain and foodservice providers hope the recent uptick in business signals a turning point for the sector’s fortune. According to Steve Taylor, director of sales for food logistics at AIT Worldwide Logistics, foodservice business is currently down 40-50% — an improvement from a few months ago when it was off as much as 70%. 

“The advent of the phased reopenings and limited dine-in capacity, as well as the introduction of outdoor seating, is definitely an improvement for restaurants, as...

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