food supply chain

Misfits Market adds 44th and largest state: California

Misfits Market announces California expansion

Misfits Market, the grocery delivery company focused on sustainable sourcing and reducing food waste, has announced its expansion into California, where it will deliver to all ZIP codes in the nation’s most populous state. Misfits Market offers a wide range of food, including produce, meats and seafood and its newly launched dairy category, for up to 40% off grocery store prices.

The move into California comes on the heels of Misfits Market’s $225 million Series C funding, which it acquired in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/misfits-market-adds-44th-and-largest-state-california

FMCSA asks: How much is the industry using the HOS waiver?

With another extension of the emergency hours-of-service waiver looming, federal regulators want the trucking industry to let them know to what extent carriers and drivers are actually taking advantage of the exemption.

The first-of-its-kind, 50-state exemption was originally issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The order gives drivers and carriers more time to make deliveries without violating federal work-hour...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmcsa-asks-how-much-is-the-industry-using-the-hos-waiver

Digging into The Food Biz podcast — The Stockout

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The New York Shipping Exchange (NYSHEX) is supporting the transformation of container shipping by solving inefficiencies associated with booking downfalls and shipment rollings. To learn more visit nyshex.com

Mike Baudendistel is getting his fill of food on this episode of The Stockout. He welcomes the hosts of The Food Biz podcast, Ryan Nelson and Kristyn Tarpey, to the show for a combo episode that will leave you hungry.

They talk about how food retailers and restaurants are faring right now...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/digging-into-the-food-biz-podcast-the-stockout

2021 Shipper of Choice profile: TreeHouse Foods

Presented by FreightWaves, in partnership with ArcBest, the Shipper of Choice award recognizes the manufacturers, distributors and retailers who do the best job of keeping the American economy moving by fighting driver detention, providing accessible facilities and understanding what it takes to remove inefficiencies from the supply chain.

Among the Top 25 Shippers of Choice for 2021: TreeHouse Foods

About TreeHouse Foods

New York Stock Exchange tickerTHS
HeadquartersOak Brook, Illinois
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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/2021-shipper-of-choice-profile-treehouse-foods

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.

Freight consolidation is a specialty of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/consider-freight-consolidation-for-food-service-needs

Lack of labor hurting food production, cold storage throughput: Americold

Food producers struggle to find workers

Cold storage facility operator Americold Realty Trust reeled in expectations due to food production disruptions brought on by labor constraints and a continuation of COVID protocols.

Americold (NYSE: COLD) lowered its full-year 2021 expectations. Adjusted funds from operations (FFO) are now expected to be in a range of $1.34 to $1.40 per share compared to the prior guidance of $1.36 to $1.46 given the “unprecedented uncertainty in the food supply chain and challenges present in the labor...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lack-of-labor-hurting-food-production-cold-storage-throughput-americold

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...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/food-service-providers-struggle-to-keep-up-with-reopening-of-america

Shipwell: Reducing food waste one on-time shipment at a time

Shipwell technology can help reduce food waste in supply chains.

In the U.S., 30%-40% of food produced is wasted, according to the EPA. Food waste can occur on farms, in the supply chain, at stores and in homes.

How much of that spoilage occurs in supply chains? A lot — about one-third, according to Shipwell. The carbon footprint of food waste in the U.S. is larger than that of the airline industry, Jason Traff, co-founder and president at Shipwell, told FreightWaves.

Unreliable predictions of demand, shipment delays, volatility in trucking markets, too much...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/shipwell-reducing-food-waste-one-on-time-shipment-at-a-time

GSCW chat recap: John Hoffman on complexities of food and agriculture supply chain

This fireside chat recap is from Day 3 of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week. Day 3 focuses on food/perishables and CPG

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Infragard mission – Blockchain to secure transportation infrastructure

DETAILS: The transportation industry is vulnerable to a myriad of risks, including those that are impacted directly or indirectly by the ever-changing supply chain, in this case food and agriculture. These changes can be driven by legislation, trade, criminality, pandemics, and the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gscw-chat-recap:-john-hoffman-on-complexities-of-food-and-agriculture-supply-chain

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