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All thawed out
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Walmart has made some daring decisions. As a substitute of organising a brand new milk processing facility within the Upper Midwest, heart of dairy country, it has decided to establish shop in Valdosta, Georgia. Daring alternative. Knowing Walmart, there’s a reason for the move to the South. That reason can be increased access to Walmart and Sam’s Club stores within the Southeast.
This latest facility will focus strictly on milk processing and can create 400 jobs for the Valdosta community. It’s expected to service greater than 750 Walmart and Sam’s Club stores. It’s Walmart’s second plant exclusively for processing milk, the primary being in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Walmart is seeking to take similar steps with other commodities. The corporate is working on two case-ready beef facilities in Georgia and Kansas along with partnerships with rancher-owner Sustainable Beef LLC.
Temperature Checks
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Massachusetts-based Cold Chain Technologies grows internationally … again. This time the acquisition is Exeltainer, a world thermal packaging company with hubs in Spain and Brazil. That is the third acquisition by Cold Chain Technologies because it was acquired by Aurora Capital in 2019.
“Exeltainer has developed a formidable portfolio of solutions to satisfy the stringent compliance requirements of its global pharmaceutical clients,” Cold Chain CEO Ranjeet Banerjee said in a press release.
Also growing here within the U.S. is Portland, Maine’s cold space for storing. A 12 months after breaking ground, construction is picking up speed on a 107,000-square-foot warehouse on Portland’s coast. The project will open a few 12 months and a few change after the originally planned date. It has been stalled by issues underground and the residents. They aren’t the most important fan of the project.
The brand new facility is anticipated to satisfy demand for the Icelandic shipping company Eimskip and corporations in Maine as well. It can recapture a number of the almost $2 billion of seafood exported from the East Coast that doesn’t go through Portland.
Food and medicines
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The person who gave us the show “Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern” has taken his talents to the marginally less bizarre. Zimmern has come out together with his own line of frozen entrees that don’t look like bizarre in nature. His meals give attention to comfort food and the convenience of not having to attend 45-plus minutes for a meatloaf to cook.
His meals include Pulled Pork Mac and Cheese, Meatloaf, Turkey Dinner and Swedish Meatballs. Personally, the Turkey Dinner intrigues me essentially the most as I really like an excellent roast turkey but hate waiting a number of hours for an entire turkey to cook.
“These frozen meals are a results of years of exploration, passion, and dedication to the art of cooking,” says Zimmern. “Whether you’re having fun with the comforting notes of Pulled Pork Mac & Cheese or savoring the wealthy flavors of Swedish Meatballs, each dish tells a story of authentic flavors and family. With ‘By Andrew Zimmern’ frozen entrées, it is feasible to enjoy chef-quality comfort food meals with all the standard and not one of the stress.”
Cold chain lanes
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Shelf life
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Constellation Cold Logistics entered into an agreement to accumulate Colso Coldstorage
California isn’t banning Skittles, but 4 additives might be restricted
Once more California tells a court AB5 isn’t disrupting trucking in state
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Mary
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