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FoodBev Media
Tyson Foods announced the official opening of its Humboldt, TN poultry complex, a 37,000-square-foot processing facility, and expects to hire more than 1,500 team members by 2023. The $425 million investment follows a $84 million expansion of its Union City, TN plant that added an additional 200 jobs to the Gibson County, TN region.

Visit https://www.foodbev.com/news/tyson-foods-opens-new-tennessee-poultry-complex/ to view the full article online.

SmartWay is offering a webinar session on The Benefits of Freight Railroad Transportation Capacity, Safety and Clean Air on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. EDT.  

Presenters:

• Peter Gilbertson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Anacostia Rail Holdings Company


• Justin Broyles, Vice President Commercial Development, R. J. Corman Railroad Group


• Jo Strang, Senior Vice President Safety and Regulatory Policy, ASLRRA


• Kathleen Martz, Affiliate Program Manager, Moderator

Join this event to learn a fresh perspective on transporting freight. SmartWay is hosting a special webinar with the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association, to share information about America’s short line railroads and spark discussion on an alternative way to transport your goods.  Come join us for this special informative event.

Click below to register: 

Visit https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8569092663767077131 to view the full article online.

FreightWaves/American Shipper
Asia-U.S. ocean shipping rates are still at all-time highs – with no relief in sight – and additional lanes, including the Europe-U.S. trans-Atlantic route for westbound trade, surged by nearly 50% between March 31 and April 9.

Visit https://www.freightwaves.com/news/could-container-shipping-spot-rates-stay-red-hot-until-2022 to view the full article online.

FMI-The Food Industry Association
A new report by FMI found that the retail food industry spent more than $24 billion on significant safety, workforce and technology investments during the past year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the abrupt changes in food shopping and consumption.

Visit https://www.fmi.org/newsroom/latest-news/view/2021/03/31/new-fmi-report-finds-grocers-invested-$24-billion-to-meet-increased-consumer-demands-and-operate-safely-amid-covid-19 to view the full article online.

Transport Topics

In a series of fact sheets breaking down state-by-state the number of bridges and miles of roadway in urgent need of repair, plus other much-needed infrastructure upgrades, the Biden administration ratcheted up the push for its $2.25 trillion American Jobs Plan.

Visit https://www.ttnews.com/articles/white-house-issues-reports-states-infrastructure-needs to view the full article online.

Grocery Dive
As restrictions ease around the county, increases in dining outside the home may hail significant declines in grocery sales categories including meat, herbs and shelf-stable foods, according to the recent Grocery Vulnerability Index report by global market intelligence firm Numerator.

Visit https://www.grocerydive.com/news/these-categories-could-slump-for-grocers-as-pandemic-restrictions-ease/597961/ to view the full article online.

Food Industry Executive
A 2021 Food Trends report from creative, media and technology agency McKinney revealed that some of the largest food manufacturers in the U.S., including Coca-Cola, General Mills and Kellogg Co., are cutting marginal products and focusing in on core, in-demand items in response to changing social, technological and cultural trends.

Visit https://foodindustryexecutive.com/2021/04/food-companies-getting-back-to-basics/ to view the full article online.

Food Processing
The pandemic forced many food and beverage companies to scale back capital expenditures in 2020. But as vaccinations continue to rollout nationwide, 27 of 31 publicly traded food manufacturers reported they plan to increase capital spend by about 13% in 2021.

Visit https://www.foodprocessing.com/articles/2021/capital-spending-outlook/ to view the full article online.

The Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) is making its monthly magazine, 3PL Perspectives, available to all FSA members and suppliers. Please click here for a view of TIA's April issue. 

For more information about any articles appearing in 3PL Perspectives, contact Chris Burroughs at burroughs@tianet.org

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/fud-nwl/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=670953&issueID=78466 to view the full article online.

Supply Chain 247
Warehouse Execution Software (WES) has been much touted in recent years, often eclipsing the more mature Warehouse Management System (WMS) already in place. But many distribution center managers are finding today's fulfillment center and warehouse storage operations benefit from a combination of both.

Visit https://www.supplychain247.com/article/bundling_up_wms_and_wes/wms to view the full article online.

Supply Chain 247
Needing to look outside its own walls for warehousing of materials, Wisconsin-based Denali Ingredients, supplier of chocolate coatings, sauce stabilizers and other ingredients for the dairy, ice cream, and bakery food service industry turned to a high-density storage solution. The pushback storage racks supported their FIFO inventory system while adding more pallet positions and fewer aisles.

Visit https://www.supplychain247.com/article/a_sweet_storage_solution/news to view the full article online.