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Thank you to all our members for your continued support!

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Food Shippers is now accepting applications for the 2022 John J. Murphy Scholarship Program.
The scholarship program is open to any dependent of a current Food Shippers of America member. For more information on membership please visit our web site at Food Shippers of America.org. For additional information on the scholarship application process please visit our Food Shippers of America Scholarship page.

The top scholarship winner for the 2022 John J. Murphy Scholarship Program will be announced at the 2022 Food Shippers of America annual conference in Orlando, Florida.

Sausage manufacturer ready to serve food and beverage industry with its fleet and expertise.

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This year, EPA is celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the founding of Green Lights, the agency’s first climate partnership program, as well as its legacy.

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SupplyChain247
The upcoming holiday peak season will give little reprieve to supply chains already strained for capacity, yet a recent GlobalTranz Enterprises survey shows that more than 75% of companies are confident their e-commerce strategies can manage the higher-than-normal expected sales.

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Food Business News
Riviana Foods announced this week the completion of two new silos at its Clearbrook, Minn. facility. The move increases Riviana's available storage capacity by 50% for its wild rice storage, drying and production. Riviana is North America's largest processor of branded and private label rice products, including Minute, Mahatma and Success rice.

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FreightWaves
Citing a medical standard to "do no harm," American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spears issued a statement that the Biden Administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate creates a bifurcation, or division, that favors companies with less than 100 employees, a move that could severely impact the trucking industry.

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Progressive Railroad
In a second merger agreement this year, Canadian Pacific (CP) will acquire Kansas City Southern (KCS) in a sale valued at approximately $31 billion. Referring to the new, single-line offerings along the U.S.-Mexico-Canada rail network, CP President and Chief Executive Officer Keith Creel said the partnership creates a "perfect end-to-end combination."

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Food Logistics
"Smart manufacturing" is not just about builiding factories and manufacturing products. It's also about food processing and food creation, and the Internet of Things (IoT) is making inroads on the factory floor, including technologies focused on data analytics, visibiity and traceability, as well as robotics and autonomous equipment handling.

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Supply Chain Brain
In addition to capacity shortages, rising shipping rates, and out-of-stock inventory, supply chains will also face reduced staff during holiday mode – increasing the risk of cyberattack from ransomware and phishing along the entire supply chain.

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MH&L
Ongoing labor issues, high turnover rates, and competition continue to plague American businesses, and the distribution center (DC) sector is no exception. The growing e-commerce channel has highlighted the differences between manual labor DCs and those with integrated automation systems for picking, packing and sorting operations.

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Logistics Management
In a move to provide shippers with better real-time supply chain visibility, Chicago-based project44 announced it will partner with Google in its Cloud Supply Chain Twin solution, offering visibility into a network of more than 113,500 multimodal carriers and 2.6 million assets.

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Food Dive
Ingredient shortages, shipping delays and rising fuel costs continue to plague Consumer Product Goods (CPG) manufacturers, and consumers have made do with lower-priced and substitute labels while their favorite items were out of stock. But new research indicates that a growing number of consumers still opt for lower-priced items, even after their favorites returned.

Visit https://www.fooddive.com/news/brand-loyalty-is-eroding-under-supply-chain-and-price-pressures-survey-fin/606581/ to view the full article online.

Our current issue of Food Shippers of America magazine is also available in digital format,and includes an array of industry information, tips and perspectives. Read features about pandemic trends in food purchasing and other retail disrupters, the changing regulatory environment, and the pace of infrastructure improvements. Inside you will find perspectives on the 2021 economic outlook by ATA Chief Economist and Senior Vice President Bob Costello and a host of industry insiders who will also discuss many other facets of the food and beverage industry. Please click here for immediate access. 

Previous issues may be found in our association website archives, or by clicking here. 

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Food Shippers of America is looking for FSA Members to feaure in our upcoming issues of the bi-annual Food Shippers of America magazine and monthly newsletter.

Tell us how you've weathered the pandemic and what your vision is moving forward. Perhaps how your organization is finding new solutions to capacity issues, or how new infrastructure legislation is affecting your  company's responses to increasing freight demands, We offer a unique opportunity for FSA Members to share their company's goals and successes, visions and innovations. 

If you would like your FSA Member profile to appear in our print and digital publications, please contact Food Shippers at media_advisor@foodshippersofamerica.org.

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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 September issue. 

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

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