Lifted in part by inflation, grocery sales climbed 7.5% year over year in September, while retail and foodservice sales increased 13.9% over the same period despite concerns about COVID-19, supply chain disruptions and rising prices, reported Supermarket News. Full Story
Walmart has launched a beta test of Text to Shop in selected markets. With the solution, customers can send text messages naming products to add to their shopping list or virtual cart on the company’s website or mobile app. Full Story
Union leaders are trying to increase their ranks and secure gains for members as employees demand more from employers. Starbucks, Deere & Co., Mondelez International, Amazon, and the Kellogg Co. are among the food industry companies that have contended with worker strikes in recent months, reported The Wall Street Journal. Full Story
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President Biden's West Coast ports plan might not solve the shipping crisis and could even push backlogs further down the supply chain. Gartner supply chain analyst Brian Whitlock said the plan could amount to a less than 1% change, and former U.S. trade negotiator Harry Broadman argued the plan did not address land-side transport issues, reported Fresh Fruit Portal. Full Story
Meanwhile, J.B. Hunt expects West Coast supply chain bottlenecks to intensify heading into the holiday season and extend into 2022. The company cited a shortage of truck drivers, rail workers, and warehouse employees as major drivers for the shipping delays, reported The Wall Street Journal. Full Story
Swift Prepared Foods, a subsidiary of JBS S.A., has reached an agreement to acquire Sunnyvalley Smoked Meats Inc. for $90 million, reported Meat + Poultry. Full Story
Allplants, a vegan meal delivery startup, raised $52 million in Series B funding. A portion of the proceeds will be used to expand its plant-based kitchen in North London to six times the current size and to build scalable capacity for multichannel distribution, reported TechCrunch. Full Story
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In a new USC study on the health effects of a low-calorie diet that mimics fasting in the body, researchers found regular five-day cycles of the diet in mice seemed to counteract the detrimental effects of their usual high-fat, high-calorie diet, reported MedicalXPress. Full Story
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Five members of the U.S. House Judiciary committee wrote to Amazon.com's chief executive Sunday, and accused the company's top executives, including founder Jeff Bezos, of either misleading Congress or possibly lying to it about Amazon's business practices. The letter also states that the committee is considering "whether a referral of this matter to the Department of Justice for criminal investigation is appropriate," reported Reuters. Full Story
A federal judge blocked a ban on lobstering a section of the Gulf of Maine finding that federal regulators relied on “markedly thin” analysis that didn’t prove the whales they’re aiming to protect are in the waters, reported Portland Press Herald. Full Story
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Suzanna's Kitchen Inc.
Founded in 1960, Duluth, GA-based Suzanna's Kitchen has grown to be one of the premiere food companies in the South. With 359,000-sq. ft. of storage and processing space, Suzanna's Kitchen produces a broad range of prepared foods including battered, breaded, charbroiled, smoked and oven-roasted chicken, turkey, beef, pork, veal and veggies, all fully cooked and in conveniently packed sizes for retail, club and foodservice, and their product line continues to grow. With a proactive attitude and products made to help control food and labor costs, Suzanna's Kitchen is ready to serve you.
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