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New hittable door technology from Jamison, the world's largest thermal door manufacturer, the VersaFlex (tm) was specially-designed with every component being a part of the hittable process. Visit
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 This is your last chance to register for the WFLO Institute, being held 31 January-3 February 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Registration will close on Wednesday, 27 January. Be a part of the refrigerated warehousing industry’s premier education and training program. Join us for three and a half days of instruction each year and you’ll walk away with best practices you can use year-round. Find out why the leading PRW companies send their employees to the WFLO Institute. Register now. Learn more.
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The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) and the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) today announced they will co-host the Food Logistics Forum, to be held June 6-8, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA. AFFI and GCCA have formed a partnership to host this new event. Read the full release here. |
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 Through the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN), IARW continues to connect members to relief channels in Haiti following the devastating earthquake last week. Offers of assistance have been pouring in and many IARW members are getting involved. Information on relief efforts can be found on the GCCA Government Affairs website, with pertinent updates posted as they come in. Also, visit ALAN's website at www.ALANaid.org to see a complete listing of relief needs.
With destruction of this magnitude, it can take time to sort out specific needs. If you are interested in helping, please contact Andrea Ryan at aryan@gcca.org or +1 703 373 4300 and you will be connected through ALAN and called upon as soon as a need arises - as it most certainly will. Also, if you would like to be alerted to new updates on the GCCA Government Affairs Haiti Relief website, email aryan@gcca.org. |
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 Join us on online 16 February 2010 at 2:00 pm EST for a FREE webinar, “PRW Competitive Advantage: Understanding, Implementing, and Profiting from Automation.” Michael Armanious, President of Datex Corporation, will unveil practical automation tools that PRW’s of any size can use to increase revenue, maximize productivity, and ultimately create a competitive advantage. Any member interested in increasing revenue and maximizing productivity through innovation should register for this FREE webinar. For more information and to register please click here.
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The deadline to renew your IARW membership is rapidly approaching! Payment must be received at the Alexandria, Virginia office by 31 January for your company's listing to appear in the annual directory. The third and final reminders are going out now for 2010 association dues. Contact email@iarw.org if you have any questions or have not received your dues invoice. |
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Attend the 2010 IIAR Industrial Refrigeration Conference & Exhibition in San Diego, California, USA at the IIAR end user member rate of $450 for full conference registration and save more than $400 off the regular registration price.
Take advantage of this special offer and sign up now for this important industrial refrigeration event. The 2010 IIAR Conference will be held 14-17 March 2010 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, California, USA. To qualify for the special rate, IARW members must use a special registration form, which can be downloaded here.
Featured at this year’s event are more than 100 industrial refrigeration product and service providers and a technical program including 25 presentations. The focus goes beyond refrigeration to the broad topic of energy conservation and sustainability. Attendees will learn about new trends in facility construction with an eye on reducing energy footprint, increasing energy efficiency in existing facilities, new technologies and techniques that can make the most of established operating methods, plus product demonstrations, special exhibits and a wealth of networking and social opportunities. Learn more here. |
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GCCA Core Partner, the International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration (IIAR), is starting the new year in a new location that will enable IIAR to grow while still providing its members with high-quality customer service. The new IIAR offices in Alexandria, Virginia will also bring IIAR in closer proximity to GCCA headquarters, enabling staff to work more closely together. Please make a note of the new address of IIAR offices:
1001 N. Fairfax Street, Suite #503
Alexandria, VA 22314
IIAR phone and fax numbers remain the same. For more information on IIAR, please visit www.iiar.org. |
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VersaCold Logistics Services is building a 196,000-square-foot storage facility at the Port of Tacoma, Washington, USA. See full story from The News Tribune.
The Millard refrigerated warehouse in the Port of Centralia, Washington, USA is now supplying more than 360 Subway restaurants with frozen bread, the companies announced this week. See full story from The Chronicle.
Founder of Frialsa Frigorificos, Jaime Jorba, passed away on 6 December 2009 at the age of 91 years old. Jorba was a founding partner of Bimbo Bakeries, now the biggest bakery in the world. He was a proud father of three sons, Jaime, Mauricio and Luis, 14 grand children, and 9 great grand children. Read more about Jorba's life and work here.(Translated)
The Cold Storage Company is reported to have clinched a deal with a local company that has links with an Asian firm. See full story from Sunday News.
William Wise, formerly of USDA, has been named Executive Director of the Oregon Beef Council in Portland, Oregon, USA. Wise commented that he is thrilled to be working again with the Oregon agriculture industry.
At the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Marshals seized bulk restaurant food products at Won Feng Trading Company, a food processor and warehouse in Tennessee, USA. See full story from Refrigerated Transporter. |
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Disaster relief for Haiti is coming strong from restaurants and food companies such as Tyson and Hormel, who will match all employee donations, as well as ConAgra and Cargill who are boosting their corporate donations to relief agencies. See full story from The Food Channel.
A California, USA meat-packing firm has recalled some 864,000 pounds of ground-beef that might be contaminated with E. coli. See full story from USA Today.
Cadbury PLC accepted Kraft Foods' final merger offer, which values Cadbury at approximately USD $19 billion. See full release.
North Star Foods, Inc.and Quantum Foods, LLC announced that they will combine operations into a single food company: Quantum Foods. See full story from Food Product Design.
Unilever signed a definitive agreement with Hormel Foods Corporation to sell its Shedd's Country Crock branded chilled side-dish business in the U.S. See full release.
The Argentine food and beverage market is expected to grow in 2010 following a stable 2009. See full report.
The retail food sector in Honduras is growing. Favorable market conditions resulted in more franchises and supermarkets. See full report.
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) director for the Northeast Regional Office advised marketers to expect new regulations, better oversight and stronger enforcement from FTC. See full story from MediaPost's Marketing Daily.
The Indian Government will set up 30 food processing plants by the end of 2012. See full story from Food Production Daily.
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez nationalized a chain of supermarkets controlled by France's Casino on charges of price gauging. See full story from Reuters.
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