Wal-Mart Buys Delivery Logistics Startup Parcel

October 4, 2017 Wal-Mart

"As we continue to focus on new ways to serve customers, Walmart has acquired Parcel, a technology-based, same-day and last-mile delivery company based in New York. Here are the key facts about the deal.."

Albertsons Companies Says Units Entered Into Agreement Of Purchase And Sale Of Real Estate With CF Albert LLC

October 4, 2017 Reuters

Albertsons companies says ‍on September 25, 2017, units entered into an agreement of purchase and sale of real estate with CF Albert LLC? – SEC filing.

GAO Report Asks Why FDA Won’t Ask Foreign Suppliers To Do More To Stop Shipments Of Contaminated Seafood

October 4, 2017 Southern Shrimp Alliance

Over the last several years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has significantly increased the agency’s testing of imported shrimp for banned antibiotics. According to data released by the FDA to the Southern Shrimp Alliance in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, the number of tests conducted by the agency has increased tenfold since the beginning of this century.

State Approves 1 Million More Farmed Fish For Puget Sound, Despite Escape

After one of the largest fish-farm escapes in history, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife has approved a permit for Cooke Aquaculture to rear another 1 million Atlantic salmon in Puget Sound.

Orca Bay Seafoods And Odyssey Foods Merger

A new company has been formed that is jointly owned by Orca Bay Seafoods, Inc. and Odyssey Foods, LLC and the companies will merge their sales and operations into a single entity. Merging the two marketing and value-added processing businesses will result in greater efficiencies and economies of scale and enhance the product mix available to customers.