food distribution

Technology helps food banks handle holiday surge

December 8, 2015 | by CA | Feature, Programming

By Erica E. Phillips, reporter, Wall Street Journal Logistics Report | Each year, food donations coming in to Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee surge from November through December to nearly double what the charity receives in the rest of the year. It is a deluge of everything from canned soups, boxed cereal to […]

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“Common market” offers innovative solutions to fresh food distribution problems

December 8, 2015 | by CA | Feature, Programming

By John Bare, vice president, The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation | The third wave of innovation in urban ag is upon us, and it’s all about supply chain and distribution. The first wave of innovation demonstrated the potential to grow fruits and vegetables in the middle of cities. Worldwide, now 800 million people are […]

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