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Nestle, other corporations flock to cage-free eggs

2015-12-22 18:45:59| Agriculture - Topix.net

The company on Tuesday said it would transition to using only cage-free eggs in all of its U.S. food products within the next five years. "Our products are in the fridges and pantries of socially-conscious consumers across the United States, and we share their belief in the importance of responsibly-sourced ingredients," Paul Grimwood, chairman and CEO of Nestl USA, said in a statement.

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The Wall Street Journal: Shoppers flock to buy online, and that's trouble for UPS

2015-12-11 10:01:48| Air Courier - Topix.net

United Parcel Service Inc. is straining to handle a surge in online sales that has resulted in more holiday volume than it had expected, causing a wave of disruptions that could spell trouble for the holiday season. ground packages based on their normal shipping transit times last week fell to 91%, according to an analysis of millions of packages by software developer ShipMatrix Inc. During the same week last year, the on-time rate was 97%, which is UPS's usual average during nonpeak months.

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