Transportation

METRO Group moves into the second phase of the "Tag It Easy" pilot program, which will enable an additional 70 consumer goods suppliers in China and Vietnam to apply RFID labels to the METRO Group's Germany-based facilities.

Imperial Sugar signs an exclusive agreement with Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS) to become the first sugar company to use RFID-enabled plastic pallets to deliver products to customers.

Zebra Technologies Corporation agrees to acquire all of the shares of Navis Holdings LLC, a global solutions provider for managing logistics, assets, inventories and cargo flows across the supply chain, for approximately $145 million in cash, subject to applicable post-closing adjustments.

Children's toy manufacturer LEGO Group recently celebrated the grand opening of its Roanoke, Texas, distribution center with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

Global packaging company MeadWestvaco awards DSC Logistics a 20-year management contract for its Logistics Center in Lofton, Virginia.

Dole Food Company Inc.'s operating subsidiary, Standard Fruit de Costa Rica, and Fondo Nacional de Financiamento Forestal (FONAFIFO), the National Forestry Financing Fund and an entity of the Ministry of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica, are working together to establish a carbon neutral product supply chain for bananas and pineapples from its production in Costa Rica to the markets in North America and Europe.

Pinnacle Foods Group Inc. will leverage DSC Logistics transportation management services for product shipping. In April 2007, Pinnacle Foods awarded DSC warehousing and distribution management services.

Schwan's Consumer Brands North America Inc. will raise prices approximately five percent across its portfolio of pizza and snack products effective August 26, 2007.