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; Putting the H into H2O. Hydrogen fueling specialist Air
Products has entered into a long-term agreement with Nestlé
Waters to supply hydrogen and hydrogen fueling station technology for Nestlé’s Dallas, Texas, facility. The hydrogen will be
used to fuel a fleet of 32 Class I hydrogen fuel-cell–powered
forklifts.
; Power shift. H-E-B, a Texas-based supermarket chain, has
purchased 14 PowerEdge fuel cell systems and a Power Tap
hydrogen generator/hydrogen station from Nuvera Fuel Cells.
The fuel cell systems will power Class II forklift trucks used at
H-E-B’s perishables distribution center in San Antonio, Texas.
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; Tea time. Tata Tea Group, one of the world’s largest tea
companies, has selected DSC Logistics as its lead logistics
partner in the United States. DSC will provide supply chain
and logistics support for Tata Tea’s three main brands in the
United States: Tetley Tea, Eight O’Clock Coffee, and Good
Earth tea and coffee. DSC will also offer logistics support for
Empirical Group LLC, which provides tea and coffee to Tata
Tea Group’s food-service customers.
; On the Prairie. Staples has selected RedPrairie’s Workforce
Management solution for use in its U.S. retail supply chain
operations. Nearly 1,500 associates will use the solution in
distribution centers located near Hagerstown, Md.; Killingly,
Conn.; Terre Haute, Ind.; and Rialto, Calif.
In addition, RedPrairie has implemented its Duty
Management solution at Houston Bottling and Co-pack, a
Scotland-based company that offers bottling and co-packing
services for the Scotch whisky industry. The Duty Management
solution has reduced time spent on customs returns from one
day to 15 minutes.
; More time for tea. Milo’s Tea
Co. has signed a contract for dedicated contract carriage service with
Ryder System, a transportation and
supply chain management solutions company. Under the multiyear contract, Ryder will provide dedicated delivery service for Milo’s Tea products from its
distribution center in Bessemer, Ala., to retail stores throughout the state.
In addition, Mazda North American Operations has extended and expanded its contract with Ryder System to manage
the distribution of auto parts in Mexico. Under the arrangement, Ryder will manage cross-border transportation of
Mazda parts into Mexico and distribution to all Mazda dealers
in Mexico. The extended contract will run through October
2011.
