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Melissa’s Produce

Chris Hartweg — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 21:14:50 +0000

Founded in 1984 by Sharon and Joe Hernandez, Los Angeles, Calif.-based Melissa's Produce is the largest distributor of specialty produce in the U.S. Melissa's began strictly as a source of specialty produce, selling to retailers in southern Calif. Today, the company distributes internationally and operates out of a 330,000 square foot facility, offering both conventional and organic fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as value-added goods and a CCOF/QAI certified organic packing facility. News & notes Oct 8, 2021:

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Amazon

Chris Hartweg — Wed, 26 May 2021 16:48:52 +0000

Amazon.com, Inc. is Seattle, Wash.-based multinational technology company that focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing and artificial intelligence. Amazon.com was founded by Jeff Bezos on Jul 5, 1994, as an online bookstore. The website later diversified to sell video downloads/streaming, music downloads/streaming, audiobook downloads/streaming, software, video games, electronics, apparel, furniture, food, toys and jewelry. The company also owns a publishing arm, Amazon Publishing, a film and television studio, Amazon Studios, produces consumer electronics lines including Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets, Fire TV . . . To read the most recent two months of TMR Insider™ news and insights, simply register for FREE … Continued

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DoorDash

Chris Hartweg — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 16:28:53 +0000

Founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, Calif., DoorDash is "a technology company that connects customers with their favorite local and national businesses in over 4,000 cities and all 50 states across the U.S. and Canada." DoorDash offers merchant partners on-demand delivery, data-driven insights and in-store efficiencies. The company relies on a network of part-time employees, or "Dashers," in local markets to handle pick-up and delivery. News & notes May 27, 2020: DoorDash

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FedEx Corporation

Chris Hartweg — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 21:39:40 +0000

FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) is a Memphis, Tenn.-based international courier delivery services company started by Frederick Smith in Little Rock, Ark. Best known for its overnight shipping service and pioneering a system that tracks packages and provides real-time updates on package location, the company is the world’s largest full-service, all-cargo airline, serving more than 220 countries and territories. For FY 2020 (ending May 31), revenues were $69.2 billion, down 1 percent from $69.7 billion for . . . To read the most recent two months of TMR Insider™ news and insights, simply register for FREE Rookie membership. Rookies can view … Continued

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Postmates

Chris Hartweg — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 23:34:20 +0000

Postmates is a San Francisco, Calif.-based on-demand logistics company that deliver goods locally through a network of couriers. The company relies on mobile phone applications and Global Positioning System (GPS) capabilities to match inventories and consumer demand, operating in more than 4,200 U.S. cities as well as parts of Mexico, including Mexico City, making over 5 million deliveries from more than 600,000 merchants each month. Founded in Mar 2011, Postmates pioneered delivery from restaurants and stores that previously did not offer goods delivery. Today, brand positioning includes "the leader in enabling anyone to have anything . . . To read … Continued

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Fuelster Technologies

Chris Hartweg — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 16:28:09 +0000

Fuelster Technologies is an on-demand mobile fuel delivery and technology company that combines mobile app and software technologies with a delivery process to provide customers with a more convenient way to refuel their vehicles. Customers simply download the Fuelster app, register their vehicle and place an order for service, and a mobile fuel truck arrives to deliver fuel directly into their vehicle. Fuelster offers four types of unleaded fuel (87, 89, 91, 99 octane) and diesel. Customers are able to request a specific number of gallons or move the slider to ‘Fill my tank’ and a Fuelster technician will . … Continued

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BirdieBox

Chris Hartweg — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 17:43:01 +0000

BirdieBox is a Miami, Fla.-based "one-stop-shop and gifting solution." BirdieBox was founded in 2014 as the original “golfer’s subscription box.” Within a short time–and against the advice of many–CEO Pat DePirro shifted the company’s focus to delivering custom B2B solutions across a much wider spectrum, incorporating high end lifestyle products, customization, packaging and 360-degree fulfillment capabilities. Today, BirdieBox serves a large number of professional sports teams and leagues, Fortune 500 corporations, hundreds of top private golf clubs, PGA Tournaments, the wealth management sector, more than a dozen college bowl games . . . To read the most recent two months … Continued

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United Parcel Service (UPS)

Chris Hartweg — Sat, 11 Jan 2020 21:08:20 +0000

United Parcel Service (UPS) is an international package delivery, logistics and supply chain management company based in Sandy Springs, Ga., just outside Atlanta. UPS traces its roots back to Aug 28, 1907, when James Casey founded The American Messenger Company in Seattle, Wash., along with Claude Ryan, capitalized with $100 in debt. They delivered packages via foot or bicycle. The company merged with Merchants Parcel Delivery in 1916. Then in 1919, the company expanded for the first time outside of Seattle to Oakland, Calif., and changed its name to United Parcel Service . . . To read the most recent … Continued

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DHL International

Chris Hartweg — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 20:05:02 +0000

DHL International was founded in San Francisco, Calif., in 1969. The DHL name comes from the last names of the company's three founders: Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom and Robert Lynn. Hillblom had worked as a courier for an insurance company while attending law school at University of California-Berkeley. He used a portion of his student loan money and enlisted his friends, Dalsey and Lynn, to partner on a new business transporting bills of lading for their first client, Seatrain Lines. They were the only U.S. company offering overnight international delivery service through the 1970s. Deutsche . . . To read … Continued

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