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College campuses are bastions of learning, community, debauchery and … robots?

Tankers painted with coffee mugs do not haul coffee, and other alarming discoveries.

The FAA has approved a request from Flytrex to expand its drone delivery pilot program in North Carolina to include delivery to customers’ yards.

Last week Starbucks expanded upon its previously stated goal to be a “resource-positive company,” with specific goals related to sourcing coffee beans, land use and production. What’s striking is how […]

Flytrex, which is testing drone grocery delivery in North Carolina, has landed $9 million in funding to help it scale production in the U.S. as it nears FAA certification.

How quickly drone package delivery becomes a reality is dependent on a couple of factors, perhaps none bigger than whether the public is ready to accept it.

World’s largest container shipping line is “committed to a carbon-neutral future of transport and logistics.”

Swiss food products giant Nestle S.A. (OTC: NSRGY) has announced plans to spend up to $2 billion to cut plastic waste, but CEO Ulf Mark Schneider said in a CNBC […]

Union drivers, warehousemen employed by Starbucks distributor reject ultra-short contract

Growth of developing countries is disrupting trade flow; logistics job openings trump available workers; Starbucks is experimenting with blockchain for coffee supply chain traceability.

Getting a coffee to go is as natural as breathing for many.  Starbucks is betting that on-demand delivery is the organic next step.

Oil anxieties across the Middle East are ratcheting up. Waymo racks up 10 million test miles ahead of launching its robotaxi business. The US threatens to act over China’s online cost advantage on postal fees.

The next big thing is food. Not just food, but hot food, and not just hot food but hot–delivered–food.

Trucking employment drops 5,500 in April, railroad jobs drop 800; Nestle pays Starbucks $7B+ to sell its products worldwide; Romaine lettuce E. coli still a mystery; China steps up quarantines of US food imports.