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Food banks go high-tech to feed the hungry
Quick ReadComputers and can drives: Food banks turn to technology to help feed the hungry
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SEATTLE (AP) — Food banks across the country are undergoing a high-tech revolution, adopting sophisticated databases, bar coding, GPS tracking, automated warehouses and other technologies used in the food industry that increasingly supplies their goods.
It's a long way from handing out macaroni and canned soup from a church basement.
While more people can be fed through these innovations,...
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