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SXSW Chief Programming Officer, Hugh Forrest to Keynote BrandStorm™ 2020
PRESS RELEASE: WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 30, 2019) – Hugh Forrest, Chief Programming Officer of SXSW (South by Southwest), will deliver a keynote during BrandStorm™ 2020, on Tuesday, February 11 in Austin, TX. Forrest will speak on the storied...
New York senator calls for USDA inquiry into fruit and vegetable prices
UPDATE 9/30/19: Tom Stenzel, president and CEO of the United Fresh Produce Association, Washington, DC, issued a statement in response:...
California Giant includes retail foodservice in 2020 Chef Invitational Competition
PRESS RELEASE: WATSONVILLE, Calif. (September 30, 2019) – California Giant Berry Farms BB #:121061 is chef-centric in planning their PMA...
Associations offer benefits beyond networking
In business, who you know can be as important as what you know, and the service or product being sold....
Limoneira adds to sales staff
PRESS RELEASE SANTA PAULA, CA — Limoneira Company BB #:168478, a diversified citrus packing, sales and marketing company with related...
Defining a trade association’s role
Trade associations—alternatively known as industry trade groups, commercial associations, or business associations—are typically nonprofit organizations tasked with educating their members...
The Walmart Foundation gives $1.3M grant to Brighter Bites
BENTONVILLE, Ark.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Walmart Foundation announced today nearly $4 million in grants to organizations working to fight hunger in...
Alex Lee signs agreement to acquire W. Lee Flowers & Co.
Alex Lee, Inc. BB #:148307 has entered into an agreement to acquire W. Lee Flowers & Co. BB #:171505, a wholesale...
Wonderful Company owners pledge $750M to Caltech for sustainability research
PRESS RELEASE LOS ANGELES (September 26, 2019) – Philanthropists and entrepreneurs Stewart and Lynda Resnick, owners of The Wonderful Company...
Wabi-Sabi can save aging produce
If you say the words wabi-sabi to anyone above the age of three, they’re apt to burst out laughing. But...
Meijer celebrates 85th anniversary 85-cent promotion
PRESS RELEASE: GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — In the midst of the Great Depression in 1934, Hendrik...
These fruits and vegetables are getting a boost from functional trends
More than a third of consumers are seeking foods that improve their mood, sleep, gut health, fight aging or otherwise...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – September 27, 2019
Kroger has a new food hall concept, Arby’s parent company is buying Jimmy John’s, and Pamela thinks Dollar General’s DGX...
Trade associations offer power allies in trade
This is the first of a multi-part series from Produce Blueprints, in which we explore the role of trade associations...
Gerawan Farming and Wawona Packing merge to create the leading stone fruit producer
PRESS RELEASE: Fresno and Cutler, CA (September 25, 2019) – Gerawan Farming Inc. (“Gerawan”) BB #:114602 and Wawona Packing Co., LLC...
Kroger opens first food hall concept store
PRESS RELEASE: CINCINNATI, Sept. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The Kroger Co. BB #:100073 (NYSE: KR) opened a new, 52,000-square-foot urban...
Dwight Ferguson to moderate PMA Fresh Summit discussion with Earvin “Magic” Johnson
PRESS RELEASE NEWARK, DE – Produce Marketing Association (PMA) BB #:153708 has announced that PMA board member and president and...
Arby’s, Sonic parent company to acquire Jimmy John’s
PRESS RELEASE: ATLANTA & CHAMPAIGN, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Inspire Brands (“Inspire”) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire...