Amazon.com announces 2018 fourth quarter sales

FINANCIAL RELEASE — Amazon.com, Inc., announced financial results for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2018. Operating cash flow increased 67%...

6 years ago 3 minute read

An Ode to 365 by Whole Foods Market

  You’re only 2,000 feet from my front door, 365 by Whole Foods Market, and I pass by you nearly...

6 years ago 4 minute read

Publix Vice President of Manufacturing to retire

After 38 years of dedicated service, Vice President of Manufacturing, Jeff Stephens, announced his decision to retire, effective May 1,...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Seneca Foods reports third quarter results

Seneca Foods Corporation announced financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended December 29, 2018. Highlights (vs. year-ago,...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Growing produce in South Florida gets harder

Hurricane and weather-induced issues aside, various other challenges continue to vex grower-shippers in South Florida. Jeff Wasielewski, commercial tropical fruit...

6 years ago 2 minute read

What the numbers tell us about potato and onion trends

Potatoes are the top vegetable crop in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Idaho and...

6 years ago 4 minute read

UNFI sues Goldman Sachs for misconduct in Supervalu acquisition

PROVIDENCE, R.I. & MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI), North America’s premier food wholesaler delivering the widest variety of products...

6 years ago 7 minute read

Organic again drives produce department growth

News Release — In a year when total grocery store dollar growth only reached two percent, organic fresh produce once...

6 years ago 3 minute read

South Florida growers shake off hurricanes

For South Florida, the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in the summer of 2017 had many breathing a sigh of relief...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Technology helps potato and onion challenges

Technology can’t change the weather, but it is helping onion and potato growers improve production, protect crops, and find new...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Chef’d buyer relaunches retail meal kits – with a processed twist

Just over six months after buying embattled meal kit company Chef’d, True Food Innovations says it is launching new products...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Stemilt’s analysis shows strong demand for apples

NEWS RELEASE – The latest Stemilt Fruit Tracker Fast Facts video analysis of Nielsen scan data signals a strengthening apple...

6 years ago 4 minute read

New organic event aims to educate New England retailers

The New England Produce Council and the Organic Produce Network have partnered to start a one-day education event that plans...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Miami traders carve niches

Ecoripe Tropicals Inc., Miami, has carved a niche into the organic movement, supplying ginger from Peru, limes from Colombia, and...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Onion production: by the numbers

Onions grow in or near many of the same regions as potatoes. The United States harvests about 125,000 acres, producing...

6 years ago 2 minute read

An avocado too big to believe

How much guacamole do you think a six-pound avocado would make? This Hawaiian grower, Kenji Fukumitsu, may be producing world-record...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Church Brothers Farms acquires commodity vegetable business from Growers Express

Deal Includes Licensing Agreement for Green Giant™ Fresh Commodity Vegetables PRESS RELEASE — Church Brothers Farms announced today the acquisition...

6 years ago 4 minute read

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