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Homegrown Organic Farms forms new ownership structure

Porterville, CA, — Homegrown Organic Farms BB #:161459 is pleased to announce the company’s transition from a corporation to an...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Knight-Swift Transportation enters LTL market with acquisition

PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)–On Monday, July 5, 2021, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. BB #:343458, acquired 100% of Dothan, Alabama-based AAA Cooper Transportation...

4 years ago 5 minute read

President Biden visits Michigan apple orchard

Falls Church, Va. (July 6, 2021)—During a stop in Northern Michigan this weekend President Biden visited grower and former Young...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Rocket Farms to expand greenhouse Facility in Half Moon Bay, CA

HALF MOON BAY, CALIF. (PRWEB) JUNE 30, 2021 Rocket Farms, BB #:285797 the largest grower of indoor flowers, fresh cut...

4 years ago 3 minute read

FTC orders the divestiture of hundreds of stores following 7-Eleven’s acquisition of Speedway

7-Eleven, Inc. BB #:105528 and Marathon Petroleum Corporation have agreed to divest hundreds of stores used to sell gasoline and...

4 years ago 5 minute read

Know Your Trade Terms: Protection

Trade terms save us from having to work through boilerplate legalese with each new transaction. They are essentially shorthand versions...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Summer Citrus from South Africa increases volume

Summer Citrus From South Africa Attributes 2021 Season Success Due To Key Partners WESTERN CAPE, South Africa – Entering Week...

4 years ago 3 minute read

North Carolina SweetPotato Commission celebrates 60 year anniversary

Benson, N.C. – The North Carolina SweetPotato Commission (NCSPC) BB #:156017 began celebrating a big milestone as they turned 60...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Nature Fresh Farms partners with university on sustainable transportation project

Nature Fresh Farms BB #:274537 joins the University of Windsor in their long-haul vehicle transportation sustainability project to help achieve...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Subway plans Eat Fresh Refresh brand update

MILFORD, Conn., July 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Subway restaurants today announced the biggest changes in the brand’s history, making improvements...

4 years ago 5 minute read

Tennessee distributor joins FreshEdge

INDIANAPOLIS –News Direct– Valley Produce BB #:126576, a distributor of fresh produce and specialty products, has joined FreshEdge, a family...

4 years ago 5 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – July 2, 2021

Pamela finished the 25 pounds of peaches from The Peach Truck, but now it appears other big growers are expanding...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Naturipe launches Muscadine Vine Drop grapes

Salinas, CA – JULY 1, 2021 – Naturipe BB #:358660, a farmer-owned producer and marketer of fresh nutritious berries, is...

4 years ago 3 minute read

The forgotten second-most important asset

Cash is king. Long live the king. This is the cry, shouted from the rooftops, by business owners and CFOs,...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Newly-formed Dole plc registers for IPO

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dole plc BB #:124463, a newly created company to be formed through the combination of Total Produce plc and...

4 years ago 5 minute read

Restaurant concept speeds expansion with shipping containers

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., July 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Frutta Bowls, a WOWorks brand and the nation’s fastest-growing superfoods cafe franchise,...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Taco Cabana parent sells brand to restaurant franchise company

DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc. (“Fiesta” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: FRGI) today announced that it has entered into a definitive...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Strawberries escape California heat

Despite the heat wave in California, strawberry production continues to chug along with higher volume than last year. According to...

4 years ago 2 minute read

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