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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Tennessee distributor joins FreshEdge
INDIANAPOLIS –News Direct– Valley Produce BB #:126576, a distributor of fresh produce and specialty products, has joined FreshEdge, a family...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
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...
Strawberries escape California heat
Despite the heat wave in California, strawberry production continues to chug along with higher volume than last year. According to...
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