C.H. Robinson Reports Fourth Quarter Results

Total revenues increased 6.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016 compared to the fourth quarter of 2015. The increase...

2 months ago 1 minute read

Blue Book Online Services Know Your Commodity Updated

New content on Guava has been added to the Know Your Commodity references provided by Blue Book Services. This resource...

2 months ago 1 minute read

At Your Service

The Credit & Finance article (“Speeding Up A/R Turnover”) in this quarter’s Blueprints talks about the importance of turning receivables into...

2 months ago 1 minute read

Brinker International Reports Second Quarter Results

Brinker’s total revenues in the second quarter of fiscal 2017 decreased 2.2 percent to $771.0 million compared to the second...

2 months ago 1 minute read

At Your Service

Several of the spotlights within this quarter’s Blueprints discuss popular growing regions throughout our country. One dominant trend is the...

2 months ago 1 minute read

USDA Lifts PACA Reparation Sanctions on New York Produce Business

USDA/AMS Press Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Jacobs Village Farm satisfied a reparation order issued under...

2 months ago 2 minute read

Campbell Reports Second-Quarter Results

Sales decreased 1 percent to $2.171 billion driven by the decline in organic sales, partially offset by the favorable impact...

2 months ago 1 minute read

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Reports Quarterly Results

At December 31, 2016, book value had increased by 10.7% since yearend 2015 to $172,108 per Class A equivalent share....

2 months ago 1 minute read

Hormel Foods Announces Record First Quarter Results

Record diluted earnings per share of $0.44, up 2 percent from 2016 EPS of $0.43. Net earnings of $235 million,...

2 months ago 1 minute read

At Your Service

Food safety has been a topic of conversation for many years and remains so. This quarter’s Blueprints supplement includes “Game...

2 months ago 1 minute read

Produce Marketing Association Adds Wal-Mart Stores’ Senior Vice President, Shawn Baldwin, to Board of Directors

Company Press Release Shawn Baldwin, Wal-Mart Stores’ general merchandise manager and senior vice president of produce and global food sourcing,...

2 months ago 3 minute read

USDA Cites World Best Tropical LLC in Florida for PACA Violations

USDA/AMS Press Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited World Best Tropical LLC, Doral, Fla., for failure to...

2 months ago 2 minute read

USDA Cites Fresh & Easy LLC in California for Failure to Pay for Produce and Company Satisfies Terms of Consent Decision and Order

USDA/AMS Press Release: In a complaint filed on Dec. 14, 2016, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Fresh...

2 months ago 2 minute read

Dollar General Announces James W. Thorpe to Retire as Chief Merchandising Officer

Company Press Release Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) today announced James “Jim” W. Thorpe , executive vice president and chief...

2 months ago 3 minute read

Target Names Jeff Burt Senior Vice President, Grocery, Fresh Food and Beverage

Company Press Release Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) today announced the appointment of Jeff Burt as senior vice president, grocery, fresh...

2 months ago 2 minute read

Brinker International Names Steve Provost Chief Marketing And Innovation Officer Of Chili’s

Company Press Release Brinker International, Inc. announced Steve Provost has been named executive vice president and chief marketing and innovation...

2 months ago 3 minute read

Conagra Brands Reports Continued Margin Expansion And EPS Growth In Third Quarter

Net sales decreased 9.9%. Net sales excluding the impacts of divestitures and foreign exchange decreased 4.8%, primarily as a result...

2 months ago 1 minute read

USDA Restricts PACA Violators in Arizona, Florida and North Carolina from Operating in the Produce Industry

USDA/AMS Press Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses for failure to pay...

2 months ago 3 minute read

Subscribe to our newsletter