Greg Johnson, Author at Blue Book

ShopRite expands Fresh to Table program

Wakefern Food Corp. BB #:101244 expanded its Fresh to Table program to another ShopRite store, this time in Philadelphia. Fresh...

4 years ago 1 minute read

AgTech firm Semios acquires Agworld

Vancouver, Canada — Semios, the leading precision-farming platform for permanent crops, announced today that it is acquiring Agworld, a leading...

4 years ago 5 minute read

sweetgreen to acquire robotic restaurant chain

LOS ANGELES, August 24, 2021–(BUSINESS WIRE)–sweetgreen, the mission-driven brand serving healthy food at scale, announces today its plans to acquire...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Pizza robots to serve up fresh pies in 90 seconds, 24/7

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Piestro, the robotic pizzeria that’s crafting high-quality artisan pizza, announced it...

4 years ago 6 minute read

ProduceIQ adds VP of Insights

Salinas, CA — Doug Fisher has joined ProduceIQ BB #:368175 (https://www.produceiq.com/) as Vice President of Insights, and brings over 30 years...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Moxxy promotes East Coast Project Manager

Miami, FL — Moxxy’s BB #:341508 award-winning team is celebrating a major accomplishment by one of its members – the...

4 years ago 4 minute read

USDA lifts PACA sanctions on two Arizona companies

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Lorex Produce LLC BB #:343176 satisfied a...

4 years ago 2 minute read

USDA lifts PACA reparation sanctions on Florida business

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Andean Fresh Fruit Corp., BB #:343379 satisfied...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Vision Produce acquired by private equity-backed Worldwide Produce

DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sole Source Capital LLC, an industrial-focused private equity firm, today announced that its portfolio company, Worldwide Produce BB #:135946,...

4 years ago 4 minute read

GrubMarket enters PA, GA markets with Atlantic Fresh Trading acquisition

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — GrubMarket BB #:301166 today announced it has completed the acquisition of Atlantic Fresh Trading...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Trucking Concerns: Independent Operators

There has long been a tension over the issue of independent contractor versus employee status. At what point is a...

4 years ago 2 minute read

The rise of Harvest Moon Communications

April Ward brings two decades of marketing and communications experience to her new company, Harvest Moon Communications LLC. Having spent...

4 years ago 2 minute read

CFIA issues recall of Veggie Foodle brand Green Zucchini Whole Vegetable Noodles due to Listeria monocytogenes

Ottawa, August 20, 2021 – Freshline Foods Ltd. BB #:170262 is recalling Veggie Foodle brand Green Zucchini Whole Vegetable Noodles...

4 years ago 2 minute read

ProduceIQ: Dual hurricanes threaten growing regions

Northerners have one less excuse for not moving to Florida, as it seems the Northeast isn’t immune to the occasional...

4 years ago 5 minute read

U.S. online grocery sales for July 2021 down 2% month-over-month

Sales drop largely driven by ship-to-home as pickup/delivery retain gains at 4x pre-COVID level Barrington, Ill. – Aug. 23, 2021...

4 years ago 8 minute read

SpartanNash promotes director to VP Finance

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Grocery retailer and distributor SpartanNash BB #:104892 today announced Tyler King has been promoted from Senior Director...

4 years ago 2 minute read