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RDC technology takes on personnel issues
The cost and availability of labor and transportation are two recurring pain points in the produce industry, and retail distribution...
New Pennsylvania greenhouse is BrightFarms’ largest to date
PRESS RELEASE: Selinsgrove, PA – January 28, 2020 – BrightFarms, the leading supplier of locally grown salads for supermarkets, opened...
FPAA Spring Policy Summit returns March 24
PRESS RELEASE: TUBAC, AZ — The Spring Policy Summit, which for years has brought regulators and industry to identify practical,...
Sustainability in Nogales: Profit
These Nogales, AZ, companies are making serious attempts to move toward greater sustainability. What about the third P—profit? Are these...
RDCs become more agile in information-sharing
All the retail distribution centers infrastructure upgrades and cold storage solutions in the world won’t help product safety standards or...
C.H. Robinson to acquire Prime Distribution Services
PRESS RELEASE: “Prime Distribution Services is a high-quality growth company that brings scale and value-added warehouse capabilities to our retail...
Details on Trump’s signing of USMCA
President Trump signed the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement today in a White House ceremony. Trump had been critical of NAFTA...
After 55 years with company, Houchens CEO to retire
PRESS RELEASE: At a January 24th Board of Directors meeting, Jimmie Gipson, after nearly 55 years of service with the...
Some guac to calm my Super Bowl nerves
There’s no official food of the Super Bowl, America’s de facto sports holiday, but the avocado continues to stake its...
Sustainability in Nogales: Planet
Planet and people are also closely linked. Gretchen Kreidler Austin, director of marketing and business development for SunFed, BB #:150037...
The latest innovations in retail distribution
As fresh produce markets continue to expand and the need for efficiencies and analytics grow, retail distribution centers are at...
Lucky’s Market files Chapter 11 bankruptcy, plans to sell remaining stores
A week after announcing the abrupt closure of 32 of 39 stores, Niwot, CO-based Lucky’s Market BB #:288938 has filed...
What does it take to Be Revolutionary?
On a recent trip to Leamington, ON, I caught up with Chris Veillon, chief marketing officer for Pure Hothouse Foods...
SpartanNash names president of military division
SpartanNash BB #:104892 announced David W. Sisk will join SpartanNash as President of the company’s MDV military division based in...
California Giant increases sustainability efforts
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (January 28, 2020) – In January 2019, California Giant Berry Farms BB #:121061 partnered with Measure to Improve...
Alpine Fresh, Berry Fresh partner for new blackberry variety
A new year begins with a new variety for berry growers at Alpine Fresh, Inc. BB #:129973 and Berry Fresh,...