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Streamline Transactions and Reduce Costs

Fresh produce companies are dealing with an ever-increasing alphabet soup of regulatory, technological, and strategic acronyms. One way to address...

8 years ago 3 minute read

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter 2016 Results and Provides Outlook for 2017

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. reported fourth quarter GAAP loss per fully diluted share of $4.96 compared to earnings of $0.85 reported...

8 years ago 1 minute read

Yum! Brands Reports Fourth-Quarter GAAP Operating Profit Growth of 14%; Delivers Fourth-Quarter Core Operating Profit Growth of 27%; On Track with Strategic Transformation to Accelerate Growth

Fourth-quarter GAAP EPS from Continuing Operations was $0.76, an increase of 15%. Full-year GAAP EPS from Continuing Operations was $2.48,...

8 years ago 1 minute read

Radiant Logistics Announces Results for the Second Fiscal Quarter Ended December 31, 2016

Revenues were $198.9 million, down $7.4 million, or 3.6% compared to revenues of $206.3 million for the comparable prior year...

8 years ago 1 minute read

The Coca-Cola Company Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2016 Results

Net Revenues Declined 6% for the Quarter and 5% for the Full Year, which Included a Combined Unfavorable Impact from...

8 years ago 1 minute read

Echo Global Logistics Reports Record 2016 Revenue, Up 13.5% Year over Year

Truckload volume increased by 30.5% from 2015 and less-than-truckload (“LTL”) volume increased 3.1% from 2015. Total revenue increased by 13.5%...

8 years ago 1 minute read

Kroger and Murray’s Cheese Announce Merger

Company Press Release The Kroger Co. announced it has purchased the equity of Murray’s Cheese, as well as its flagship...

8 years ago 5 minute read

Ahold USA and Delhaize America Announce Plans to Further Strengthen Brands

Company Press Release Ahold USA and Delhaize America, proud companies of Royal Ahold Delhaize, are each announcing plans to further...

8 years ago 6 minute read

USA Truck Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2016 Results

For the fourth quarter of 2016, operating revenue was $103.1 million, compared with $118.0 million for the prior-year period. Base...

8 years ago 1 minute read

Now Entering Nogales – Part III: Trials and Tribulations

Read Part I Part II Trials and Tribulations Although business is certainly booming in Nogales, regional produce distributors continue to face both new...

8 years ago 3 minute read

Sysco Reports Second Quarter Earnings

Sales for the first half of fiscal 2017 were $18.6 billion, an increase of 0.1% compared to the same period...

8 years ago 1 minute read

Hub Group, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2016 Results

Hub Group, Inc. announced fourth quarter 2016 net income of $18.2 million, or diluted earnings per share of $0.55 vs....

8 years ago 1 minute read

The Whole Package

Imagine this: produce arrives at the packing shed, processor, or distribution center with a detailed postharvest digital data stream. The...

8 years ago 3 minute read

USDA Restricts PACA Violators in Florida, Georgia and Mississippi 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...

8 years ago 3 minute read

Landstar System Reports Record Quarterly Revenue of $893 Million and Record Quarterly Diluted Earnings Per Share From Continuing Operations of $0.94

Landstar System, Inc. reported net income of $39.6 million, or $0.94 per diluted share, in the 2016 fourteen-week fourth quarter...

8 years ago 1 minute read

Werner Enterprises Reports Fourth Quarter and Annual 2016 Revenues and Earnings

Average revenues per tractor per week increased sequentially by 3.8% in fourth quarter 2016 compared to third quarter 2016 due...

8 years ago 1 minute read

1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. Reports Top- and Bottom-Line Growth In All Three Of Its Business Segments For Its Fiscal 2017 Second Quarter

Total net revenues grew 1.1 percent, or $6.2 million, to $554.6 million for the fiscal 2017 second quarter ended January...

8 years ago 1 minute read

Now Entering Nogales – Part II: Top Trends

Read Part I Read Part III Top Trade Trends While there’s certainly plenty of the same-old, same-old in Nogales, buyers...

8 years ago 3 minute read

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