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US Foods Names New Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel

Company Press Release US Foods Holding Corp. announced that Dirk J. Locascio will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer,...

8 years ago 4 minute read

Specialty Crops Market News

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Market News service tracks prices at more market levels and for more products than...

8 years ago 3 minute read

SUPERVALU Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2017 Results

Net earnings from continuing operations for last year’s third quarter were $16 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, which included...

8 years ago 1 minute read

Safeway to Open New Stores in Santa Rosa and Petaluma on December 21

Company Press Release Safeway will open two new stores in Santa Rosa and Petaluma on December 21. This brings the...

8 years ago 5 minute read

Limoneira Company Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Results

For the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016, revenue increased 37% to $19.5 million, compared to revenue of $14.2 million...

8 years ago 1 minute read

Speeding Up A/R Turnover

Cash flow is the major artery at the heart of any well-run business, and improving accounts receivable turnover is the...

8 years ago 4 minute read

Monsanto Company Returned to Earnings Per Share Growth with Strong First Quarter Results

Net sales for the fiscal year 2017 first quarter increased over the prior year’s first quarter to $2.7 billion versus...

8 years ago 1 minute read

Ruby Tuesday, Inc. Reports Fiscal Second Quarter 2017 Financial Results

Total revenue was $214.7 million, a decrease of 17.7% or $46.2 million from the second quarter of the prior fiscal...

8 years ago 1 minute read

San Francisco Produce Markets

The San Francisco Bay Area is home to 7 million people, served by hundreds of local grocers, chains, foodservice outlets, and...

8 years ago 3 minute read

Union Pacific Acquires Railex LLC Assets

Company Press Release Union Pacific today announced acquisition of Railex LLC’s refrigerated and cold storage distribution assets in Delano, California;...

8 years ago 3 minute read

Landec Corporation Reports Second Quarter and First Half Fiscal 2017 Results

Revenues in the second quarter of fiscal 2017 decreased 3% to $135.9 million from $140.4 million in the year-ago quarter....

8 years ago 1 minute read

SPOILER ALERT! 2017 Industry Outlook

The year 2017 is finally here—and with it comes new ideas and old ideas made new again. If this year’s...

8 years ago 3 minute read

TRO Granted Against Parma Fruit, Inc. & MPGWest, LLC., La Quinta, California

On December 6, 2016 a Temporary Restraining Order was granted against Parma Fruit, Inc., and MPGWest, LLC., in the United...

8 years ago 1 minute read

A Judgment Was Granted on MPGWest, LLC., La Quinta, California

On December 15, 2016 a Judgment was granted against the company in the United States District Court Central District of...

8 years ago 1 minute read

Fresh Express Announces Precautionary Recall of a Limited Quantity of 9 oz. Hearts of Romaine Salad Due to Possible Allergen Exposure

FDA Recall — Firm Press Release Orlando, FL – Fresh Express Incorporated is voluntarily conducting a precautionary recall of 100...

8 years ago 2 minute read

Business on the Border: An Insightful Q&A

It comes to no surprise that the produce business is a huge economic engine along the U.S.-Mexico border. According to...

8 years ago 3 minute read

Conagra Brands Reports Continued Margin Expansion and EPS Growth in Second Quarter

Net sales decreased 11.5%, largely driven by the Company’s continued progress in building a higher quality revenue base. The Company...

8 years ago 1 minute read

Mitigate losses during a wrongful rejection

The Problem: Wrongful rejection to the carrier. The Key Point: Actively and responsibly work with all parties to place the product...

8 years ago 3 minute read

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