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Horizon Logistics has hired Terrence Bro as the new general manager to oversee all aspects of this growing logistics company. Bro will take the lead on managing the entire trucking fleet, ensuring efficiency in operations and improved customer experience.  

Wouldn’t it be dreamy if we could snack on pizza all day every day? Unfortunately, our bodies would get pretty mad at us if we did. So we created the next best thing… air fryer cheesy zucchini pizza bites! Are these “real” pizzas? No. But do they provide a very similar taste with fewer calories and more nutrition? You bet! Snack with less guilt but still get that pizza flavor we all crave.

This year Bobalu Berry Farms will celebrate its 60th anniversary, but after expanding on multiple fronts the Jones family views 2021 as the real milestone year, completing the transition to a fully integrated company.   “Last year was the year we did all the heavy lifting with software integration and building a strong team for the future," said RC Jones, managing partner. "2022 will be a year where we are fully established and ready to roll.”

Food Lion launched a new partnership with Vertical Roots, a leading U.S. vertical farm and consumer produce brand, bringing its fresh, flavorful, hydroponic lettuce to 303 Food Lion grocery stores across the Southeast. Vertical Roots is rapidly expanding its territory with produce now available at over 2,000 grocery stores in 13 states across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic.

McDaniel & Chirico is a trusted grower, packer and shipper of fresh avocados, lemons, limes and more, selling under the Linda Vista Brand since 1953. The company is also a year-round mango company strategically moving from Mexico, Brazil, Ecuador and Peru over the course of the year.

As an anchor tenant for the famed Detroit Produce Terminal, Riggio Distribution Co. is a trusted produce wholesaler servicing the Midwest, as well as Southern Ontario and parts of the South and East Coast.

Southern Specialties, a top tier grower, importer, processor and shipper of asparagus from Peru, expanded its Caborca, Mexico, asparagus deal. The company initiated a presence in the Mexico asparagus deal eight years ago with the intention of bringing additional year-round value to its retail, foodservice and club store customers.

Wakefern Food Corp. will pilot an autonomous supermarket making use of AI-based frictionless checkout technology from Israel-based Trigo.

Supply chain woes are making headlines once again. The continuing high truck rates and the lack of available drivers, along with winter weather, consumer stockpiling, and the spike in virus rates caused by the Omicron variant, are all being cited as contributing factors in empty store shelves being seen across the country. In addition, port backlogs are at an all-time high, with a record 105 ships reported to be awaiting berthing spots for unloading at Southern California ports and a total of 14...

McALLEN, TX – Chula Brand was founded 16 years ago primarily as an importer and distributor of Mexican papayas. And while that item remains its specialty, the company now handles additional items from Mexico, working from a new facility in McAllen, TX.