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Harps Food Stores Inc. entered into a purchase agreement to acquire The Markets, an independent grocery retailer with seven locations across central Louisiana and southwestern Mississippi. Earlier last week, Barry Loy, president of The Markets, and his brother, Jeff Loy, vice president/treasurer, informed employees that its store banners, employment and operations will continue with minimal change or interruption. While the timing of the transaction has not been finalized, both parties anticipat...

WP Rawl will debut a new sustainable packaging solution for its line of Nature's Greens triple-washed leafy greens. "For generations our company has grown vegetables that are good for our bodies," said Ashley Rawl, vice president of sales, marketing and product development. “As leaders in the leafy greens industry, we're excited to contribute with greens that are good for our environment too." Consumers continue to drive demand for sustainable packaging solutions. Toda...

Apeel announced its plan to introduce innovative new solutions that will allow stakeholders across all stages in the fresh produce supply chain to instantly and non-destructively determine the ripeness of avocados.

Church Bros. appointed Jennifer Sanchez to the role of director of planning and data integrity, effective immediately. In a personnel move designed to support Church Bros.’ desire to increase utilization of technology in its crop planning, customer service and revenue management activities, the company has moved Sanchez into this newly created role. She has played an integral role at Church Brothers over the past two years as director of corporate marketing.

David Lundstrom, a seasoned veteran of the Mexican fruit and vegetable deal, has joined Delta Fresh Sales LLC.  He will be working from the Nogales, AZ, sales office as its new category manager. 

ALDI U.S. is always looking for new ways to save its customers time and money. That is the reason why Aldi is working with Spryker Systems to develop a new online food and grocery shopping experience for the U.S. market, offering grocery delivery or curbside pickup for Aldi shoppers. The new digital commerce platform is currently being tested with a select group of U.S. customers and is planned to be rolled out nationally in a phased approach.

Healthy Family Project’s annual back-to-school campaign wrapped in early October with impressions topping 224 million and social media reach seeing more than 24 mm impressions. This year’s campaign focused on lifestyle content and how nutrition and food impact and play a role in the everyday lives of families. The program, now in its ninth year and in partnership with seven health-conscious brand partners, has raised more than $180,000 to benefit children and families with greater access to ...

NatureSweet is doubling down on the company’s commitment to transform the agricultural industry by partnering with more retailers and selling high-quality produce beyond snacking tomatoes. The company’s portfolio includes nationwide distribution of bulk and packaged tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers.

Giorgio Fresh is gearing up for the IFPA show in Orlando, FL, this year and is ready to sample the newest flavor in its stuffed mushroom line extension: garlic parmesan. As part of its commitment to leading the category in innovation and insights, the company has an extensive research and development department that explores ingredients and flavor trends within the marketplace. Based on this research, Giorgio formulates products to reflect consumers' growing interests.

Most everyone I know loves to have a salad whether at home or in a restaurant. Fast food establishments use a large amount of lettuce for their hamburgers and sandwiches. Fresh packaged salad mixes are a popular favorite among consumers and a profitable category for retailers. But lettuce is going through a bumpy road at this time.