Hawaii Tropical Flower Marketing Conference, Oct. 3-10

Hawaii Tropical Flower Council (HTFC) is proud to be the host of our 2nd annual Tropical Trends – The 2010 Hawaii Tropical Flower Marketing Conference: Profit Through Innovation and Linkage. Tropical Trends 2010 offers a week of activities from October 3 to 10, 2010, held at the UHM Komohana Ag Complex and the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel.

Floralife Rose Professional Flower Food Efficacy Tests

October 4, 2010 Floralife

Fresh cut flower food plays an important role in the postharvest performance of roses by providing essential nutrients in the proper balance. Floralife Rose Professional Flower Food has been specially formulated to provide these essential needs during the transport and storage stages for roses.

Diamond Ranch Foods Launches Re-Distribution Network

October 4, 2010 Diamond Ranch Foods, Ltd.

Diamond Ranch Foods, Ltd., a foodservice distribution company specializing in meat, poultry and seafood processing, announced today it has begun the establishment of a re-distribution network within the tri-state area comprising New York, New Jersey and Connecticut for several of its branded products.

Active Packaging Keeps Meat Fresh For Longer

To date, supermarkets have only been able to keep products on their meat counters for a few days. But now researchers have developed an antimicrobial active packaging film that destroys the microorganisms on the product surface, thereby increasing the shelf life not only of fresh meat, but also of fish, cheese and other cold cuts.

Kroger And United Food & Commercial Workers Local 455 Ratify Agreements

October 4, 2010 The Kroger Co.

Associates of Kroger Texas L.P., an affiliate of The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), have ratified agreements with United Food and Commercial Workers (U.F.C.W.) Local 455. The agreements cover more than 13,000 Kroger associates in the Houston Meat and Houston Clerks bargaining units who work in 107 stores in Texas.