The Star Gazer Lily: Developed & Grown For The Cut-Flower Trade

The fragrant and beautiful Stargazer Lily is a Lilium orientalis hybrid, developed and grown for the cut-flower trade. It is a bulb plant related to the common onion and garlic.

Insight Management Corp. Reports On Growth Of Plant Supply Subsidiary

Insight Management Corp. reports that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Simpson Brothers Greenhouse, LLC, is increasing sales and expanding market share within the thriving niche industry it serves. Simpson Brothers Greenhouse is one of Michigan's largest wholesale growers and distributors of hundreds of varieties of annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs and plants. The newly acquired Insight Management subsidiary operates with a focus on sustainability in its production methods, business operations and product selection.

Six Specialty Retailers Selected For Top Industry Award

The National Association for the Specialty Food Trade, Inc. (NASFT), is pleased to announce the Outstanding Specialty Food Retailers of 2011. They are: Central Market, Austin, Texas; Fromagination, Madison, Wisc.; Olives Gourmet Grocer, Long Beach, Calif.; The Cheese Iron, Portland, Maine; The Fresh Market, Greensboro, N.C.; and ZZest Market & Café, Rochester, Minn.

Tyson: A Summer Tenders Promotion That Will Get BIG Results

May 25, 2011 Tyson Foods, Inc.

Merchandise this summertime promotion to drive tenders volume and generate lift.

Kronos Foods Acquires Pita King Bread Manufacturer

May 25, 2011 Kronos Foods, Inc.

Kronos Foods, Inc., a leading manufacturer of premium gyros and other Mediterranean specialty food items, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of the commercial baking assets of Everett, Wash.-based Pita King Bakery, a leading producer of Middle Eastern bread. As part of the transaction, Pita King's operations will be moved to Kronos' manufacturing facility in Madera, Calif.