Floraholland, Clayrton's Design & 10 Growers Develop New Retail Concept

September 29, 2011 FloraHolland

FloraHolland, in cooperation with Clayrton's Design and Packaging and ten reputable growers, has developed a unique retail concept called Hello Kitty Plants. The first retail order was processed this week. When the developing parties started working on this concept, a lot of thought was put into brand values, presentation on the shop floor, introduction strategy, quality assurance, logistics and handling at the store.

Syngenta Invests $8.25 Mil In R&D Flower Breeding Center In Gilroy, CA

September 29, 2011 Syngenta

Syngenta Flowers, Inc., a global leader in the breeding and production of hybrid flower seed and vegetative cuttings for high-quality pot and bedding plants, is investing $8.25 million in its Gilroy, Calif., research and development (R&D) campus to build a world-class R&D Center of Excellence for ornamental horticulture.

King's Choice Specialty Cheeses Unveils Enter-To-Win Contest: 'Always A Winner'

September 29, 2011 DCI Cheese Company

DCI Cheese Company ("DCI") is pleased to announce "Always a Winner", an enter-to-win contest sponsored by King's Choice®, the company's line of imported Danish, Dutch and German cheeses. One Grand Prize winner will receive a $2,000 Vegas.com gift card that can be used to pay for lodging, dining, tickets to shows and more in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Viva L'Italia! Fond Du Lac's Park Cheese Produces Fine Italian Cheeses

Since the late 1890s, Park Cheese Inc. has been producing award-winning Italian cheese in the Fond du Lac area. They use Old World cheese manufacturing processes to achieve award-winning results.

American Goat Cheese: From Hippie Chick To Hip & Chic

September 29, 2011 April Fulton, NPR

One of the grand dames of goat cheese, Mary Keehn of Cypress Grove Chevre in California, started her business in 1983, at a time when she says nobody wanted to eat goat cheese. At the Fancy Food Show in Washington, D.C., this summer, the lines for her counter were sometimes five people deep.