Meet Chris Happel, Executive Chef At Wegmans' King Of Prussia Store

April 27, 2012 Wegmans

Chris Happel doesn’t spend much time in the office – and that could be the secret of the energy he radiates. Instead, you’ll usually find him in the kitchen cooking alongside members of his culinary team, or trail running or bike riding outside of work.

LA Flower District CA Flower Mall Opens 24/7 For Dia De Las Madres-Mother's Day

April 27, 2012 California Flower Mall

Mother’s Day 2012 is L.A.’s biggest flower celebration of the year as Latin American Mother’s Day — Dia de las Madres, and U.S. Mother's Day converge May 10 through May 13. “Mother’s Day fresh flowers top gift lists in the Latin American and U.S. tradition” said Mark Chatoff,LA Flower District California Flower Mall president.

Pro Ecuador Joins With Holland & Colombia For The Russian "Flowers Expo"

April 27, 2012 Flowers Expo

International exhibition “Flowers Expo” will be held at the Moscow Crocus Exhibition Center, September 10 – 13, 2012 and host over 90 flower companies from Holland, Ecuador and Colombia. Pro Ecuador (Ecuadorian Institute of Export and Investment Promotion) announced this week that it will join the Flower Council of Holland, Proexport (the Colombian Trade Promotion Agency) and Asocolflores (the Association of Colombian Flower Exporters) to participate at the Russian “Flowers Expo”.

Kalamazoo Flower Group Achieved MPS Florimark TraceCert Certificate

April 27, 2012 MPS

Kalamazoo Flower Group, LLC (KFG) of Galesburg, Michigan, is the first organization in North America to achieve the MPS Florimark TraceCert certificate. This certificate requires that the organization fulfill checkpoints regarding freshness of product, inspections, and best practices regarding inventory management, storage, distribution and traceability of purchased flowers and plants in the supply chain. KFC joins a list of floral companies from Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, and Italy with the Florimark Certificate.

Amir Foods, Aladdin's Baking Expand Operations In Mayfield Village, Cleveland

The exploding popularity of hummus, pita chips and other Middle Eastern staples has helped locally based Amir Foods Inc. and Aladdin's Baking Co. expand their appeal beyond ethnic consumers. Aladdin's Baking's wholesale division not only supplies restaurants, health food stores, supermarkets and other bakeries across four states, it also sells to The Cleveland Clinic and runs a small catering business.