Month: July 2012

Organics Unlimited has launched a new, fully restructured website. The new site promises to expand the benefits of the company by creating an easily accessible and user-friendly experience for all distributers and retailers. …

Karen Caplan, President and CEO of Frieda’s Specialty Produce, has been selected as the first keynote speaker in Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses CEO Speaker Series at Long Beach City College. Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses is designed to help create jobs and economic growth for small businesses by providing entrepreneurs with practical business education and support services. …

This fall, Produce for Kids and DonorsChoose.org are joining forces to support the Produce for Kids Healthy Schools, Healthy Minds campaign, through the funding of local health and nutrition basedclassroom projects in participating retailers’ markets. During the campaign, running September through October in select grocery store chains, shoppers are encouraged to help support local classroom projects by adding more fresh fruit and vegetables to their carts. …

California Giant Berry Farms, a year-round producer of fresh strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries, is featuring the “Giant Fans of Baseball” promotion for consumers this summer—timed perfectly for peak berry and baseball season. …

Campbell Soup Company announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Bolthouse Farms from a fund managed by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, a private equity firm, for $1.55 billion in cash. Founded in 1915, Bolthouse is a vertically integrated food and beverage company focused on developing, manufacturing and marketing proprietary, high value-added natural, healthy products. The company has leading market positions in fresh carrots and super-premium beverages in the U.S., along with a growing presence in refrigerated salad dressings. …