Year: 2012

After launching its new marketing campaign, Unleash the Power of Lemons earlier this year, Limoneira Company, a leading agribusiness, today announced its partnership with five Chicago-based experts in the areas of health, beauty, food and drink, lifestyle, and cleaning to promote the many innovative uses of lemons. The experts are passionate, local opinion leaders who have paired with Limoneira to provide tips, uses, recipes, and much more on a new website, www.limoneira.com/unleash. …

Gourmet Trading Company, North American distributor of fresh asparagus, blueberries and blackberries, announced today that is has won the WorldStar Award in the Food Category for its Two Piece Display-Ready Asparagus Shipper from the WorldStar Packaging Organisation.  The company was able to enter this international competition after winning the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) 2012 AmeriStar Packaging Competition for its innovative asparagus package on April 5, 2012. …

Mann Packing Company is increasing shipment of its French bean items for the holidays. …

Total Produce Plc, Europe's leading fresh produce company, announces that it has agreed to acquire 65% of Grandview Ventures Limited which trades as the Oppenheimer Group, in two stages. …