FreshDirect Foes Lose In Court

FreshDirect is one step closer to setting up shop in the South Bronx. A Bronx Supreme Court judge on May 31st dismissed a lawsuit by a community group seeking to block the online grocery's move to the Harlem River Yard in Mott Haven.

Grocers Supply Co. Digs Deeper Into Dallas Market With New DC

Houston-based Grocers Supply Co. Inc., a wholesale grocery distributer to chains such as Fiesta Mart Inc. — which it also owns — plans to build a $50 million regional distribution hub in South Dallas.

United Supermarkets Acquires Llano Logistics

June 11, 2013 Cole Shooter, KFYO

United Supermarkets has completed the acquisition of a logistics company. The company has acquired Llano Logistics, Inc., which has operated United’s two distribution centers since their opening.

PRO*ACT Welcomes North American Produce Sales

June 11, 2013 PRO*ACT

North American Produce Sales, a produce distributor based in Vancouver, British Columbia, has joined PRO*ACT, North America's leading fresh produce supplier.  Founded in 1938, the company services retail and foodservice customers from a 22,000-square-foot, third-party inspected distribution center.

Birko A Silver Sponsor For 2013 CPS Produce Research Symposium

June 11, 2013 Birko

Birko, a leading provider of antimicrobial process aids and sanitation chemistry to the produce industry, has been named a silver sponsor for the 2013 CPS Produce Research Symposium, June 25-26 in Rochester, N.Y.