Month: February 2015

All-America Selections Elects Officers & Approves Trial Sites & Judges

February 17, 2015 All-America Selections

While meeting during the Flower and Vegetable Seed Conference in Tampa, Florida, hosted by the American Seed Trade Association, All-America Selections elected the following new officers for a two year term: …

FL Court Finds Internet Flower Sales To Out-Of-State Customers Not Subject To Sales Tax

February 17, 2015 Grant Thornton

A Florida District Court of Appeal has ruled that sales of flowers by a Florida-based business via the Internet to customers located outside Florida violated the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution and were not subject to the Florida sales tax.1 Conversely, the Court determined that Internet sales made by the same business of prepaid calling arrangements to customers located both within and outside Florida were properly subject to sales tax.  …

Venus Wafers Appoints Midwest Regional Sales Manager

February 17, 2015 Venus Wafers

Venus Wafers has hired Tim Kint as Regional Sales Manager, Midwest USA. …

Study: Listeria Pathogen Is Prevalent, Persistent In Retail Delis

February 17, 2015 Natalie van Hoose, Purdue University

Purdue University research shows that standard cleaning procedures in retail delis may not eradicate Listeria monocytogenes bacteria, which can cause a potentially fatal disease in people with vulnerable immune systems. …

La Fromagerie Henri Hutin Introduces Belletoile Rouge

February 17, 2015 La Fromagerie Henri Hutin

The Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco was the opportunity for La FROMAGERIE HENRI HUTIN to introduce its new cheese, BELLETOILE ROUGE 7 oz. …