SpartanNash (Nasdaq: SPTN), the nation's fifth largest food distributor and leading distributor to U.S. military commissaries and exchanges in the world, announced today that it has signed a long term contract to be the primary wholesaler to Gordy’s Market, the largest locally owned and operated grocer in the Western Wisconsin area. …
Bringing affordable and nutritious food to those in need. The city is expanding its Virtual Supermarket Program, helping neighborhoods where getting healthy food is limited. …
Health to consumers now is more about the purity of the foods they eat versus the absence of negatives, such as fats, or even the presence of positives. The bigger picture is that consumers are seeking items which have had minimal processing, and are focused on avoiding “unnatural” elements, like artificial sweeteners, high fructose corn syrup, preservatives, additives, and genetically-modified organisms (GMOs). They are also eating more fresh foods, foods that can be found on the perimeter of grocery stores. …
The Florida Citrus Commission on Monday voted to suspend minimum acid levels for the rest of the 2015-16 season on fresh oranges and tangelos. The unanimous vote came at an emergency telephone meeting called earlier that day at the request of Florida Citrus Packers, the trade group representing fresh fruit packinghouses. …
A black drone with eight propellers and six cameras mounted on its belly zooms across Sam Astin's strawberry field gathering data that can help him save money on production and reduce his farm's carbon footprint. f a yellow patch shows up on the near-infrared photographs, that alerts the staff at Highland Precision Ag — and eventually, the grower — that there is an issue with some of the plants. …
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