Month: January 2016

Proven Winners Flowering Shrubs Expand With European Partnership

January 28, 2016 Spring Meadow Nursery

Spring Meadow Nursery Inc., the company responsible for trialing, selection, distribution, and the marketing of all woody Proven Winners® genetics in North America, has entered into an exclusive partnership with Proven Winners® Europe Ltd. to introduce its flowering shrubs under the Proven Winners® brand in Europe along with ValkPlant BV. The expansion creates a cohesive brand for what is now a global market, immediately introducing over 24 popular shrubs to the European market with the potential for 125 or more in the future. …

Glazen Tulp Award 2016 Winners Announced

January 28, 2016 Royal FloraHolland

During a festive event in the Louwman Museum in The Hague, the winners were presented with the Royal FloraHolland Glazen Tulp Award 2016 by television presenter and jury chairman Rob Verlinden. The award celebrates the most successful market introduction in the four categories of cut flowers, houseplants, garden plants and concepts. …

Raska Helps Florists Wow Brides At Society Of American Florist's One-Day Profit Blast In Austin

January 28, 2016 Society of American Florists

Responding to retailers' quest to grow their event business, the Society of American Florists has tapped Midwest florist Jerome Raska, AAF, AIFD, PFCI, to headline SAF's 1-Day Profit Blast, in Austin, Texas, on February 27. …

Gary Vanic Named 2016 National Cheese Institute Laureate

January 28, 2016 The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA)

The National Cheese Institute has bestowed its highest honor, the NCI Laureate Award, on Gary Vanic, past president and CEO of Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc., in Hiram, Ohio. NCI Chairman Ron Dunford, who is president, Schreiber US, Schreiber Foods, Inc., presented the award to Vanic this week during a special ceremony at the International Dairy Foods Association's Dairy Forum 2016 in Phoenix. …

IDDBA: Omnichannel Initiatives Growing In Importance Among Food Retailers

January 28, 2016 International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association (IDDBA)

More food retailers are venturing into the world of omnichannel marketing as they integrate ecommerce, mobile, social, catalog, and physical stores to create enhanced shopping channels for their customers. This trend is one of many examined in What’s in Store 2016, the annual trends research report published by the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association (IDDBA). …