Month: February 2016

Sobeys Inc. announced today that Safeway and Sobeys stores in Alberta are on a mission to offer better produce at lower prices every day. The initiative is part of Sobeys’ commitment to help Canadians eat better which was launched in 2013 with global better-food advocate and chef Jamie Oliver. Safeway has now also adopted this platform. …

BackFlip!™, Yerecic Label’s new label construction, aims to maximize product visibility while increasing consumer messaging space. …

Trimble has announced that Grimmway Farms, a leading provider of organic produce in the U.S., is rolling out Trimble® Asset Tracking across its inventory of portable assets. An enhancement to the Trimble Field Service Management portfolio, Asset Tracking is an innovative new solution that enables organizations operating towed, powered and non-powered assets such as trailers and pumps, to better manage productivity and run the most efficient field operation possible. …

Fresh Fruit Cuts, processors of stone fruit, pears and grapes under the Woot Froot label, has named Melissa Blake as Director of Sales and Marketing. Blake will be responsible for marketing, external communications and for driving sales of Woot Froot by adding diversity and variety into the value-added segment. …

GT USA welcomed to the Canaveral Cargo Terminal (CCT) the M.V. Norderoog on its maiden call of StreamLines, N.V.’s new Blue Stream service connecting Port Canaveral to Europe, the French West Indies and Central America. Port Canaveral is the exclusive port of call in the United States for the Blue Stream service. The service is operated by StreamLines, N.V., part of the Seatrade Group, which provides import and export refrigerated and dry container service, with a focus on fresh produce and perishable cargoes.  …