Sewage Spill Halts Shellfish Harvesting In Delaware Bay
In response to a massive sewage spill, Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) is temporarily halting shellfish harvesting in the Delaware Bay. …
Month: February 2017
Gordon Brothers Announces Strategic Partnership With Carolina Pride
Gordon Brothers announced today that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Carolina Pride, a family-owned packaged meat producer based in Greenwood, South Carolina. Gordon Brothers, through its wholly-owned entity CPF Holdings LLC, now holds a majority equity interest in Carolina Pride. Family members of company founder, Dr. W.A. Barnette, have retained an equity interest in Carolina Pride and will remain involved in the company. …
Petaluma's Marin Sun Farms Merges With Marin's Mindful Meats
As part of the merger, Mindful Meats will become an organic beef product line of Marin Sun Farms. Marin Sun’s founder David Evans will remain CEO, and Mindful Meats CEO Claire Herminjard will become co-executive of Marin Sun. …
Chicken Farmers Say Processors Treat Them Like Servants
Former chicken farmers in five states have filed a federal lawsuit accusing a handful of giant poultry processing companies that dominate the industry of treating farmers who raise the chickens like indentured servants and colluding to fix prices paid to them. …
WF&FSA President Talks Big Data, Buying Direct & The Future Of Wholesalers
When it comes to getting a good value on top quality product delivered efficiently to retail flower shops, Santiago Cock-Rada is adamant: Wholesalers do it best. …