Three New Varieties Earn Exclusive AAS Winner Designation For North America

June 29, 2017 National Garden Bureau

All-America Selections, currently celebrating their 85th anniversary as the only North American non-profit trialing organization for plants that demonstrate great garden performance, announce three new and exciting national AAS Winners. Each of the following varieties was trialed throughout North America by professional, independent, volunteer judges who grew them next to comparisons that are considered best-in-class.

1-800-FLOWERS.COM Extends Collaboration With Veritone One To Lead Growth In Traditional Media

June 29, 2017 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc.

Veritone One®, a full-service advertising agency that creates native and traditional advertising for renowned brands, and a subsidiary of Veritone, Inc., announced today that 1-800-FLOWERS.COM®, the leading gourmet food and floral gift provider for all occasions, has extended its relationship into 2018 with Veritone One as its exclusive agency for radio and podcast advertising to ensure speed, transparency and accuracy of broadcast advertising spends.

ShopRite Expands Locally Grown Program

June 29, 2017 ShopRite

ShopRite stores inNew Jersey’s Monmouth and Ocean counties will feature flowers and plants branded with the new label and sourced from local farms.

CCFN: NAFTA Modernization Must Include Provisions On Geographical Indications 

Any new negotiations on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) should include specific due process provisions on geographical indications (GIs) and should safeguard common food and beverage names, in continuation of existing U.S. priorities on the escalating issue of the role of GIs in global food and agricultural trade. That's the message sent by the Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) in testimony yesterday to the U.S. Administration on NAFTA modernization.

WMMB Puts Emphasis On Specialty Cheese

Wisconsin is the nation’s leader in specialty cheese production, but that doesn’t necessarily translate into recognition of those products by consumers in the grocery store.