Dole Chopped Caesar Salad Kit Reinvents A Popular Family Flavor

September 11, 2017 Dole Food Company, Inc.

Dole, the #1 salad kit brand, responds to consumer demand by introducing a new salad kit that brings together two of the most popular salad kit combinations – Caesar and Chopped. Caesar remains America’s #1 salad kit flavor, and DOLE® Chopped Salad Kits continue to have strong acceptance into household meal occasions.

Stemilt Selects Pilots To Steer A New Flavorful Course For Pears

September 11, 2017 Stemilt Growers

Three years following the introduction of its Rushing Rivers™ Pears brand, Stemilt is celebrating another pear season with a new mantra surrounding this fruit: renew shopper confidence in pears through a strong focus on flavor. Dubbed “Operation Flavor,” Stemilt’s new initiative may sound quite basic, but it’s actually an involved journey that will look at how pears perform throughout the supply chain following a decade of pear category decline in the produce department.

Keany Produce & Gourmet Names CEO

September 11, 2017 Daily Record

Gregory Otterbein has been named CEO of Landover-based Keany Produce & Gourmet, a produce distributor serving Maryland, Washington, Delaware, Virginia, Pennsylvania and North Carolina.

FFAR Awards $1M Grant To AeroFarms For Research To Improve Quality Of Leafy Greens

The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR), a nonprofit organization established through bipartisan congressional support in the 2014 Farm Bill, today announced a Seeding Solutions grant awarded to AeroFarms, a leading indoor vertical farming company with global headquarters in Newark, New Jersey. AeroFarms will match the Foundation’s grant for a total investment of nearly $2 million.

Pacific Alliance For Sustainable Tuna Earns MSC Certification

After an in-depth assessment by independent auditors, the Pacific Alliance for Sustainable Tuna (PAST) – comprised of four leaders in the Mexican tuna industry Grupomar, Herdez del Fuerte, Pesca Azteca, and Procesa – has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification. The assessment, which included detailed stakeholder consultation and independent adjudication, concluded that the fleet of 36 purse seine vessels meets the high bar of sustainability set by the MSC Fisheries Standard.