New SAF Two-Minute Trends Resource Center Helps Members Market Their Business

Looking for a new pitch to promote your shop's floral services to business clients? Want to draw in business from interior designers or architects? Or want to share some smart posts to engage your shop's social media followers? Check out the Society of American Florists' Two-Minute Trends Resource Center.

Central Regional Perennial Plant Symposium, February 3

January 9, 2018 Perennial Plant Association

The Perennial Plant Association and The Morton Arboretum are teaming up to offer a day-long symposium entitled, ‘Plants for Pollinators.’ Some of the best writers and most knowledgeable experts in the business will be here, and you’re invited to listen, learn, and ask questions. Horticulture professionals and garden enthusiasts can meet well-known authors, discover great plants, and get ideas and inspiration for the 2018 growing season.

CCFC Names 2017 Flower Farm Champion

Crystal Hedgpeth, floral sales manager for Safeway’s Northern California Division, was named 2017 Flower Farm Champion by the California Cut Flower Commission (CCFC) at its annual meeting January 4 in Santa Barbara.

Artisanal Brands: Transition To New Operations; Returning To Full-Reporting SEC Status

January 9, 2018 Artisanal Brands, Inc.

Artisanal Brands, Inc. has entered into a transitional operating agreement with its current licensee effective January 1, 2018. This agreement will start Artisanal's transition into its expansion plan as a direct-to-consumer business focused on its online business and select cheese shop & cafes that will serve as regional shipping hubs. The natural and specialty cheese category is expected to exceed $19 billion this year and Artisanal is seeking to drive greater scale in its online business and new retail outlets by offering reduced shipping rates for overnight deliveries

Wensleydale Creamery Back In Profit

The company is also growing into new markets and is particularly concentrating on expanding overseas sales. Mr Hartley said: “The US and Canada are our principal export markets. However, we are also developing sales in Europe, Middle East and Far East.