Year: 2020

On the Heels of Breakout Year, Crowd Cow Adds E-commerce and Logistics Veterans to Fuel Continued Growth and Scale

December 24, 2020 Crowd Cow

Crowd Cow, the Seattle-based marketplace for high-quality craft meat and seafood, announced the appointment of four senior executives to the leadership team. Demand for the company’s services was fueled by expanded selection and launch of a new subscription program, and then accelerated due to supply shortages in other channels and customers shifting their purchases online due to Covid-19. …

Mercadona is First Spain-Based Retailer to Accept BAP Seafood

December 24, 2020 Global Aquaculture Alliance

Mercadona has become the first Spain-based retailer to recognize the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party certification program, the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) announced on Dec. 21. Mercadona has added BAP to its farmed seafood sourcing policy and will accept the program as a means of compliance for suppliers. …

Pyramid Flowers and B-Fresh Floral Give a Boost to Certified American Grown

December 24, 2020 Certified American Grown

For Fred Van Wingerden, the Certified American Grown organization has provided the strong voice that flower growers need in order to address the barrage of challenges they face. …

Floriculture Market to Grow Over $15 Billion Amid Pandemic Spread

December 24, 2020 Technavio

“One of the primary growth drivers for this market is the increase in online flower sales,” says a senior analyst for the Industrials industry at Technavio. As the markets recover, Technavio expects the floriculture market size to grow by USD 15.20 billion during the period 2020-2024. …

Specialty Food 101: Common Distributor Deductions

December 24, 2020 Denise Purcell, Specialty Food Association

Invoice deductions are a material cost of business for suppliers selling to retail chains. The deductions represent the difference between your invoice amount and the payment remitted by the distributor used to service these chains. …