Tailwind Capital Acquires ArrowStream to Continue Accelerated Technology and Market Growth in Foodservice

December 21, 2020 Tailwind Capital

Tailwind Capital, a middle market private equity firm investing in targeted sectors within technology & business services, industrials and healthcare, has closed on its acquisition of ArrowStream from Diversis Capital.

Stemilt & Hansen Fruit Play Santa for Eighth Consecutive Year

December 21, 2020 Stemilt

For the eighth year, the two fruit companies played Santa and granted holiday wishes to 177 children in foster care and low income housing in the Wenatchee and Yakima areas.

Kalera to Open Vertical Farming Facility in Ohio, Bringing Fresh, Locally-Grown Greens to the Midwest

December 21, 2020 Kalera

With this news, Kalera enters the Midwest, giving the region’s grocers, restaurants, theme parks, airports, schools and hospitals reliable access to clean, safe, nutritious, price-stable, long-lasting vertically-grown greens. The facility will generate approximately 65 jobs.

Ag Incotech, a Pioneering Developer of Controlled Environment Greenhouses, to Construct Strawberry Facility in Panama

December 21, 2020 Perishable News

Ag Incotech, a developer and operator of large-scale agricultural projects, announced today their plans to construct the first high-tech Controlled Environment Agriculture greenhouses in Panama, one of the first of its kind in Central America; for the production of local berries.

Painful Pivot for Produce Trade Associations: To ‘Rightsize’ and Re-evaluate Their Purpose

With the pandemic causing the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) to lay off many longtime staffers, and the foodservice side of the produce industry still reeling, Jim Prevor’s Perishable Pundit has been evaluating the best approach for the industry to follow when it comes to assessing the future of its national trade associations.