Red Meat Exports to the US Top £19 Million ($25.9 Million)

According to the latest data from HMRC, 1,211 tonnes (2.7 million pounds) of beef was exported to America between January and August of this year, worth over £5 million ($6.8M) to the sector – marking a successful first year since the two-decade ban on UK beef was lifted.

New Study Results Explores Purchasing, Preferences, and Targeted Messaging

November 4, 2021 Floral Marketing Fund

The results come from two separate surveys conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic (one in July of 2020 and one in June of 2021) by researchers Dr. Benjamin L. Campbell, Dr. Julie H. Campbell, and Dr. Jessica A. Holt at the University of Georgia. The study was funded by the FMF, whose mission is to develop, support, and promote collaborative fundraising, research, and marketing efforts to increase flower sales.

How to Practice Upselling to Improve Your Customer Experience

November 4, 2021 Rio Roses / Equiflor

When you think of upselling, what comes to mind? Does it sound pushy? Too “salesy”? Something that makes people uncomfortable? Well, erase those thoughts from your mind! Upselling is a great tool to increase your bottom line.

‘World’s Best’ Cheese for 2021 Revealed

November 4, 2021 Al Goodman, CNN

A soft goat’s cheese from Spain won first place at the World Cheese Awards on Wednesday, besting the field of 4,079 entries from more than 40 countries on five continents.

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Announces $23.0 Million Capital Project to Expand Cage-Free Production in Florida

November 4, 2021 Cal-Maine Foods

The project will include the construction of two cage-free layer houses and one cage-free pullet house with capacity for approximately 400,000 cage-free hens and 210,000 pullets, respectively. Construction will commence immediately with first pullet placements planned by mid-May 2022 and the first layer house finished by October 1, 2022, with the second layer house and project completion expected by February 1, 2023.