Analysis: High U.S. Meat Prices: Packer Profiteering or Capacity Crunch?

January 20, 2022 David Lawder, Reuters

The Biden administration is targeting a small group of meat packers for high beef, pork and poultry prices that it says are squeezing consumers and fueling inflation, arguing that they are abusing their market power.

Bonnie Plants Opens New State-of-the-Art Headquarters in Opelika

January 20, 2022 Bonnie Plants

Bonnie Plants unveiled today its new headquarters in Opelika with a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony marking a significant expansion for the company, which is the largest grower of vegetable and herb plants for home gardens in the U.S. The new headquarters relocated from Union Springs, where the company was founded in 1918, and will strengthen Bonnie’s partnership with Auburn University by bringing new jobs and recruitment opportunities to the Auburn-Opelika community.

1-800-Flowers.com Introduces New Gift-Giving Solutions and Engaging Experiences to Help Show Customers “The Way to Wow” This Valentine’s Day

January 20, 2022 1-800-Flowers.com

1-800-Flowers.com® is showing customers “The Way to Wow” their sweethearts, galentines, friends, family, and partners this Valentine’s Day with a differentiated assortment of innovative floral offerings, immersive experiences, and further enhancements to the shopping experience. Valentine’s Day is the second largest floral holiday of the year, and, in the ramp up to Cupid’s big day, 1-800-Flowers.com expects to deliver approximately 23 million stems across the U.S.

Vermont Creamery’s Cremont Aged Cheese Wins 2022 Good Food Award Again; Bijou Aged Cheese Wins for First Time

January 20, 2022 Vermont Creamery

Vermont Creamery, a B Corp certified artisanal cheese and buttermaker known for its consciously crafted fresh and aged goat cheeses, cultured butter, sour cream, and culinary cream, today was honored in the annual Good Food Awards in the cheese category for its Cremont and Bijou aged cheeses. This is the second Good Food Award win for Cremont and the first for Bijou. This award highlights the brand’s dedication to superior craftsmanship and taste along with its commitment to doing business for good.

Athens, OH’s Milo’s WWG Announces Facility Expansion

January 20, 2022 Milo’s WWG

Milo’s Whole World Gourmet, LLC, a fast-growing manufacturer of branded and private label specialty foods located in southeast Ohio, is proud to announce a major $1 million facility expansion.