Month: August 2022

Total Quality Management Research Guides Postharvest Quality Success

August 5, 2022 Terril A. Nell – Professor of Floriculture Emeritus University of Florida

Flower losses of 20 – 30% are reported as flowers move from growers to retail outlets and to consumers. High quality, long-lasting flowers are among the highest priorities when consumers make floral purchases. Imagine the impact on your profit if you could reduce your shrink to 5% or less. Well, you can! Care and handling research in the U.S., Europe, Israel, and other countries has provided guidelines for maintaining long lasting flowers. …

2022 Landscape Design Award Recipients Announced at the PPA National Symposium

August 5, 2022 Perennial Plant Association

During the Perennial Plant Association’s (PPA) 2022 National Symposium hosted in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, ten Landscape Design companies were recognized for their exceptional projects. The entries comprise eleven categories based on residential, commercial, educational, temporary/seasonal designs, and price of production. The design may be a single project or a section of a larger project. The focus must be on perennials but may include other plants. Eight of the eleven entry categories are defined by the wholesale cost of the project and three are for specialty garden designs.  …

Conscious Cultures Creamery Rebrands as Bandit and Raises $1.5M Seed Round

August 5, 2022 Bandit

Conscious Cultures, a leading maker of plant-based foods, today announced its corporate rebrand to Bandit and that it raised a $1.5 million seed round led by venture capital firm Prime Movers Lab. …

France’s Lactalis Buys Italian Cheesemaker Ambrosi

August 5, 2022 Francesco Zecchini, Reuters

French dairy group Lactalis has bought Ambrosi from Switzerland’s Emmi (EMMN.S) and the family that founded the Italian cheese maker, Emmi said in a statement on Monday. …

Dairy Farmers of America Acquires Two Processing Facilities From Smithfoods

August 5, 2022 Dairy Farmers of America

The processing plants, located in Richmond, Ind., and Pacific, Mo., produce a variety of extended shelf-life dairy and non-dairy beverages, ice cream and shake mixes for both retail and food service customers. The facilities will become part of the DFA Dairy Brands division and will operate as Richmond Beverage Solutions and Pacific Dairy Solutions. …