Apeel Sciences Enhances South American Presence, Welcomes New Leadership in Brazil, Peru, and Chile

September 4, 2024 Apeel

Apeel named Vinicius Biasibetti as Country Sales Manager for Brazil, and Renzo Ostolaza will serve as Country Sales Manager for Peru and Chile. These strategic additions underscore Apeel’s commitment to providing in-region support, bolstering customer service, and expanding its footprint in these vital South American markets.

Taylor Farms Empowers Education with 14th Annual Backpack Giving Program

September 4, 2024 Taylor Farms

Taylor Farms’ commitment to youth development extends beyond the backpack program. The company also has its Taylor Farms Annual Scholarship Program, which has awarded more than $4.1 million in scholarship funds to deserving students and employees since 2008, including $600K awarded this year.

Last Call for Produce Business Innovation Awards: Deadline is Sept. 15

September 4, 2024 Produce Business Magazine

The deadline for submission is Sunday, Sept. 15. Marketing teams from produce, floral, packaging and technology can enter any unique or game-changing items they released this year. They must mail those products and promotional kits to Produce Business, along with a letter stating why their entry is innovative in less than 500 words.

Restaurants Loved this Plan to End Takeout Waste. Why Did it Fail?

September 4, 2024 Cecilia Seiter, Berkeleyside

The Bay Area startup founded by UC Berkeley MBA graduate Lindsey Hoell that aims to remove single-use plastic from the waste stream recently published a blog post detailing why it ended its beachhead model that provided San Francisco and East Bay restaurants with reusable takeout containers.

Seafrigo Group Opens New Global Headquarters

September 4, 2024 Seafrigo Group

Designed with modernity and functionality at its core, the building provides an inspiring environment for its 450 head office team members, ensuring that both current and future needs are met. Offering multi-modal forwarding across five continents, warehousing, value-added services and state of the art refrigerated services the company provides specialist solutions across the temperature-controlled sector.