Rise Baking Company Announces Acquisition of Table Talk Pies, Inc.

June 17, 2024 Rise Baking Company

A portfolio company of the private equity firm Olympus Partners, Rise is a leading provider of premium cookies, icings, cakes, pies, muffins, brownies, dessert bars, artisan breads, and flatbreads in North America to retail bakeries, foodservice operators, and distributors.

New Jersey Department of Agriculture Distributes Summer EBT Benefits to More than 500,000 Children

With already more than 550,000 children across the state receiving their Summer EBT benefits, New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Ed Wengryn encouraged families who have not already done so to apply for the new Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (Summer EBT) program. New Jersey is one of the 37 states participating in this new, permanent, nationwide USDA program to provide food dollars to low-income families with school-aged children over the summer months.

Mooney Farms Wins ‘Salad Dressing Product of the Year’ In 2024 Mindful Awards Program

The 2024 Mindful Awards Program, announced that Mooney Farms, a certified woman-owned family farm based in Chico, California and the premier producer of sun dried tomatoes in olive oil in the U.S., has received “Salad Dressing Product of the Year” for their line of Bella Sun Luci Olive Oil Vinaigrettes.

HF Foods Appoints Lisa Lim and Charlotte Westfall to its Board of Directors

June 16, 2024 HF Foods Group Inc.

As a result of the appointments of Ms. Lim and Ms. Westfall, the Company’s board of directors will now include four independent directors and Mr. Peter Zhang, the CEO of the Company.

AC Davis High School Junior Takes Top Prize in WAEF Art Contest

The Washington Apple Education Foundation (WAEF) is proud to announce the 2024 Year of the Apple Art Contest winning recipients. Forty-two art pieces were submitted from various high schools, including Cascade, Wenatchee, Eastmont, AC Davis, Wapato, Kiona-Benton, and Grandview. The submissions came from 9th to 12th grade students and were created using colored pencils, acrylic paint, watercolors, gouache paint, pencil, ink pen, and oil paint.