Month: February 2017

Americold's Officially Opens Its Recently Purchased East Point, GA Facility

February 1, 2017 Americold

Americold, the global leader in temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics to the food industry, officially opened its most recent facility addition in East Point, GA. The 260,000 sq ft temperature-controlled site, purchased in July 2016, reflects the expansion of Americold’s partnership with Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ: SFM) as Sprouts increases its healthy grocery footprint to more than 250 stores in 15 states in 2017. …

Whole Kids Foundation Completes 2016 Campaign; Raises $2.8M For School Salad Bars, Gardens

February 1, 2017 Whole Kids Foundation®

Whole Kids Foundation announced today that it raised $2.8 million to fund programs that give schoolchildren better access to fruits and vegetables through the annual Growing Healthy Kids campaign.  …

Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers Celebrates 50 years

February 1, 2017 Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG)

The founding of Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers was a turning point for the sector in Ontario. On February 21, 1967, an overwhelming 83.2% of ballots cast through a grower plebiscite favored forming the Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers. …

Domex Superfresh Growers Offers Its Latest Orchard Update With Dave Gleason

February 1, 2017 Domex Superfresh Growers

winter here in Eastern Washington and while our trees are happily resting in preparation for the upcoming harvest, a lot of folks in the area are getting tired of the winter conditions. If you know Dave Gleason, then you know he’s always optimistic. We recently caught up with him on a busy winter morning in the orchards to make sure he wasn’t frozen as well as to get a brief update on how things are going. …

New Varieties Sweeten Grape Season At Oppy

February 1, 2017 Oppy | The Oppenheimer Group

With some of Peru’s most promising grape varieties now reaching our shores, Oppy is excited to offer a taste of what could be the favorite grapes of the future. …