On National Bacon Day, Learn More from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service About its Growing Popularity

According to the National Pork Board, U.S. consumption of bacon increased 2.4% from 2001 to 2013, with Americans consuming about 1.1 billion servings of bacon annually.

MamaMancini’s Announces 3,700 New Product Placements with Tier-1 National Retailers

December 30, 2019 MamaMancini’s Holdings

Initial commitments have been secured for a nationwide rollout at Whole Foods Market and Kroger, with additional placements at Winn Dixie, BI-LO and Hannaford Supermarkets. These agreements, which will begin to ship in late 2019 or early 2020, represent an aggregate total of approximately 3,700 new placements on supermarket shelves. Products authorized include assorted meatball varieties and pasta bowls.

Vancouver Island Grower’s New Roses Have Old-Fashioned Charm

December 30, 2019 BRIAN MINTER, Vancouver Sun

A new variety of roses being grown by Eurosa Farms on Vancouver Island.

San Francisco Taxes Threaten to Uproot Farmgirl Flowers

December 30, 2019 Perishable News

“The immediate need is to move out of S.F. due to new taxes — like the restructured gross receipts tax — which do not make it possible to stay in the city,” Christina Stembel, founder and CEO of Farmgirl Flowers Inc., said in responding to a San Francisco Business Times survey asking business leaders about the Bay Area exodus.

This Startup Used Storytelling to Disrupt The $ 50B Flower Industry

December 30, 2019 MARK MILLER, Fast Company

In 2012, John Tabis, a former strategist for Disney and Bain & Company, and Juan Pablo Montúfar, a biochemist with a green thumb, set their sights on a grand ambition: changing how people think and feel about flowers by creating a farm-to-table model where customers could directly connect with farmers all over the world.