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A new "Salad'tude" initiative from Dole will send the country's most expressive salad lovers to the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) in Napa Valley, Calif., to help them hone their cooking and salad-making skills and take their appreciation of salad to the next level. …

It was announced that BrightFarms, Inc. is building a one-acre farm on a rooftop in Chicago’s Roscoe Village—making it the largest rooftop farm in the city. The farm will grow up to 500,000 pounds of lettuces, tomatoes, and herbs per year, scaling up locally grown produce in Chicago. The farm will boost the city of Chicago’s strong tradition of urban agriculture and support Mayor Emanuel’s initiatives to increase access to fresh and healthy foods. …

Display promotional messages on square edge fixtures with FFR-DSIs new DF SuperGrip Display Sign Holder. Product is an ideal solution to displaying signage on fixtures such as orchard bins and produce tables, or any other square edges. …

Back-to-school lunches and snacks just got a whole lot more fun – and nutritious – with the help of Ready Pac Foods, which launched a new line of Disney-themed Ready Pac® Cool Cuts® salads and mini-meals.  The eight-item line is geared specifically for elementary and middle school-age children, and started shipping nationwide the first week of September. …

Giorgio Fresh Co. is participating in a nationwide in-store program to support breast cancer research and awareness by turning their mushroom packages pink from mid-September to mid-November. Pink containers will fill the shelves, at participating retailers, in October to coincide with National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. …