After a Difficult Year, Alaska’s Salmon Industry is Back

August 3, 2021 Marketplace

In 2020, the price per pound for Bristol Bay, Alaska, sockeye salmon dropped to some of the lowest prices fishermen have seen in several years. The famed fishery, like most industries, wasn’t insulated from complications brought on by COVID-19.

Tyson Foods Will Require its 120,000 U.S. Workforce to Get Vaccinated

August 3, 2021 Amelia Lucas, CNBC

Meatpacker Tyson Foods announced Tuesday that it will require its 120,000 U.S. employees to be vaccinated fully this year and will pay them a $200 bonus to do so.

Evolution in Floristry After Covid

August 2, 2021 Danziger

Last Thursday the ‘Danziger Live’ webinar with Gregor Lersch and Alison Bradley gave everyone who attended a huge insight into Gregor’s view of the future of the floral industry post COVID.  We were thrilled and touched that Gregor went ahead with the webinar given the horrific floods that tore his town apart.  True professional that he is – he didn’t want to let anyone down and – he didn’t!  The webinar lasted more than 1.5 hours!

Ecuador’s Flower Industry Shifts Toward Hemp As Rose Sales Wither

At one of Ecuador’s oldest flower farms, workers are planting hemp on land that traditionally used for roses, making a bet that selling cannabinoid products will help offset the decline in flower sales caused by the pandemic.

Nathan’s Famous Doubles the Number of Ghost Kitchens Worldwide Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

July 28, 2021 Nathan’s Famous

Nathan’s Famous, Inc., the American tradition serving New York favorites for more than 100 years, doubled the number of ghost kitchens worldwide since June 2020. The brand opened its 223th ghost kitchen, bringing the brand’s presence to over 18 countries across the globe. This rapid growth of ghost kitchens comes from the development of a new brand, Wings of New York, as well the revival of the Arthur Treacher’s brand.