Pittsburgh-based Fifth Season plans to open a second vertical farm about three hours west in Columbus, Ohio, on property near the John Glen International Airport, the company announced earlier this year.
Expanding what is already one of the most diverse greenhouse baby leaf and head lettuce portfolios on the market, Revol Greens is adding a large-scale chopped romaine program with three new retail varieties available at select retailers throughout the Midwest: Premium Romaine Salad, Leafy Romaine Chop, and Vibrant Romaine Blend (SRP $2.99-$3.99 for 7.5-ounce packages). There also will be channel-specific packaging available for foodservice, serviced out of the Minnesota greenhouse.
Dole FreshTakes RTE Salads expand with Chicken Club BLT, Backyard BBQ, and Avocado Ranch with Chicken in proprietary new bowl packaging.
December 10, 2020
Dole Fresh Vegetables has enhanced its popular line of Dole FreshTakes Bowl Salads with three on-trend new flavors and proprietary new packaging that allows salad lovers to mix their Dole fresh lettuces, toppings and dressings in the same bowl without spilling.
MAD Greens and Snappy Salads will continue to operate under their respective brand names as salad-centric concepts dedicated to fresh and flavor-filled offerings.
October 2, 2019
MAD Greens, Golden, Colo., and Snappy Salads, Dallas, Texas, merged into Salad Collective to better position both concepts in the fast-casual salad space.
JBT Corp., Chicago, launched the Super Batch Centrifuge (SBC) 200 and 300, specifically designed for handling, processing and drying all types of lettuce and babyleaf.
The system will be able to self-produce more than 75% of its own energy, thus reducing the plant's dependence on the local power grid.
February 27, 2019
Bonduelle Fresh Americas, formerly Ready Pac Foods, installed an energy-efficient cogeneration system at the company's Irwindale, Calif., headquarters production plant.
Key Technology, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, Walla Walla, Wash., introduced VERYX digital sorters for fresh-cut leafy greens.