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Trailer Bridge enhances service from JAXPORT to Dominican Republic

Trailer Bridge serves the Dominican Republic trade lane with larger, 53-foot containers.

March 27, 2017

Trailer Bridge, Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., is now offering additional service to the Dominican Republic from JAXPORT’s Blount Island Marine Terminal.

Lufa Farms launches 3rd urban greenhouse

The 63,000-square-foot facility is made possible thanks in part to a $3 million investment by Fonds de solidarité FTQ, Canada.

March 27, 2017

Lufa Farms, Canada, inaugurated its third urban greenhouse atop an existing building in Anjou, Quebec, Canada.

Preferred Freezer Services begins expansion in New Jersey

The Kearny cold storage warehouse will be the company’s ninth in the greater New Jersey/New York area.

March 27, 2017

Preferred Freezer Services (PFS), Chatham, N.J., announced plans to further expand in the New York/New Jersey Port.

BrightFarms to build year-round sustainable farm in OH

The BrightFarms Ohio Greenhouse will use 80% less water, 90% less land and 95% less shipping fuel than traditional farming methods.

March 27, 2017

BrightFarms, a New York-based start-up, announced plans to build a 160,000-square-foot greenhouse in Wilmington, Ohio, creating 30 permanent green collar jobs.

Target hires former Kroger exec to revamp grocery business

March 24, 2017

Check out this week's personnel changes.

Oak Hill Capital Partners to acquire Checkers, Rally’s

Checkers operates over 840 locations in 29 states and the District of Columbia.

March 24, 2017

Oak Hill Capital Partners, New York, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., Tampa, Fla., from Sentinel Capital Partners.

Data shows organic in the kitchens of over 80% of U.S. households

The study of 100,000 households conducted in 2015 and 2016 reported that more households than ever bought organic food on a regular basis throughout 2016.

March 24, 2017

New findings from Nielsen, New York, released by the Organic Trade Association (OTA), Washington, D.C., show things have changed in the kitchens of American households across the country.

Inventure Foods sells Fresh Frozen Foods to Pictsweet Co.

The strategic transaction represents an important step in Inventure Foods' ongoing strategic and financial review process to increase shareholder value.

March 24, 2017

Inventure Foods, Inc., Phoenix, Ariz., announced the strategic sale of Fresh Frozen Foods to The Pictsweet Co.

Vypin, e4score TrackAssured partner to solve FSMA sanitary transport challenge

The Vypin and e4score TrackAssured solutions close the “compliance gap” by enabling small carriers and owner-operators to be FSMA-compliant.

March 23, 2017

Vypin, LLC, Alpharetta, Ga., and e4score TrackAssured joined forces to offer shippers and carriers a solution for visibility, alerting and analytics to comply with the Sanitary Transport rules under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

How ProFood Tech provides the latest in food, beverage processing

The inaugural ProFood Tech, which takes place April 4-6 at Chicago’s McCormick Place, is said to be the only tradeshow geared exclusively toward food and beverage processors.

March 23, 2017

More than 400 of the world’s top suppliers will showcase their latest processing solutions to 6,000 processing professionals across 150,000 net square feet of exhibit space.