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Lipman Family Farms acquires Huron Produce

. The expansion into greenhouse product will allow Lipman Family Farms to offer hothouse and field-grown tomatoes and vegetables on a year-round basis.
March 19, 2018
Lipman Family Farms, Immokalee, Fla., acquired Huron Produce, a Canada-based greenhouse grower and distributor of tomatoes and vegetables with operations in Canada, the United States and Mexico.
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Foremost Farms, Michigan Milk Producers Association form strategic alliance

The MOU formalizes advanced discussions between the two cooperatives to pursue proposed co-investment opportunities.
March 19, 2018
Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA), Novi, Mich., and Foremost Farms USA, Baraboo, Wis., signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to drive mutual investment and maximize members’ returns on their quality milk.
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Rite-Hite opens new office in Milwaukee’s Third Ward

The 12,500-square-foot facility will house 20-plus full-time sales management and corporate marketing employees.
March 16, 2018
Rite-Hite, Milwaukee, Wis., added an office location in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward to keep up with company growth.
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Santa Monica Seafood acquires Seattle Fish Co.

Santa Monica Seafood will acquire Seattle Fish’s customer base, operating facilities, trade receivables, inventory, trade payables, intangible assets and the vehicles and equipment associated with their existing operations.
March 16, 2018
Santa Monica Seafood, Rancho Dominguez, Calif., announced plans to acquire most of the assets of Seattle Fish Co. of New Mexico, Inc., Albuquerque, N.M.
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Survey shows industry merging physical, digital retail

This year’s data reveals that 43% of store-based retailers surveyed expect a net increase in the number of brick-and-mortar stores they operate by the end of 2018 compared with 2017.
March 16, 2018
Traditional and online retailing are increasingly intertwined, as customers shop across touchpoints and use both platforms, according to the annual State of Retailing Online study released by the National Retail Federation (NRF), Washington, D.C., and Forrester, Cambridge, Mass.
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Cargill Canadian beef sustainability pilot yields positive Q1 results

During the first three months, the pilot tested and developed methodology for tracking eligible cattle through audited live animal supply chains.
March 15, 2018
The first three months of Cargill’s Canadian beef sustainability pilot project yielded encouraging results, proving the model works and demonstrating significant potential to scale the program.
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