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Living Greens Farm expands grow room for vertical plane aeroponic farming

Aeroponics is the practice of suspending a plant’s roots in the air and spraying them with a nutrient-rich solution instead of burying them in soil.

February 15, 2019

Living Greens Farm, a Faribault, Minn.-based vertical, indoor aeroponic farm that provides fresh salads, microgreens and herbs year-round, is set to become what is said to be the largest vertical plane aeroponic farm in the world.

FLS Transportation acquires Scott Logistics

Scott Logistics will leverage its 21 years of experience and its extensive carrier network to provide personalized transportation solutions to the 48 contiguous United States.

February 15, 2019

FLS Transportation Services Ltd., Chicago, acquired Scott Logistics Corp., Rome, Ga.

SafeTraces, Mérieux NutriSciences partner to help strengthen quality produce

Combining saniDART and EnviroMap, the two companies will allow produce manufacturers to more easily manage their plant sanitation processes and decrease risk of contamination.

February 14, 2019

SafeTraces, Pleasanton, Calif., and Mérieux NutriSciences, Chicago, partnered to bring innovative, fully integrated solutions to the produce sector.

Study: Only 33% of retailers optimize their inventory with advanced analytics

Only 39% of retailers identified improved analytics as a top priority.

February 14, 2019

Most retailers (67%) are not leveraging advanced analytics to improve their planning decisions and optimize inventory, according to the 2018 Integrated Planning and Inventory Management Survey released by BRP Consulting, Boston, Mass.

ProMach acquires Code Tech

This transaction strengthens ProMach’s labeling and coding business line and thermal inkjet (TIJ) portfolio.

February 14, 2019

ProMach, Cincinnati, acquired Code Tech Corp., a Princeton, N.J.-based provider of thermal inkjet (TIJ) marking and coding solutions.

Study: 85% of U.S. retailers haven’t completed supply chain digitization

The research reveals that only 15% of U.S. retail businesses have completed digitization of their supply chain management processes.

February 14, 2019

Nearly 85% of U.S. retailers haven’t completed the digitization processes (using a cloud-based platform with real-time visibility and automation capabilities) required to give them full control of their supply chain, according to new research released from Gravity Supply Chain Solutions, Chicago.

Mason Wells sells Eddy Packing to Insight Equity

Eddy Packing is a value-added processor of smoked, cooked and fresh pork, beef and poultry products available in refrigerated and frozen formats.

February 14, 2019

Private equity firm Mason Wells, Milwaukee, Wis., sold Eddy Foods, Inc. (also known as Eddy Packing), Yoakum, Texas, to Insight Equity III LP, Southlake, Texas.

Private ownership group to purchase Poultry Products Northeast

The new ownership group’s financial investment will facilitate the construction of the new 105,000-square-foot building in Londonderry, N.H.

February 14, 2019

Poultry Products Northeast (PPNE), Hooksett, N.H., was acquired in a management-led buyout from its longtime owner Julian Stogniew.

Food market outlook report highlights disruptive innovation trends of 2019

For example, several start-ups are innovating and disrupting in locally grown produce.

February 14, 2019

"Disruptive innovation" will shake up years of subtle stagnation in the mature food industry and spur growth over the foreseeable future, according to a report published by Packaged Facts, Rockville, Md.