Square Roots, a leader in indoor farming, now sells local, Michigan-grown produce to almost 50 SpartanNash corporate-owned retail stores across the state, including D&W Fresh Market, Family Fare, VG’s Grocery and Forest Hills Foods.

"Our expanded distribution with SpartanNash showcases the rising interest from consumers and retailers in locally grown food that is delicious, nutritious and responsibly farmed," said John Kell, Square Roots' director of communications.

Founded by serial entrepreneurs Kimbal Musk and Tobias Peggs, Square Roots is leading the charge to use technology and data to

Sysco Corp. entered into an agreement to acquire The Coastal Cos., a leading fresh produce distributor and value-added processer, from Continental Grain Co. Upon completion of the transaction, the acquisition will operate as part of FreshPoint, Sysco’s specialty produce business. The acquisition will create a strong FreshPoint presence in the Mid-Atlantic region, provide significant value-added manufacturing capabilities and further diversify Sysco’s produce specialty business.

Founded in 1992 and based in Laurel, MD, The Coastal Cos. generates annual revenue of approximately $600 million

Goldenberry Farms has begun exporting its premium brand of Goldenberries to the U.S. market, in conjunction with a strategic 18-month launch plan and multi-faceted “Mother Nature’s Candy” marketing campaign, which likens the vibrant taste of the tropical superfruit to popular candy, such as Sweetarts, or Sour Patch Kids.

Goldenberry Farms, known for its “Where Good Things Grow” approach to sustainable farming, focuses on the development of exotic, “better for you” tropical fruit and produce, and is involved in all levels of the fruit development.   

Superfoods and exotics are seeing double

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a proposed rule that aims to enhance the safety of produce. It proposes to require farms to conduct comprehensive assessments that would help them identify and mitigate hazards in water used to grow produce. This is the latest step in the agency’s implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, and it proposes to replace some of the existing requirements for agricultural water in the Produce Safety Rule.

“There have been far too many foodborne illness outbreaks possibly linked to pre-harvest agricultural water in recent years, including

Long gone are the days of the stuffy corporate voice. Corporate culture is changing and shifting away from a detached, overly cautious voice to one that is more direct, honest, and in tune with its intended audience.

The pandemic has only accelerated this shift, which had already stared pre-pandemic. Zoom, Google Hangouts and all forms of video calls that became a necessity to adjust to the limitations created by COVID-19 have allowed us to communicate more directly, giving us a window into the homes and lives of our co-workers, clients and business partners. There’s an undeniable humanity

Christmas and New Year’s Eve are right around the corner, and ongoing supply chain disruptions are threatening to dampen the holiday cheer.

In order to figure out what the “hold up” is, the Federal Trade Commission is ordering nine large retailers, wholesalers and consumer good suppliers to provide detailed information that will help the FTC shed light on the causes behind ongoing supply chain disruptions and how these disruptions are causing serious and ongoing hardships for consumers and harming competition in the U.S. economy.

The orders are being sent to Walmart Inc., Amazon.com Inc