Articles Tagged with ''produce''

Sun World International LLC, Bakersfield, Calif., announced the sale of its farming property.

Renewable Resources Group, Inc. (RRG), a Los Angeles-based asset management firm, purchased Sun World International, LLC, a Bakersfield, Calif.-based fresh produce company, from Black Diamond Capital Management, LLC, Greenwich, Conn.

Hazel Technologies, Inc., a Chicago-based, USDA-supported agricultural technology company, announced $13 million in Series B funding, bringing the company's cumulative total raised to $17.8 million.

SpartanNash Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., announced plans to exit its Indianapolis, Ind.-based Fresh Kitchen operations to improve operating earnings within the food distribution segment.

JBT Corp., Chicago, introduced FTNON CoreTakr, an innovative robotic system that uses advanced 3D camera technology to remove unwanted cores from lettuce heads used in the fresh-cut and ready-to-eat segments.

Wholesum, Amado, Ariz., announces that its greenhouse expansion will add 6 acres of 100% organic tomato production to the existing 18-acre facility.

IF&P Foods, Indianapolis, Ind., and Get Fresh Produce, Bartlett, Ill., created a new company called FreshEdge, which consists of a collection of produce and specialty food distributors.

Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc., Coral Gables, Fla., launched Better Break.

Stemilt Growers implemented Swisslog's PowerStore SupplyCarrier to ensure efficient and reliable inbound and outbound pallet delivery at high speeds.

Tara McHugh, center director for USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Washington, D.C., investigated ways to take food processing waste and turn it into value-added products.