Sun World delivers fruits and vegetables as well as marketing, licensing and research and development operations.
August 14, 2019
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's core technologies revolve around the release of active, shelf-life enhancing vapor from packaging inserts called sachets.
August 12, 2019
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.
The company will shift its focus and expertise to its produce distribution and fresh cut operations.
August 12, 2019
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.
The consolidated entity is said to be one of the largest independently owned fresh food distributors in the country.
August 6, 2019
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.