Shenandoah Growers, Inc., Rockingham, Va., opened USDA-certified indoor BioFarm facilities in Rockingham and Elkwood, Va.

HKW, a Hammond, Ky.-based middle-market private equity firm, and its portfolio company, Fresh Direct Produce, Ltd., Canada, acquired Islands West Manufacturing, Ltd., also based in Canada.

Shuman Farms, Reidsville, Ga., announced big changes to the look, feel and sustainability of its organic packaging.

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

Six years after selling Purity Organic, Greg Holzman and Steve Akagaki rejoined forces to create TerraFresh Organics (TFO), a new organic fruit company based in Mill Valley, Calif.

Jet-Ready Precoolers help two produce suppliers share cooling efforts between both facilities.

Charlie’s Produce, Seattle, Wash., acquired Better Life Organics (BLO), a Los Angeles-based distributor of organic produce and food products.

The U.S. organic market in 2018 broke through the $50 billion mark for the first time, with sales hitting a record $52.5 billion, up 6.3% from the previous year, according to the “2019 Organic Industry Survey” released by the Organic Trade Association (OTA), Washington, D.C.

Taylor Farms, Salinas, Calif., acquired Earthbound Farm, San Juan Bautistsa, Calif., from Danone SA, effective immediately.

Today's organic shoppers are more mainstream and diverse than most contemporary stereotypes of pro-organic shoppers, according to a survey conducted by Earthbound Farm, San Juan Bautista, Calif.