To help UNFI deliver the freshest product to its customers, the company redesigned its produce sourcing strategy by consolidating its purchasing efforts and procuring many items directly from major Mexican suppliers.
The Horizon Group of companies and its subsidiary, Horizon Distributors, distributes organic and natural products in the dry, chill and frozen grocery categories.
March 2, 2017
The Ontario Federation of Food Co-operatives and Clubs, Inc., operating as the Ontario Natural Food Co-op (ONFC), Canada, signed a letter of intent to sell its business and key assets to the Horizon Group, Canada.
The 270,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility joins KeHE’s network of 17 distribution centers that provide natural, organic and specialty products.
September 6, 2016
KeHE Distributors, Naperville, Ill., opened the doors to its new LEED Gold-certified distribution center in Aurora, Colo.
Westin Foods, Omaha, Neb., expanded its health and wellness division by acquiring a majority interest in Dominex, LC, of St. Augustine, Fla. This acquisition will bring about the creation of Dominex Natural Foods.
Chez Marie, Anaheim, Calif., unveiled new product packaging as a result of a comprehensive company brand update that will help drive visual interest, consumer education and retail sales.
An organic food and farming research group, The Organic Center (www.organic-center.org), Boulder, Colo., said it hired Joan Boykin as executive director.
"All of the meat. None of the mystery." That's how organic and natural foods processor Applegate Farms, Bridgewater, N.J., talks about its offerings, including a new line of gluten-free chicken nuggets.