The Southeast Produce Council announced Frances O'Neal, granddaughter of Bradley O'Neal of Coosaw Farms, as this year's SEPC Nolan Family Foundation Scholarship recipient.

With National Blueberry Month in full swing, Naturipe is expecting to have promotable volumes of its jumbo blueberries, Mighty Blues, from Michigan, the Pacific Northwest and Peru. These fresh, firm and flavorful blueberries are consumer favorites and fly off the shelf.

MASHANTUCKET, CT — Bozzuto's Inc. held its 2022 Merchandising Marketplace Tuesday, Aug. 2, at the Fox Tower at Foxwoods, here. As always, fresh produce from companies around the country was well represented.

"There is a lot of activity here," Greg Veneziano, vice president of perishables at the wholesaler grocer, said during the event. "This is a lively show for sure."

Sure, we all buy flowers from time to time — for big events, on special holidays, to mourn the loss of a loved one — but is the every day consumer inspired to buy flowers simply “just because”? That’s the question Eric Fernandez, general manager of Continental Flowers, is asking — and the answer is one he’s hoping to change through the USDA Proposed Cut Flowers and Greens Promotional Order.

Floral professionals age 45 and under came together at SAF Next Gen LIVE! July 31 through August 2, 2022 in Miami, FL. Attendees connected to share challenges, swap advice and to grow personally and professionally. More than six breakout sessions focused on productivity or leadership and had access to a behind the scenes tour of the Miami Airport facilities as well as numerous networking opportunities.

All photos by Sahid Nahim of New Bloom Solutions.

Walmart is restructuring its corporate staff and eliminating jobs at its offices. The company said the move is part of an effort to evolve with changing consumer needs: it plans to bolster staff in higher-demand areas of the business, including eCommerce, tech, supply chain and advertising sales.

The move comes a little more than a week after Walmart lowered its profit outlook for the second quarter as well as the fiscal year 2023.