Navigating daily challenges in fresh-cut flower growing
2024-12-10
According to the FloraLife team, one of the key challenges for flower growers is selecting varieties that will perform well throughout the supply chain. With shifting consumer preferences and evolving market demands, choosing the right flowers is vital for success.
Market Minute: Brighter and lighter sides of markets
2024-12-10
What makes the produce markets increase and decrease?
Alexandra Farms introduces new varieties at 2024 IFTF in the Netherlands
2024-12-10
This 2024 International Florticulture Trade Fair, held Nov. 5-7 in the Netherlands, brought scores of industry leaders from around the world to celebrate another year of floral success. Alexandra Farms celebrated 10 years as a proud participant, holding space on the floor among peers and introducing soon-to-be additions to its roster of varieties.
Industry Viewpoint: It takes a village – seeing the industry as an extension of your company culture
2024-12-10
Doug Bohr is chief education and
BrightFarms expands to Texas with new state-of-the-art greenhouse
2024-12-10
BrightFarms announced the opening of its first greenhouse in Texas, bringing its fresh, locally grown leafy greens to the south central and Southwest for the first time. Building on the recent unveiling of its Illinois greenhouse, the Lorena, TX, site is the second of three regional hubs BrightFarms is opening in 2024, marking an ambitious and rapid expansion.
SL Produce unveils ambitious expansion and investment plans for 2025
2024-12-10
SL Produce, a leading grower-exporter of Mexican vegetables based in Los Mochis, Mexico, has revealed major plans for expansion, building on the successful launch of the company’s Tenderland quality seal in the U.S. market and coinciding with a bumper crop of products heading into 2025.
Southeastern Grocers gives away $50,000 in free groceries
2024-12-10
Southeastern Grocers Inc. surprised local customers by hosting pop-up giveaways throughout the Southeast. The grocer distributed $50,000 in gift cards, plus free private label products across five store locations.
The first 100 customers that arrived at each of the designated Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie locations received a free $100 gift card and reusable tote bag stuffed with items from the grocer’s award-winning line of Own Brand products.
The paper ceiling may be torn to pieces, but what comes next?
2024-12-10
There’s no shortage of commentary on the breakdown of the paper ceiling, or the degree requirement as a cost of entry for jobs. Everyone is saying that the paper ceiling is being torn up, and that may be true in some respects, for example, it’s becoming less and less common across many industries to see a degree as a requirement to apply.
Pricey pepper shipment packed with $2.6M of cocaine
2024-12-10
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas port of entry recently intercepted more than $2.6 million in cocaine concealed within a shipment of peppers.
“Drug trafficking organizations don’t take holiday weekends off, and neither do we,” said Port Director Carlos Rodriguez, Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry. “As these two significant narcotics interceptions aptly illustrate, CBP maintains its enforcement posture regardless of the time of year.”
Eight effective tips to increase online floral sales during the holidays
2024-12-09
As the busy Christmas season approaches, it’s crucial for online businesses, especially those in the floral industry, to be prepared to effectively reach customers and make purchasing as easy as possible. Rio Roses has eight tips to help a floral business maximize its potential during the Christmas season:
