Are you a trendsetter? Spotting the styles that set the floral trends
If there is one thing that keeps a product development team up at night, it is trying to successfully predict trends. No matter what business one may be in, accurately forecasting tomorrow’s trends is paramount to the profitability of a new product. There is an endless supply of styles to observe, but they don’t always make the jump to a trend.
Life seems like a constant series of detours
Even though the official 2015 Pantone Color of the Year is marsala, up here in the Land of 10,000 Lakes (actually 11,842 lakes) it definitely should be the color “traffic-cone orange.” The amount of roadwork going on and detours posted is unprecedented. No matter where I’ve attempted to drive this summer, the reality became “you can’t get there from here.” It’s almost comical if it weren’t so darned frustrating.
WPVGA involved in wide education and promotion effort
Promotions of Wisconsin potatoes are widening for the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association. Dana Rady, the association’s director of promotion, communication and consumer education outlined the aggressive program.
Farm Fresh Direct bumps up organics and specialties in 2015
Monte Vista, CO — Production of organic and specialty potatoes in the San Luis Valley has been increased by Farm Fresh Direct this season, and Vice President of Business Development Dave Yeager said the new organic varieties have “higher yields and lower inputs.”
Worley & McCullough expands warehouse in prep for 2015
Monte Vista, CO – With an estimated 1.2 million cwt of russet potatoes to run through the shed this season, Worley & McCullough both expanded its warehouse space and upgraded its line in preparation for the 2015 crop.
Grower Relations/Food Safety Officer Erin Hatton, who was married to Chester Hatton in August, said the addition of warehouse storage space was “to build on our future.”
ShopRite set to open store in former ‘food desert’
A ShopRite location in Newark, NJ, in an area once referred to as a “food desert” is set to open at the end of September following two years of construction.
The opening of the store will bring hundreds of jobs and a new shopping option to this urban center in northern New Jersey. A ShopRite spokesperson said 340 people have already been hired, the majority of which are Newark residents.
The 70,000-square-foot store will serve as the anchor to the Springfield Avenue Marketplace, a mixed-use retail and housing complex.
Walmart to reopen five stores following union complaint
Five Walmart locations in Texas, Oklahoma, Florida and California that closed in April will reopen in late October or early November, the Bentonville, AR, retailer announced.
The closure of the stores, which affected more than 2,000 employees, drew backlash from the United Food & Commercial Workers International Union, which claimed Walmart closed the stores in retaliation of workers organizing at a California location, Reuters reported.
Arizona pomegranate harvest kicks off
BOWIE, AZ -- The first commercial harvest of pomegranates at Hurley Bowie Pomegranates was set to kick off as September begins.
The orchard, located about 100 miles east of Tucson in southeastern Arizona, is thought to be Arizona’s only commercial pomegranate orchard. It is owned by 75-year-old Marshall Turley, who is also a grower of apples and other commodities in nearby Chihuahua, Mexico. The farm is managed by Turley’s nephew, Larry Romney.
Del Campo to launch new organic line
NOGALES, AZ — In mid-January, a new organic program will be launched by Del Campo Supreme Inc. Jimmy Munguia, sales manager at the Nogales, AZ-based firm, said the small, preliminary organic line will involve eggplant and several tomato varieties, including Roma, round and grape.
New marketing strategies needed for today’s shopper
Today’s grocery shopper is much different than ever before, which means new marketing strategies are needed to reach this consumer.