Watsonville, Calif.-based Monterey Mushroom Inc.’s new sliced baby brown bella mushrooms are vitamin D enriched, and should begin testing in retail markets on the West Coast in May, followed by the Midwest in June, says Michael Stephan, director of sales for the Central Region. Monterey developed a process that enhances the mushrooms' vitamin D value.
(May 9, 1:53 p.m.) A lot of details still need to be sorted out before the new Canada Organic Regime goes into effect.
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FMI names board members for 2008
(May 9, PACKER WEB EXCLUSIVE) The Food Marketing Institute, Washington, D.C., announced the election of its 2008 board members on May 4 in Las Vegas, during its annual convention.
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(May 9) Aldi Grocers plans to open 13 stores in Central Florida from September to November, according to the Orlando Sentinel. The German-based company also plans to open its $40 million Haines City distribution center in September, the newspaper reported. The 900-store, no-frills chain sells a limited assortment of fresh produce and other items, mostly under its private label brands.
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