Salad mix purchases increased four percentage points from Fresh Trends 2009. For the fourth consecutive year, the likelihood of purchase increased according to income.
05/16/2012
Ready Pac Foods Inc. is adding three new varieties to its Bistro Bowl line of single-serving salads: Asian Style Chicken, Caesar Lite and Mediterranean.
They have fewer than 230 calories each, according to a news release from the Irwindale, Calif., company.
05/14/2012
(UPDATED COVERAGE, 3 p.m.) River Ranch Fresh Foods is closing its Salinas, Calif., processing plant and moving those operations to Taylor Farms’ foodservice and retail salad facilities in the same city.
River Ranch Fresh Foods and Taylor Farms are subsidiaries of Taylor Fresh Foods, Inc.
River Ranch notified production and administrative employees of the planned closure May 11. California labor law requires at least 60 days advance notice of a plant closing or mass layoff.
05/08/2012
Referring to 2012 as challenging, tough and transitionary, executives from Chiquita Brands International Inc. reported a net income loss of $11 million for the first quarter of 2012.
05/08/2012
Dole Food Co. Inc. posted lower first quarter revenue than in 2011, partially because of the lowest vegetable commodity prices in 15 years, according to company executives who said they are considering spinning off part of the business to increase stock values.
05/04/2012
Ryan Talley of Talley Farms is the new chairman of the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement.
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