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The extensive salad portfolio of Charlotte, N.C.-based Dole Food Co. continues to grow, with more additions coming this summer and others scheduled for later in the year.

New packaging is coming for Charleston, S.C.-based hydroponic leafy greens grower Vertical Roots.

Rockingham, Va.-based Shenandoah Growers has new prefilled shippers available for its living herbs.

Carpinteria, Calif.-based Hollandia Produce, which markets the Pete’s brand, has a new packaged salad line called Greenhouse Fresh.

Toronto, Ontario-based Reunion Foods, which markets plant-based brand Mother Raw, has launched three more salad dressing varieties and plans to launch a new line of dips this summer.

Bancroft, Wis.-based RPE will soon roll out a new compostable bag for its potatoes.

Sprouts Farmers Market plans to open two new fresh distribution centers this year: one in Colorado next month, and one in Florida in early summer.

Greer’s Market Store #27 in Hurley, Miss., took first place in the first-ever display and sales contest featuring Sunrays grapes from Tarrytown, N.Y.-based Jac. Vandenberg.

The latest grocery shopping survey from Brick Meets Click and Mercatus found that online sales rose to $9.3 billion in January as nearly 70 million households placed orders.

Tom Karst, Ashley Nickle and Amy Sowder discuss some of the top stories of the week, from immigration reform to PBH’s new State of the Plate report to new numbers on satisfaction with online grocery shopping.