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The deal cements a major grocery expansion for C&S, transitioning leadership to Raymond Rhee while maintaining the supermarket chain’s operational presence in Jacksonville, Fla., through early 2027.

In an interview with The Packer, Tal Shoshan, founder and CEO of FiveStar Gourmet Foods, details how high-tech automation, enhanced food safety systems and long-term private independence are powering the company’s first-quarter 2027 Midwest expansion.

Following CEO Neal Carter’s recent buyback of Okanagan Specialty Fruits, the Arctic apple developer has bolstered its executive lineup with internal promotions and the appointment of an industry veteran as vice president of sales and marketing.

As regulatory deadlines and outbreak risks mount, Inteligistics’ new cold chain enterprise suite aims to transform traceability from a compliance headache into a business shield.

Growing vendor momentum underscores regional demand for live in-field specialty crop automation and drone demonstrations.

Cellar Insights expands its predictive data program to help growers spot spoilage early and protect crop value.

The Transfarmation Project has unveiled its second demonstration hub in Iowa, where the Faaborg family transformed a 30-year hog farming operation into a thriving specialty mushroom business.

A new collaboration between Hortifrut, Naturipe Farms and Mountain Blue Orchards combines proprietary genetics to transform the global berry supply chain.

Columnist Armand Lobato says he’s been known to test the knowledge of produce managers and clerks when the opportunity arises, and the answers are often quite revealing.

Micropep submitted U.S. and EU regulatory dossiers for its peptide biofungicide Promisin, giving produce growers a residue-free tool to combat fungal diseases in grapes and potatoes.