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Michael Family Farms will be a focus of summer marketing with seasonal merchandising inspiration to produce departments.
Midwest wholesale leaders in Detroit and Columbus lean into peak local harvest seasons to shield independent grocers and foodservice from rising supply costs.
Meijer is set to strengthen its Midwest presence this spring with the grand opening of two 159,000-square-foot supercenters in Aurora, Ohio, and Brownsburg, Ind.
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While “Ohio is for lovers” might be an unofficial travel slogan, the state’s rich soil, temperate climate and location make it an ideal location for growing vegetables.
Growers say the Buckeye State offers ample customers and key access to ship produce to the East and West.
Sirna & Sons Produce expects to complete a 50,000-square-foot addition to its Ravenna, Ohio, headquarters this summer.
Foodservice distributor What Chefs Want, Louisville, Ky., is expanding its network with the purchase of Mid/West Fresh Produce, Columbus, Ohio.
Catch up on recent developments with the Ohio Restaurant Association and the Ohio Grocers Association, as well as wholesalers based in Ohio.
TQL has its eyes on expansion, adding a second building at its Cincinnati headquarters to accommodate nearly 600 anticipated hires over the next five years as it grows in the third-party logistics industry.
Hydroponic herb and leafy greens grower Great Lakes Growers is delivering directly to customers in Ohio, with plans to expand the program later this year.
Greenhouse company Great Lakes Growers, Burton, Ohio, recently broke ground on a 100,000-square-foot expansion that will boost production capacity to 12 million heads of leafy greens.
Recent Shelby Report market data reveals the top retailers by market share in each region of the United States.
Investigators have linked three large fish kills this month to livestock manure that had been spread on farm fields in northwestern Ohio, and now they’re looking into whether any laws were broken.
There may be a pandemic on, but produce growers and distributors in Ohio say they’re in robust health.
Registration is open for the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association’s 42nd annual conference.
Families throughout the Great Lakes region have ample access to fresh, local produce at their favorite grocers like Heinen’s, Buehler’s and Wal-Mart, thanks, in large part, to Ohio Apples.
Total Quality Logistics, Cincinnati, has been selected for the sixth year in a row as a Great Supply Chain Partner by SupplyChainBrain.
Mastronardi Produce is opening a sixth greenhouse in the U.S., with a 20-acre facility in Wapakoneta, Ohio.
Hydroponic greenhouse grower BrightFarms has partnered with Crosset Co., Independence, Ky., to distribute its products to more than 100 independent retailers in the Midwest.
Walmart plans to expand BrightFarms packaged salad offerings to 50 stores in the Columbus, Ohio, area, after a successful launch in the state.
When the state of Ohio shut down all restaurants and bars on March 15 with the words: “This is the real thing; this is not a drill,” Kirk Holthouse realized he had a big problem.
More than 235 employees of Dole’s salad processing plant in Springfield, Ohio, tested positive for COVID-19.
A cold, wet spring may have gotten Ohio vegetables off to a slow start, but growers look forward to warmer days ahead and strong demand for local produce.
Keeping employees safe and getting produce to anxious consumers in the time of COVID-19 has become as big a challenge for farmers as growing a healthy crop.
Giving farmers and farmers markets the ability to fulfill SNAP purchases online is one recommendation presented by a group of Ohio farm organizations in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
“We’re going to have another set of docks and also getting drawings made to have a 12,000-square-foot addition to our processing center,” said Alex DiNovo, president and COO.