Member cooperatives of Arlington, Virginia-based Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted five offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture sales contracts for 372,581 pounds (169 metric tons) of butter, 37,479 pounds (17 metric tons) of cream cheese and 418,878 pounds (190 metric tons) of whole milk powder. The product is going to customers in […]
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Mayorga Organics Opens Organic Specialty Coffee Factory In Miami
Miami, Florida-based Mayorga Organics has opened a 43,000-s.f. state-of-the-art organic specialty coffee facility in Miami, Florida. This location will operate in conjunction to Mayorga’s facility in Rockville, Maryland, to continue to meet national demand for the Mayorga brand of products. “When my family immigrated into the U.S., Miami was our first home. It’s always had a special place […]
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Southeastern Mills Donates To Local Food Banks, Organizations
Rome, Georgia-based Southeastern Mills, a fourth-generation family business and a valued supplier to the food industry, is donating nearly $100,000 to local food banks and organizations that are supporting communities and retail and food service workers across the country. “At Southeastern Mills, showing real, tangible support for our customers and the communities where we do […]
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Heaven Hill Expands Distribution With Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits
Southern Glazer’s, a distributor of beverage alcohol based in Miami, Florida, said Heaven Hill Brands, the nation’s largest independent, family-owned and operated distilled spirits supplier, will expand distribution of its portfolio in the U.S with the company. The expansion primarily covers markets in Southern Glazer’s West Region and Control States divisions. Southern Glazer’s began representing […]
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Sprouts Farmers Market Hiring 110 For Miramar, FL Store
Sprouts Farmers Market says it will soon finish construction on its new store in Miramar, Florida, and will be hiring new associates. The 30,000-s.f. store at 12216 Miramar Parkway will open on Wednesday, June 24, at 7 a.m. Details about the grand opening celebration will be announced at a later date. The new location is bringing approximately 110 full- and […]
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NC Company Making Washable Facemasks To Support Community Health
Maskerade, a new division of Raleigh, North Carolina-based APJeT Inc., has begun manufacturing and selling facemasks for residents and essential businesses to promote health and safety during the coronavirus outbreak. The company launched the program, using an e-commerce site maskeradefacemasks.com in April and has already supplied more than 2,500 masks to consumers and larger companies. These masks […]
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Ingles Markets, Manna Food Bank Celebrate 35-Year Partnership
Asheville, North Carolina-based Ingles Markets and Manna Food Bank have been working together for more than 35 years to fight hunger in Western North Carolina. Food insecurity continues to have a grip on the area and, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, now more than ever this partnership is helping families throughout the mountain communities. What […]
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Smithfield Foods Says Company, Team Members Want Same Thing
Smithfield, Virginia-based Smithfield Foods Inc. issued the following statement May 1, underscoring its ongoing partnership with its team members across the country: “Media and other reports pitting the company against its employees are flat out wrong. There is no such division. The company and its team members all want the same thing, namely, to protect […]