With more shoppers opting to save time by ordering groceries online, Food Lion expanded its To Go grocery pick up service to 24 more stores in North Carolina and Kentucky, beginning Sept. 26. Food Lion is offering shoppers their first pickup for free. The launch of this service comes just in time to make fall and holiday shopping easier.

Maurice A. Auerbach Inc., is a known and trusted name in garlic, having been one of the East Coast’s top garlic companies for more than eight decades.

Packing its products under the AuerPak brand name, the company imports garlic from all over the world, including organic garlic from California and Mexico, bringing in Spanish-peeled, California-peeled and Mexican-peeled garlic.

Church Bros. Farms launched Petite Romaine for retail customers. Field packed in a two-count bag, the heads come in a convenient stand up, gusseted pouch with an easy to carry handle.

Alan Lieberman has joined Southern Specialties as its senior vice president. In this newly created position within the company Lieberman will oversee internal operations and play a leading role in further developing the company’s growth and business strategies.

Lieberman has over 30 years of industry experience, including executive roles in the foodservice, wholesale and export sectors. Most recently he has been consulting within the industry.

The Northern Plains Potato Growers Association, which next month will be rebranded as Northland Potatoes, has been promoting the profitability and unity of the potato growers of the adjoining states of Minnesota and North Dakota since originally being formed in 1946.

The wrath of Hurricane Kay brought heavy rain up the West Coast in California last week, impacting several fruit and vegetable crops. Although the rain was needed, it delayed harvesting and shipping; growers are still assessing their damage.