Global Bloom LLC, located in the Bronx, NY, started operating in March 2014. In just one short year this independent importing, exporting sourcing, selling and distribution company’s web has reached around the world.

The company imports strongly into the Northeast, but sometimes the products it sources and sells never touch U.S. soil.

Rossopomodoro doesn’t look like a typical American pizzeria, and it isn’t.

Located in the West Village of Manhattan (Greenwich and 13th Street), Rossopomodoro is a true Neapolitan pizza restaurant — and that was done with purpose and intent.

Syngenta has confirmed that it received an unsolicited proposal from Monsanto to acquire the company at a price of roughly $45 billion, with approximately 45 percent in cash. Syngenta said after a thorough review of all aspects of the offer it rejected Monsanto’s proposal.

Walmart Canada has reached agreements to acquire one distribution center, 12 store leases and one owned property formerly held by Target Canada, for an aggregate of approximately $136 million.

Walmart expects to invest a further approximately $153 million to renovate the 13 stores and distribution center, bringing Walmart’s total investment to approximately $289 million. Work on all locations is expected to start within the next few months subject to all necessary approvals. Grand opening dates and specific details for each location will be confirmed over the coming months.

The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement is seeking to answer an elusive produce food-safety question: What exactly is a culture of food safety?

“We talk about it a lot in produce food-safety circles and there is great focus on instilling a culture of food safety throughout a company or organization,” April Ward, communications director for the LGMA, said in a press release. “But explaining what the concept really means can be difficult.”

Sutherland Produce Sales Inc., sales agent and distributor of organic fruit and vegetables, announced the expansion of its spring and summer organic fruit lineup to include a full complement of melons, increased table grape supply, artisan peaches and nectarines from Naylor Organics. Additionally, for the first time, it will handle a summer lemon and lime program from Viva Fresh of Tamaulipas, Mexico. 

The warm dry weather out west this year has almost all crops starting early, according to Chris Ford, vice president of Sutherland Produce, based in El Cajon, CA.