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By Tom Bronzini / Wednesday, March 6th, 2013 / Agribusiness, Latest news, Restaurants, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Tri-county companies ride health-foods boom
Producers of organic and natural foods in the Tri-Counties are seeing robust consumer demand despite higher production and retail costs for some of their products, a panel of speakers said at a breakfast meeting Wednesday. The event was hosted by the Association for Corporate Growth at the Westlake Village Inn. Scott Deardorff, fourth-generation owner and Read More →
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By Staff Report / Monday, February 25th, 2013 / Agribusiness, Central Coast, Features, Restaurants, Small Business, Tourism / Comments Off on 2013 Family Business & Closely Held Companies honorees announced
Congratulations to the 2013 Family Business & Closely Held Companies award winners. The section published Friday, Feb. 22 and is available with the print edition of the Business Times. This year’s winners are: Family Business Titan: Gills Onions, an Oxnard-based onion processing company owned by brothers Steve and David Gill. Legacy Family Businesses • Green Read More →
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By pacbiztimes / Friday, January 25th, 2013 / Agribusiness, Nonprofits, Top Stories / Comments Off on Uncommon donor for Ojai food project
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, January 18th, 2013 / Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Features, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Ceres develops drought-resistant gene
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, January 4th, 2013 / Agribusiness, Features, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Strawberries sweeten ag outlook: Citrus pest, labor shortage continue to worry farmers
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By Staff Report / Thursday, December 6th, 2012 / Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on DeLorenzo leaves Dole for Itochu
Dole Food Co. President and CEO David DeLorenzo is leaving the company to lead Itochu Corp., the Japanese firm that’s in the process of buying Dole’s packaged foods unit for $1.7 billion. In another step toward closing the Itochu deal by the end of the year, shareholders of the Westlake Village-based food company approved it Read More →
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, November 23rd, 2012 / Agribusiness, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / 2 Comments
An agricultural labor shortage across the Tri-Counties is leaving some farmers wringing their hands and wondering whether a portion of next year’s crops may be left in the ground. Agricultural officials and growers are reporting that for the 2012 harvest season, labor crews were 20 percent to 30 percent smaller than in years past, and Read More →