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Byline: John Lindt

09 Jul

Coke terminates Odwalla smoothie line with local ties

published on July 9, 2020 - 10:35 AM

Goodbye to Odwalla! Founded by hippies in Santa Cruz in 1980, the Odwalla brand of smoothies became all the rage

29 May

Covid-19 hobbles another national retailer; Fresno, Visalia stores to close

published on May 29, 2020 - 11:19 AM

Texas-based Tuesday Morning is the latest retailer to announce a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing on May 27. The company said

07 Apr

In a pandemic, Pacific Ethanol on the ropes

published on April 7, 2020 - 1:22 PM

Originally launched in Fresno, Pacific Ethanol is on the ropes this month, announcing in the past week it would look

27 Mar

Dairy industry sees sales skyrocket, prices tank

published on March 27, 2020 - 2:33 PM

It’s been a wild ride for the ag industry during the COVID-19 crisis, especially for a dairy sector that has

25 Mar

Lemoore’s Olam plant not likely to operate

published on March 25, 2020 - 1:25 PM

Singapore-based Olam is expected to attempt to sell off its California tomato processing plants this year, and is not likely

12 Mar

Visalia Aldi store gets pushback due to zoning

published on March 12, 2020 - 12:40 PM

The Aldi grocery chain wants to open a new store in Visalia but is facing some pushback. The German retailer

31 Jan

Valley’s first ‘pot café’ may open in this small town

published on January 31, 2020 - 1:31 PM

The community of Lemoore appears ready to offer a full-on embrace of the “cannabusiness” with four projects now in the

10 Jan

More Visalia spec industrial buildings get permits

published on January 10, 2020 - 9:42 AM

Two more massive, speculative industrial buildings got City of Visalia permits in recent weeks. Fresno’s Diversified Development Group (DDG) will

07 Oct

State’s oldest dairy calling it quits

published on October 7, 2019 - 11:08 AM

Years of low dairy milk prices is forcing California’s oldest dairy to end operations. A complete dispersal auction of the

04 Oct

Foster Farms wins bid for Zacky Farms remnant

published on October 4, 2019 - 9:17 AM

In a compromise settlement between the lender companies in the Zacky Farms bankruptcy, California’s largest poultry producer, Foster Farms, has

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