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C.H. Robinson opens Laredo, Texas cross-border logistics facility

- General News
C.H. Robinson announced the opening of a new facility that speeds up trade across the Mexico border, at a time when a growing number of global shippers are nearshoring in order to diversify and fortify their supply chains.

Houston receiver files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection

- General News
On August 9, 2023, Texas Produce Co., Inc., Houston, TX., filed a voluntary petition for bankruptcy under Chapter 7 In the United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas (Houston) under case number 23-33038. 

Sweetgreen opens its first San Antonio restaurant

- General News
Today, sweetgreen, the mission-driven restaurant brand serving healthy food at scale, announces its first San Antonio restaurant is set to open on Tuesday, June 6.

The Texas drought: a unique set of pressures

- Analysis
Of late much of the media conversation about water use has focused on California, but Texas, with its own multiyear drought, faces similar pressures.

Food surplus app Too Good To Go expands in Texas

- General News
Too Good To Go, the world's largest marketplace for selling surplus food, is now available across the state of Texas.

Texas Retail: Defining service

- Produce Blueprints
Taking another angle on better serving customers, Trader Joe’s is working on an entirely different endeavor.

Texas Retail: Expanding footprints

- Produce Blueprints
Kroger isn’t the only grocery company to show increasing interest in Texas. “Amazon has been a factor in home delivery of grocery for the past couple of years,” says Gary Huddleston, a grocery industry consultant for the Texas Retailers Association.

Texas Retail: Distribution and fulfillment

- Produce Blueprints
Several large retailers continue to build and open distribution centers in Texas for online ordering, pickup at the store, and home delivery, says Gary Huddleston, a grocery industry consultant for the Texas Retailers Association.

Texas Retail: Beyond numbers

- Produce Blueprints
While dollar stores may have many locations, they aren’t necessarily the most popular places to shop, according to research firm Wisevoter, which ranked grocery chains based on foot traffic.

Texas Retail: The players

- Produce Blueprints
Known for barbeque, longhorns, oil, football, and a wealth of crops, the Lone Star State also is the site of a highly competitive retail grocery market.