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Baldor Specialty Foods Now Adding Commercially Licensed, Legally Grown, Water Spinach to its Diverse Produce Lineup

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024

BRONX, N.Y., April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Baldor Specialty Foods, the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic's largest premium produce and specialty foods distributor, announced today the addition of Water Spinach, also known as Ong Choy in Cantonese, to its selection of premium produce. This introduction marks another milestone in the company's legacy of sourcing unique and high-quality products, with its ability to provide this specialty green to foodservice from reliable and safe farms.

Key Points: 
  • "We're thrilled to be able to bring a safe, steady supply of Water Spinach to our restaurants and foodservice providers," said Baldor VP of Merchandising Scott Crawford.
  • Ong Choy, or Water Spinach, is a versatile leafy green vegetable with a rich culinary heritage.
  • However, Baldor will be sourcing its Water Spinach exclusively from B&W Quality Growers, one of the largest growers of specialty leafy greens, who are commercially licensed to cultivate Water Spinach.
  • For more information about Water Spinach and hundreds of other fresh produce and specialty food items visit: http://www.baldorfood.com .

BST Global to Host AEC Industry–First AI Summit in April 2024

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Tampa, FL, USA, Dec. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BST Global, an AI-powered project intelligence™ solution provider, is hosting an AEC industry–first AI Summit.

Key Points: 
  • Tampa, FL, USA, Dec. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BST Global, an AI-powered project intelligence™ solution provider, is hosting an AEC industry–first AI Summit.
  • This AI Summit is specifically focused on all things AI for the architecture, engineering and consulting (AEC) industry.
  • Leaders from the world’s preeminent firms will come together to share how they are preparing for an AI-powered and data-driven future.
  • This summit is a great opportunity to understand, prepare and craft go-forward strategies to prosper as an AI and data-driven consultancy of the future.”
    Space is limited, so register now to secure your attendance at BST Global’s AI Summit.

Baldor Specialty Foods Announces New Hires as it Further Strengthens and Expands Its Senior Leadership Team

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

BRONX, N.Y., Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Baldor Specialty Foods, the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic's largest premium produce and specialty foods distributor announced today several additional strategic hires and structural changes aimed at enhancing customer service, achieving future goals, and ensuring continued growth and success.

Key Points: 
  • Seth Gottlieb joins as Senior Vice President of Logistics, bringing over a decade of experience from Fresh Direct, where he served as the VP of Logistics and Operations Planning.
  • At Baldor, Gottlieb will oversee inbound and outbound logistics, further elevating efficiency from vendor deliveries to final customer touchpoints.
  • She will oversee all legal aspects of Baldor, including corporate transactions, commercial matters, real estate, employment, and safeguarding intellectual property.
  • These strategic new appointments, combined with the company's existing talent, underscore Baldor Specialty Foods' dedication to operational excellence and industry innovation, as well as its unwavering commitment to providing its customers with the best experience possible.

Renowned University Selects Baldor Specialty Foods as Main Produce Supplier

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023

BRONX, N.Y., Oct. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Baldor Specialty Foods, one of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic's largest produce and specialty foods distributors, announced today it has been selected by Yale University Hospitality to provide the university's campuses with fresh fruits, vegetables, and other food items. Under the multi-year contract, Baldor Specialty Foods will serve as the primary produce food supplier for all of Yale University's campus food services locations.

Key Points: 
  • Under the multi-year contract, Baldor Specialty Foods will serve as the primary produce food supplier for all of Yale University's campus food services locations.
  • "We are honored to have the chance to work with the Yale Hospitality team," said Baldor Foods CEO, TJ Murphy.
  • Benjamin Walker, SVP of Sales, Marketing & Merchandising at Baldor Specialty Foods, notes that this partnership reflects Baldor's continued growth and capacity.
  • Baldor Specialty Foods services more than 13,000 food service, retail and corporate accounts from Portland, ME to Richmond, VA, and offers over 6,000 fresh produce and specialty food items, with upwards of 15% coming from the local region.

Baldor Specialty Foods Announces President Michael Muzyk's Plans to Retire at the End of 2023, Following an Illustrative and Successful Career

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Monday, June 12, 2023

BRONX, N.Y., June 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Baldor Specialty Foods, one of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic's largest food distributors, announced today the upcoming retirement of Michael Muzyk, longtime President of the company and an icon in the food distribution industry. Muzyk's retirement will commence at the end of 2023.

Key Points: 
  • After a remarkable career spanning almost 30 years, Muzyk has been looking forward to enjoying more downtime with family and friends in retirement.
  • Because of his dedication to the company, however, he didn't want to leave until he felt Baldor was well-positioned for the future.
  • Doing so, he soon became the indispensable "right-hand man" of Baldor Founder and CEO Kevin Murphy, eventually taking on the role of vice president and then president.
  • The company will continue to build upon its market presence, utilizing the foundation laid by Muzyk's years of dedicated service.

BST Global Announces AEC Industry’s First Suite of AI-Powered Project Intelligence™ Solutions

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023

During the event, BST Global leadership presented live demos of the company’s newest offerings: BST Insights, Resource Management powered by Audere , BST11 Work Management and BST11 ERP.

Key Points: 
  • During the event, BST Global leadership presented live demos of the company’s newest offerings: BST Insights, Resource Management powered by Audere , BST11 Work Management and BST11 ERP.
  • Chief Executive Officer Javier A. Baldor shared that the company had first unveiled its vision for BST Global and the AEC industry two years ago at the inaugural “Journey to Project Intelligence™” event.
  • At that time, they envisioned a consumer-grade, smart and collaborative solution designed by project managers specifically for project managers.
  • BST Global designs, develops and deploys the AEC industry’s first suite of AI-powered project intelligence™ solutions.

AeroFarms Launches 9 New Community Farms to Provide Additional 2 Tons of Fresh Food Access to 4,500+ Local Students

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023

The AeroFarms Community Farm uses patented and proprietary aeroponic technology to bring the benefits of vertical farming directly to the community.

Key Points: 
  • The AeroFarms Community Farm uses patented and proprietary aeroponic technology to bring the benefits of vertical farming directly to the community.
  • Building on these benefits, this month AeroFarms expanded its Community Farm program to key strategic partners in the greater Newark / New York City area.
  • The AeroFarms Community Farm at the school will help advance its mission to empower students through community, health, and wellness initiatives.
  • AeroFarms is working with Jersey City to deploy vertical farms throughout the City to increase individual and community health by providing access to healthy foods.

BST Global Shares Vision for the Data-Driven Consultancy of the Future

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Tampa, FL, USA, Nov. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- International ERP and Work Management software provider BST Global shared its vision for the data-driven consultancy of the future during multiple AEC industry association events in the Fall of 2022.

Key Points: 
  • Tampa, FL, USA, Nov. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- International ERP and Work Management software provider BST Global shared its vision for the data-driven consultancy of the future during multiple AEC industry association events in the Fall of 2022.
  • The money in a consultancy is made or lost at the project level, one project at a time, Baldor explained.
  • The pair also shared details around BST Globals machine learning approach with phases focused on prediction, detection and optimization.
  • BST Global designs, develops and deploysproject-based ERP and Work Management solutions specifically for the worlds leading architects, engineers and consultancies around the globe.

MiR Appoints Mark Joppru VP of Sales for the Americas

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Thursday, May 12, 2022

Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) today announced that Mark Joppru has joined the autonomous mobile robot (AMR) first mover and global market leader as the vice president of sales for the Americas.

Key Points: 
  • Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) today announced that Mark Joppru has joined the autonomous mobile robot (AMR) first mover and global market leader as the vice president of sales for the Americas.
  • Prior to joining MiR, Joppru worked at ABB USA, starting in 2017 as the lead for ABB Motors and Mechanical sales team in the US before being tasked as VP of sales for the Consumer Segments and Service Robotics division in 2020.
  • Before ABB, Joppru served for 25 years in multiple sales leadership roles at Rockwell Automation, including industry sales director for China and Latin America and global director of automotive sales.
  • Joppru replaces Ed Mullen, who after nearly six years with MiR left to seek new challenges with the software company Dexterity.

The Future of Broaching

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. , March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As early as 2007 Modern Machine Shop anointed the proprietary design of CNC Broach Tool LLC as "The Future of Broaching". Please read the Modern Machine Shop article about Baldor Electric getting 90 keyways per cutting edge in their 4140 blind motor shafts: http://www.mmsonline.com/articles/the-future-of-broaching   

Key Points: 
  • LAGUNA BEACH, Calif., March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As early as 2007 Modern Machine Shop anointed the proprietary design of CNC Broach Tool LLC as "The Future of Broaching".
  • CNC Broach Tool LLC has just released an inserted broach tool to fit a 5/16 bore.
  • Precision broach tool bars that have enough "meat" to hold broaching inserts typically limit the bore size that inserted tooling can fit but CNC Broach Tool's patented, precision tool design provides the rigidity needed to support the indexable broaching system for small bore broaching.
  • Blind hole broaching can be done with the appropriate relief which can be read about here: https://www.cncbroachtools.com/blind-keyway-broaching/
    Automate your broaching process today with CNC Broach Tool's broaching system.