Benefit corporation strikes saucy deal with major grocery chain

The battle for shelf space in supermarkets can be a rough-and-tumble exercise, but a benefit corporation, operated by teens, has managed to elbow its way into some room in a growing number of Publix stores. 

The B Corp is Taste of Immokalee, created by high school students in the eastern Collier County town. Taste of Immokalee makes a line of sauces and salsas initially available in select stores in their home county. In 2018, it expanded into Lee County stores, and by the end of May its products will be available in approximately 200 Publix stores throughout Florida, displayed on the grocery giant's “Buy Local” shelves.