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G.O. Fresh Minneapolis hires new director of sales
G.O. Fresh Minneapolis hires new director of sales

Minneapolis, Minn.-based fresh-cut produce processor G.O. Fresh has hired Adam Dilley as the company’s director of sales and business development, according to a news release.

Value-added fresh produce sees continued growth
Value-added fresh produce sees continued growth

As consumers increasingly crave freshness and convenience, sales of fresh cut, value-added produce continue to climb.

California Giant Berry Farms launches new consumer website, touts new clamshell label 
California Giant Berry Farms launches new consumer website, touts new clamshell label 

California Giant Berry Farms, a leader in fresh sustainable berries, today unveiled its new website, www.calgiant.com.

Hy-Vee’s Bill Kelley retiring after 40 years in produce
Hy-Vee’s Bill Kelley retiring after 40 years in produce

Bill Kelley, the group vice president of produce commissary for Hy-Vee, is retiring after four decades with the company.

Grower in butternut squash recall working with FDA
Grower in butternut squash recall working with FDA

The grower whose butternut squash has been involved in recalls of fresh-cut products because of listeria concerns is working with the Food and Drug Administration to find the source.

Mann Packing opens fifth processing facility
Mann Packing opens fifth processing facility

Mann Packing Co. Inc. has opened a 130,000-square-foot fresh-cut facility in Gonzales, Calif.

Hy-Vee recalls fresh-cut products after listeria test
Hy-Vee recalls fresh-cut products after listeria test

Hy-Vee Inc., West Des Moines, Iowa, is recalling two of the store’s branded vegetable mixes after a positive test for Listeria monocytogenes.

New Product Review — Simply Fresh 2GO from FiveStar Gourmet
New Product Review — Simply Fresh 2GO from FiveStar Gourmet

Curious about Simply Fresh 2GO from FiveStar Gourmet? In case you haven't yet scored a sample, Amelia and Ashley gave them a try at home as part of their New Product Review series for Fresh Summit.

New Product Review — Lunch Kitz from Crunch Pak
New Product Review — Lunch Kitz from Crunch Pak

Curious about Lunch Kitz? In case you haven't yet scored a sample, Amelia and Ashley gave them a try at home as part of their New Product Review series for Fresh Summit.

SmartWash recognizes safety efforts through Circle of Excellence
SmartWash recognizes safety efforts through Circle of Excellence

SmartWash Solutions, Salinas, Calif., is highlighting top-performing U.S. produce processors for 2021’s National Food Safety Month in September.

Lipman to showcase fresh-cut green beans at Fresh Summit
Lipman to showcase fresh-cut green beans at Fresh Summit

Lipman Family Farms, Immokalee, Fla., is featuring new organic and conventional fresh-cut green beans at the Produce Marketing Association’s virtual Fresh Summit.

Arctic apple slices available in convenience stores
Arctic apple slices available in convenience stores

Non-browning Arctic apple slices, grown primarily for the foodservice market, are now available in convenience stores.

Meijer recalls fresh-cut, whole cantaloupe after salmonella test
Meijer recalls fresh-cut, whole cantaloupe after salmonella test

Meijer is recalling whole and fresh-cut cantaloupe products after a sampling program in Michigan detected salmonella.

Country Fresh expands fresh-cut fruit recall at Walmart stores
Country Fresh expands fresh-cut fruit recall at Walmart stores

Country Fresh has extended a fresh-cut watermelon recall to include items with grapes and fresh-cut apples, mangoes, pineapples and cantaloupe that were distributed to Walmart stores in nine states.

Country Fresh recalls fresh-cut watermelon for listeria concerns
Country Fresh recalls fresh-cut watermelon for listeria concerns

Country Fresh is recalling fresh-cut watermelon for possible Listeria Monocytogenes contamination.

Ocean Mist adds to Season & Steam line
Ocean Mist adds to Season & Steam line

Ocean Mist Farms, Castroville, Calif., has five new products in its Season & Steam line.

Crunch Pak’s new Lunch Kitz feature Toy Story’s Woody
Crunch Pak’s new Lunch Kitz feature Toy Story’s Woody

Sliced apple company Crunch Pak, Cashmere, Wash., has new a new product, Lunch Kitz, featuring Woody the cowboy from Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story movie franchise.

FiveStar Gourmet debuts Simply Fresh 2GO line in schools, stores
FiveStar Gourmet debuts Simply Fresh 2GO line in schools, stores

FiveStar Gourmet Foods, Ontario, Calif., is introducing a retail and school foodservice line with 12 stock-keeping units, designed to serve families and schools during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

Church Brother Farms offers new Ready Sides at retail
Church Brother Farms offers new Ready Sides at retail

Church Brothers Farms has four new value-added fresh-cut items under a new line called Ready Sides.

San Miguel’s Cut ‘N Clean Greens  celebrate 25th anniversary
San Miguel’s Cut ‘N Clean Greens celebrate 25th anniversary

Dubbed the ‘original dark leafy greens in a bag,’ San Miguel Produce’s Cut ‘N Clean Greens is marking its 25th anniversary.

Giant Food recalls squash noodle medley
Giant Food recalls squash noodle medley

Giant Food has removed its private label-branded squash noodle medley after a supplier reported a sample had tested positive for listeria.

Industry remembers Albert Garnica's contributions to salad category
Industry remembers Albert Garnica's contributions to salad category

Albert Garnica, the vice president of agricultural operations at Taylor Farms who helped the industry define reliability and quality that made the value-added salad category possible, has died.

Church Brothers adds five Green Giant Fresh value-added items
Church Brothers adds five Green Giant Fresh value-added items

Chris Koger Church Brothers Farms, Salinas, Calif., is adding five Green Giant Fresh value-added products.

Looking ahead at research needs for fresh-cut produce
Looking ahead at research needs for fresh-cut produce

When history appears to repeat itself, we must ask ourselves what we can learn. Per the FDA, fresh produce has been recalled about 40 times since 2017 – mostly fresh-cut, mostly involving Listeria monocytogenes.

COVID-19 pandemic cuts profits for Fresh Del Monte
COVID-19 pandemic cuts profits for Fresh Del Monte

Fresh Del Monte Produce reported the COVID-19 pandemic dropped expected net sales of fresh, value-added and banana segments in an “unprecedented and turbulent” second quarter by an estimated $132 million.

Lipman showcases green beans, other fresh-cut at PMA event
Lipman showcases green beans, other fresh-cut at PMA event

Lipman Family Farms, Immokalee, Fla., is highlighting its Clipped & Clean Green Beans and expanded fresh-cut line at the Produce Marketing Association’s Foodservice: Delivered.

Eurofins Scientific, QFresh Lab team up
Eurofins Scientific, QFresh Lab team up

Eurofins Scientific and QFresh Lab have a cooperative agreement to provide a full-service solution for food safety testing and shelf life quality for fresh-cut produce and salad kits.

USDA-ARS seeks to prolong life of romaine in bagged salads
USDA-ARS seeks to prolong life of romaine in bagged salads

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has identified five romaine lettuce varieties that are slower to brown after processing.

Tim Stejskal takes CEO role at Fresh Innovations
Tim Stejskal takes CEO role at Fresh Innovations

Fresh-cut fruit provider Fresh Innovations, Stockton, Calif., has a new CEO, Tim Stejskal.

JBT Corp. highlights sustainability
JBT Corp. highlights sustainability

JBT Corp., Chicago, is committed to helping customers achieve sustainability goals through processing equipment that increase yields, reduce waste and cut energy use.

COVID-19 takes toll on Fresh Del Monte’s first quarter
COVID-19 takes toll on Fresh Del Monte’s first quarter

The COVID-19 pandemic played a role in reduced first-quarter earnings for Coral Gables, Fla.-based Fresh Del Monte Produce.

Growers Express moves from Salinas to Monterey, Calif.
Growers Express moves from Salinas to Monterey, Calif.

Growers Express, which sold its fresh commodity vegetable and fresh value-added vegetable businesses to Church Brothers Farms, is moving from its longtime headquarters in Salinas, Calif., to offices in nearby Monterey.

Key Technology fresh-cut apple sorting system cuts waste
Key Technology fresh-cut apple sorting system cuts waste

Key Technology has introduced a new sorting system for fresh-cut apples, the VERYX digital sorter.

NatureSeal product keeps cut strawberries fresh
NatureSeal product keeps cut strawberries fresh

NatureSeal, the company originally known for preserving fresh-cut apples, has a new blend for fresh strawberries.

Pero Family Farms recalls vegetable noodle kit due to allergens
Pero Family Farms recalls vegetable noodle kit due to allergens

Pero Family Farms Food Co. LLC., Delray Beach, Fla., has recalled a zucchini noodle product because it did not list egg and milk, which are classified as allergens, on the label.

SmartWash Solutions offers continued training
SmartWash Solutions offers continued training

Companies that use the SmartWash Solutions system to mitigate bacterial cross-contamination in wash water, are getting more than a water additive.

San Miguel evolution shifts greens supply to other growers
San Miguel evolution shifts greens supply to other growers

Increased regulations and other issues have prompted San Miguel Produce to reduce Ventura County, Calif., acreage and partner with other growers across North America to ensure a year-round supply.

Salmonella outbreak from Tailor Cut Produce fruit over
Salmonella outbreak from Tailor Cut Produce fruit over

An outbreak of Salmonella Javiana traced to a fresh-cut fruit salad from Tailor Cut Produce is over, according to agencies investigating the outbreak

Site informs foodservice industry about sliced Arctic apples
Site informs foodservice industry about sliced Arctic apples

Okanagan Specialty Fruits has launched a foodservice web portal to give chefs information on bioengineered non-browning Arctic apples.

The Coastal Cos. acquires Lancaster Foods
The Coastal Cos. acquires Lancaster Foods

The Coastal Cos., Laurel, Md., has acquired Lancaster Foods, a Jessup, Md.-based retail produce distributor and fresh-cut processor.

‘Love started it all:’ WP Rawl celebrates 95th anniversary
‘Love started it all:’ WP Rawl celebrates 95th anniversary

Leafy greens grower, processor and shipper WP Rawl, Pelion, S.C., recently celebrated its 95th year in business.

Jalapeño joins Shenandoah Growers line of organic purées
Jalapeño joins Shenandoah Growers line of organic purées

Shenandoah Growers, Rockingham, Va., has a spicy addition to its That’s Tasty brand line of organic stir-in purées — jalapeño pepper.

Moxxy Marketing earns award for sliced apple bags
Moxxy Marketing earns award for sliced apple bags

Moxxy Marketing, Salinas, Calif., received an award for designs for sliced apples bags and applesauce containers for school lunches.

Mibo Fresh Foods faces $1.86 million PACA complaint
Mibo Fresh Foods faces $1.86 million PACA complaint

Mibo Fresh Foods LLC, Fort Worth, Texas, is facing a Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act complaint for unpaid produce shipments of $1.86 million.

The Produce Moms logo featured on Crunch Pak sliced apple bags
The Produce Moms logo featured on Crunch Pak sliced apple bags

Crunch Pak apple sliced apple packs are now promoting the fresh-cut company’s partnership with The Produce Moms.

Church Brothers acquires Green Giant Fresh value-added line
Church Brothers acquires Green Giant Fresh value-added line

Church Brothers Farms, Salinas, Calif., has acquired Green Giant Fresh’s value-added vegetable business from Growers Express.

Egg triggers Cece’s brand ramen recall from Veggie Noodle Co.
Egg triggers Cece’s brand ramen recall from Veggie Noodle Co.

Veggie Noodle Co. LLC is recalling a ramen kit because it contains a hard-boiled egg from a company involved in a recall for a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak.