GOPEX offers insight into imports at PortMiami
Dec 10, 2019 by The Packer Staff
The Packer’s Global Organic Produce Expo — GOPEX — is providing attendees with a behind-the-scenes look at PortMiami, a hub of international trade and commerce.
Walmart to test Nuro autonomous vehicles for grocery delivery
Dec 10, 2019 by Ashley Nickle
Walmart has announced a pilot with self-driving vehicle company Nuro.
Top Chicago retail rankings hold steady
Dec 10, 2019 by Tom Burfield
Ranking of the top retail chains in the Chicago market remains virtually unchanged from a year ago, said Bill Bishop, chief architect at Brick Meets Click, a Barrington, Ill.-based consulting firm.
Weather issues affect potato crops
Dec 10, 2019 by Jim Offner
Weather issues during the 2019 growing and harvest season had potato prices soaring during the pre-holiday period, with little change expected after the first of the year, marketers said.
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Jealous Fruits hires Doug Sankey for cherry sales to the U.S.
Dec 10, 2019 by Chris Koger
Lake Country, British Columbia-based Jealous Fruits, a cherry grower, has hired Doug Sankey in a sales role.
For Chicago wholesalers, business is booming
Dec 10, 2019 by Tom Burfield
With the arrival of the holiday season coupled with the general trend toward more healthful eating, business among Chicago-area produce distributors seems to be thriving.
Growers join the Mushroom Council
Dec 10, 2019 by Chris Koger
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has appointed three members to the Mushroom Council, Redwood Shores, Calif.
Leaders react to USMCA progress
Dec 10, 2019 by Tom Karst
Politicians and agriculture leaders were responding Dec. 10 to news of a breakthrough deal for the USMCA, expected to lead to ratification by Congress in December.
Nature Fresh sells original Ontario greenhouse facilities
Dec 10, 2019 by Chris Koger
Nature Fresh Farms has sold its first greenhouse facilities in Leamington, Ontario, to Chosen Fresh Farms Ltd., which will now supply Nature Fresh.
House Democrats set to approve USMCA
Dec 10, 2019 by Tom Karst
A year after it was signed, President Trump and House Democrats have struck a deal that will allow the USMCA to be ratified in December.
Fresh Express kit named in U.S., Canada E. coli cases
Dec 10, 2019 by Chris Koger
Federal health authorities in the U.S. and Canada are advising consumers not to eat a Fresh Express chopped salad kit, linking it to eight E. coli O157:H7 cases in the U.S. and 16 in Canada.
ProducePay seeks to increase financing of growers
Dec 10, 2019 by Tom Karst
ProducePay has much more money to finance growers sending produce to U.S. markets.
Tailor Cut recalls fresh-cut fruit linked to salmonella
Dec 09, 2019 by Chris Koger
Tailor Cut Produce has recalled its fresh-cut Fruit Luau, a mix of honeydew, cantaloupe and pineapple, after the Food and Drug Administration linked it to a salmonella outbreak.
Wonderful Pistachios debuts No Shells ads with sassy tortoise
Dec 09, 2019 by Chris Koger
Wonderful Pistachios has a new spoke-tortoise kicking off its No Shells line marketing campaign, as part of a $15 million investment in the brand.
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