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The USDA is warning vendors who wish to participate in USDA food purchase programs of a possible phishing scheme using fraudulent email messages.
The greenhouse grower and pasta producer have joined forces to promote a back-to-school campaign on the Instacart and Kroger grocery delivery platforms this fall.
Wenatchee, Wash.-based CMI Orchards is introducing new pear-packing technology that the company says has strong benefits to retailers and consumer.
The marketing order, which was established in 1962, provides for the use of volume control in the form of producer allotments, handler withholdings or a combination of both.
The Central Valley-based citrus grower is sponsoring the Healthy Family Project this August to help families with tips and healthy recipes in its eighth annual back-to-school campaign.
Pear producers in Washington and Oregon have elected to continue their federal marketing order this year with a 99% approval vote.
Produce departments across the Northeast grocery chain’s 149 stores will compete for bragging rights on fresh produce merchandising that showcases the fruits of summer.
Longtime EFI leaders Kevin Boyle and Kenton Harmer will assume expanded roles to support the farmworker nonprofit’s expanding reach and strategic goals.
Aldi will add about 400 stores in the Southeast U.S. through the planned acquisition of Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket, the company said Aug. 16.
Business magazine Inc. reports that Fifth Wheel Freight (FWF) ranks No. 2260 on its 2023 Inc. 5000 list.