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Side Delights seeks to offer cost-saving and nutritious shopping solutions for potatoes, as consumers increasingly embrace small kitchen appliances.
The Union City, Calif.-based plastic produce packaging company is transitioning both of its manufacturing facilities to solar energy in 2023, with the first going live in the first half of 2023.
As shoppers dial in on resolutions for the new year, the Fowler, Calif.-based company is encouraging consumers to look to heirloom navels as a healthy addition to their diet.
Bassetti’s promotion follows the appointment of Sammy Duda as the new CEO of A. Duda and Sons, parent company of Duda Farm Fresh Foods.
Yuma, Ariz.-based medjool date producer Natural Delights is primed for category growth, citing 2023 trends reports and consumer market research that favor dates.
The increased supply of artichokes provides retailers an opportunity for a seasonal boost in category sales, meeting shopper demand around healthy eating choices, the company said.
Apple King is touting success with TrueAI optical grading technology that can detect defects that had previously gone unnoticed.
The kits are currently available at Meijer, Lunds & Byerlys, Dierbergs and select Walmart locations across seven states.
The New York-based National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) has announced the first cohort of the Black Farmers Equity Initiative.
The USDA has filed an administrative complaint against Valvilla Produce LLC (Valvilla) for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).