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On Oct. 4, The Packer’s Editor Tom Karst and Northeast Editor Amy Sowder talked with Alvaro Luque, president and CEO of Avocados From Mexico.
Stressing the power of habits in increasing fruit and vegetable consumption, a virtual session called Insights, Ideas & Inspiration To Put More Plants On The Plate kicked off the Have A Plant Nation Ambassador Event.
The COVID-19 pandemic may have been good for one thing.
Children who eat more fruits and vegetables have better mental wellbeing, according to new research from the United Kingdom’s University of East Anglia Health and Social Care Partners.
The lack of an in-person Fresh Summit is a big loss for fresh produce marketers.
It is lunchtime, but some U.S. schools have reported trouble finding the right foods to put in student meals.
As the industry waits for the new “normal” in the world and in the fresh produce business, one can’t but help wonder about the soon-coming merger of the Produce Marketing Association and United Fresh.
Blueberry demand and supply will likely expand steadily during the next few years, a new RaboResearch report suggests.
The Packer’s Tom Karst, editor, and Amy Sowder, Northeast editor, talked the morning of Sept. 28 with Wendy Reinhardt Kapsak, president and CEO of the Produce for Better Health Foundation.
Tangelo is focused on improving nutrition education, affordability, and access to healthy, locally sourced food for nutrition insecure consumers, says founder and CEO Jeremy Cooley.