Tennessee-based Smoky Mountain Family Farms, a partnership between the Pappas, Esformes and Hellers tomato farming and distribution families has announced the purchase of Midway, Tenn.-based Triple C Family Farms.
The U.S. foodservice sector is still lagging more than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic compelled authorities to restrict restaurant operations, and a full recovery may not happen until mid-2022.
The Produce Marketing Association will mark its one-year anniversary of its weekly Virtual Town Hall series with a special South by Southwest edition on March 24 at noon Eastern.