Historically a big packer and shipper of cucumbers, Nash Produce in recent years has been solely focused on sweetpotatoes, said David Bradley, director of business development for the Nashville, N.C.-based marketer.
The organic sweetpotato marketer has seen ideal growing conditions to wrap up the growing season, says Pat Bayor, vice president of sales and purchasing.
With consumer protection the top priority, Roger Hancock of Recall InfoLink says food businesses also need to do everything possible to minimize the direct and indirect economic fallout from recalls.
Cash-Wa Distributing Co. of Kearney, Kearney, Neb., has been awarded a maximum $47.3 million federal contract to supply fresh fruits and vegetables to schools and reservations.
