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Despite ongoing economic pressures, fresh produce continues to post healthy growth as consumers cook more meals at home. Even so, recent data shows increasingly selective shopping habits that could challenge future volume growth.
The longtime marketing leader caps a distinguished 34-year career with the company.
Taking the stage at the International Fresh Produce Association’s Washington Conference yesterday, the Make America Healthy Again mastermind sat down with CEO Cathy Burns to outline how he intends to disrupt the way Americans eat and the way our food is grown.
Michael Family Farms will be a focus of summer marketing with seasonal merchandising inspiration to produce departments.
The company has released its inaugural impact report, highlighting over $5.8 million generated for banana farming communities alongside rapid growth, business awards and a firm commitment to ethical, women-led industry leadership.
Fam Stumabo’s Paul Krechel breaks down how modern cutting technology eliminates “invisible” waste, simplifies labor challenges and proves that true sustainability happens on the factory floor.
Iliana Loza has been appointed to a newly created role for the importer and exporter of fresh and dried produce.
The New York-New Jersey-Connecticut tristate area may not be an organic powerhouse, but there is a concentration of organic farms in the area who are leveraging fertile soil and strong consumer demand to fuel success.
Brewster Heights Packing & Orchards has filed for a voluntary court-supervised stalking horse asset sale to protect its premium orchards and navigate a historic agricultural margin squeeze.
At The Wall Street Journal’s Global Food Forum, venture capitalists revealed three macro trends that are positioning the retail produce department as the ultimate destination for data-driven, wellness-focused consumers.
The additions of Adam Dandrea and Jay Betancourt aim to boost the company’s fruit and vegetable sourcing capabilities and grower networks.
Applying a keen sense of business and creating non-farm assets, Tim Nuss unlocks a flywheel effect to propel the Nuss Farms forward.
Heirloom-inspired seedless watermelon features a dark green rind speckled with bright yellow “stars.”
The U.S. senator from California says this new legislative package will provide new market opportunities and improve federal assistance for California’s specialty crop growers.
Cullen is the company’s first female president and the great-granddaughter of the company’s founder, Michael J. Cullen.
Industry experts project biological crop protection solutions will achieve complete market parity with conventional synthetic pesticides by 2040.
The company celebrated a milestone in its Nourishing Our Neighborhoods initiative by gifting the van to the San Antonio Food Bank, packed with fresh groceries to support families across southwest Texas.
Midwest wholesale leaders in Detroit and Columbus lean into peak local harvest seasons to shield independent grocers and foodservice from rising supply costs.
The Masser Family of Companies president and CEO has been elected for his decades of agricultural expertise, strategic vision and commitment to enhancing category performance.
The launch gives Weis customers real-time spend tracking, personalized coupons and seamless loyalty rewards.
The new vice president of compliance, Jennifer Pulcipher, has expertise in regulatory compliance, third-party certification programs, crisis management and global supplier standards.
As the critical six-year USMCA review approaches, top agricultural leaders gathered at West Coast Produce Expo to discuss implications for North American produce trade.
The company says additions to its leadership team will accelerate growth and enhance value to growers and retail partners.
The program, which will begin at the end of June, will build to peak production in August, September and early October with steady volume week to week.
Prior to Nickey Gregory’s passing, longtime company executive Scott Chapman was named to the role of president.
The strategic move adds 13 facilities to the distributor’s footprint; CEO Michael Aucoin outlines exclusive insights on integration, grower access and supply consistency.
As global insect populations decline, entomologist Emily Heffernan warns of the looming risks to high-value specialty crops and outlines practical, field-level steps growers can take to build resiliency.