7/15/19 Daily Newsflash Roundup: PACA Sanctions, New Companies & More

Newsflash Roundup
Newsflash Roundup
(Produce Market Guide)

The latest roundup of Produce Market Guide news from the Daily Newsflash newsletter.

  • Agro Torres Produce LLC, McAllen TX - On July 12, 2019 the USDA imposed sanctions on Agro Torres Produce LLC, operating out of McAllen, Texas, for failing to pay an $11,323 award in favor of a Massachusetts seller. As of the issuance date of the reparation order, Osvelia Torres Chavez and Ricardo Martinez Moreno were listed as members of the business.

  • Caribbean Harvest Inc., Doral FL is a new Wholesaler to the Market.

  • Cascadia Managing Brands LLC, Ramsey NJ has updated Business Address.

  • Craft Vege Inc., Torrance CA is a new Wholesaler to the Market.

  • Earth Fresh Foods Inc., West Sacramento CA is a new Retailer to the Market.

  • E-Z Spuds Inc., Melrose Park IL has updated Business Address.

  • So Ono Food Products LLC, Honolulu HI - On July 12, 2019 the USDA imposed sanctions on So Ono Food Products LLC, operating out of Honolulu, HI, for failing to pay a $118,362 award in favor of a Washington seller. As of the issuance date of the reparation order, Richard C. Wheeler, Fresh Foods Hawaii, Inc., and Uzor U. Nwoko were listed as members of the business.

  • Spring Creek Produce LLC, Greenfield TN - On July 12, 2019, the USDA announced that Spring Creek Produce LLC satisfied a reparation order issued under the PACA.

  • T & K Supermarket LLC, Jamaica NY is a new Retailer to the Market.

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