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Mommy bloggers provide fresh inspiration for berry merchandising Nobody is more tuned into family shopping trends than “mommy bloggers,” and this season’s crop of back-to-school content is full of fresh inspiratio
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and other state officials will be on hand to celebrate the opening of the Walker River Cooling facility in Yerington, Nev.
Trying to keep pace with modern food safety requirements and buyers’ demands, management at the Atlanta State Farmers Market works to maintain the facilities.
Sen. Thom Tillis, (R-N.C.), will give the keynote address at the United Fresh Produce Association Washington Conference.
There are more than 5,000 craft breweries in the U.S., and brewers in the UK are hoping to recreate that same success.
No matter where avocados are grown, more and more of them are ending up in consumer bags at the supermarket, grower-shippers say, and reusable plastic containers are becoming more popular too.
I Love Produce plans to host two of the best foosball players in the history of the game at its booth No. 2001 during the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit 2017 in New Orleans, according to a news release.
D’Arrigo Brothers of New York donated $15,000 to Paws of War to provide three trained service dogs to combat veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Just as avocado supplies were beginning to dry up in North America, Peruvian avocado grower-shippers found themselves dealing with flooding that was threatening their ability to get their fruit to ports.
The growth of the Peruvian avocado industry includes a small percentage of organic fruit, and some grower-shippers are looking to build the organic category.
Our top stories the week of May 13 - May 19 were: California cantaloupe growers target baseball fans in summer promotion Chiquita launches ‘We are Bananas’ campaign Horton Fruit issues spinach recall
Don’t put off immigration reform any longer.
Bayer said it has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting increased worldwide consumption of fruits and vegetables with the announcement of new portfolio innovations and a business strategy for horticulture.
Farmers, dreamers and business owners from across the Midwest will join the American Business Immigration Coalition for a virtual event called Expanding the Midwest’s Workforce Through Commonsense Immigration Reform.
In this episode of Packer Insight, editor-in-chief Tom Karst, Northeast editor Amy Sowder and retail editor Ashley Nickle discuss the California water crisis, the tomato wars and recent acquisition activity.
In 2011, when Salix Fruits, the leading company in import and export of fresh fruits, was born, its founder, Juan González Pita, bought the logo from a website for less than 25 dollars.
The Allen Lund Company announces Jeremy McGovern will be taking over as manager of the Los Angeles sales office.
The labor market is tight in Ohio, and nowhere is demand hotter than in the foodservice and hospitality sector.
School will be back in session this fall, and for DNO Produce the return to more normal school schedules is expected to be a boost to its foodservice business.
Rupert, Idaho-based potato grower-shipper Arrowhead Potato Co. and Idaho-based ProSource Produce LLC., have entered an exclusive Sales and Marketing Agreement, that will take effect on August 01, 2021.
What happens when The Produce Industry Podcast is crossed with Getting Fresh with Dan the Produce Man we get Fresh From The Fields Fridays!
United Fresh and Keany Produce partner to give Washington Conference attendees A ‘Fresh Taste of DC’
United Fresh Produce Association is partnering with Keany Produce & Gourmet and several Washington, D.C. restaurants on a new ‘Fresh Taste of DC’ campaign.
Tom Karst, Ashley Nickle and Amy Sowder discussed PMA Foodservice, immigration reform, item identification at the register and more in this episode of Packer Insight.
Substances in fruits and vegetables are being researched to see how they prevent the development of tumors and inhibit the division of cancer cells.
Shortages in labor, raw materials and freight in the mushroom sector are requiring creative thinking.
Bridges Produce along with partner Fruit d’Or which owns and develops the brand’s Patience Fruit & Co. Organic and Decas Farms, will offer more flexibility for their expanded cranberry program this fall.
The USDA has announced updated performance measures for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program and other programs.
On July 23, the U.S. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Xavier Becerra, visited and observed a farmworker vaccination clinic in Salinas, Calif.