Industry
Avocados From Mexico will be the title sponsor of the Avocados From Mexico Cure Bowl.
Noting a slight decline in net sales but improved profits in its banana trade, Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. has reported financial results for the third quarter.
With strong Mexican fruit volume, Los Angeles-based Giumarra provides a year-round supply of avocados to retail and foodservice clients throughout the U.S. and Canada.
The Packer caught up with Red Sun Farms’ Carlos Visconti on camera at IFPA’s recent Global Produce and Floral Show to learn more about the company’s seed-to-plate innovation.
Produce advocates sought to connect and inspire retail dietitians at this year’s Food and Nutrition Conference and the Retail Registered Dietitian Immersion Event at the IFPA’s recent Global Produce and Floral Show.
The Packer caught up with Fair Trade USA founder and CEO Paul Rice at IFPA’s Global Produce and Floral Show to learn more about the organization’s newly launched Produce Program Innovation.
Bloom Fresh, a premium fruit-breeding company specializing in table grapes, cherries and raisins, says it’s taking proactive measures to safeguard table grape production as El Niño threatens vineyards across the globe.
Later this month, San Joaquin Valley, Calif.-based Live Oak Farms is poised to begin importing product from its farming operations in Mexico to help complete a 52-week cycle of availability on green and red bell peppers.
KeHE Distributors, a distributor of natural, organic, specialty and fresh products, says it has “learned to navigate” the ever-evolving distribution landscape through a focus on pick rates, fill rates and flexibility.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and the USDA are taking nominations for members of a new trade advisory group known as the Seasonal and Perishable Agricultural Products Advisory Committee.
Weather, labor shortages and geopolitical challenges are complicating the global fresh produce trade, but technological innovations and new products signal ample opportunities ahead, a new report says.
The Omaha, Neb.-based company has joined FreshEdge, a family of fresh food distribution companies backed by private-equity investment firm Wind Point Partners.
The USDA has imposed sanctions on two produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under PACA.
The Packer caught up with Northland Potato Growers Association on camera at IFPA’s recent Global Produce and Floral Show to learn more about what makes potatoes from the Red River Valley unique.
Ocean Mist Farms unveiled a 30-by-30-foot booth at the recent Global Produce and Floral Show, providing an opportunity to tell the story of the fourth-generation legacy company and its value-added products.
Baldor Specialty Foods President Michael Muzyk received the New York Produce Show’s Lifetime Achievement Award, Dec. 6, prior to a ribbon cutting to open the show’s exhibition hall.
In this “Tip of the Iceberg” podcast episode, Louisa Clark of Confidently There joins LeAnne Ruzzamenti of Equitable Food Initiative to talk about why open communication is the key to successful organizational culture.
Congress must act soon to increase funding for the Special Supplemental Program for Women, Infants, and Children, or risk the program will have to turn away assistance to participants before the end of next year.
Failure to meet contract obligations and failure to pay reparations caused the department to sanction the businesses and principal operators and prevent them from working in the produce industry.
With the theme “Gratitude,” the recent NYPS drew more than 5,000 players from across the fresh produce supply chain to the Javits Center, where industry professionals discussed products, promotional campaigns and more.
The recent NYPS spotlighted CEA success stories during an educational panel discussion organized by the Controlled Environment Agriculture Alliance and moderated by Tom Stenzel, the CEA Alliance’s executive director.
The grants — also available in Nebraska and Rhode Island — aim to bolster the processing, aggregation and distribution of agricultural products in the states.
KT Produce, a produce distribution company based out of Lowell, Ark., has joined FreshEdge, a family of fresh food distribution companies backed by Wind Point Partners.
The national produce distribution and supply company has focused on providing a range of customers with whole fruits and vegetables, with an emphasis on potatoes and onions, said Josh Wolff, partner.
From the sublime local dancers who performed at the opening breakfast to the hot dog carts stationed throughout the show floor, the 14th annual NYPS once again delivered an only-in-the-Big-Apple industry experience.
Retail organic produce sales still have momentum, but inflation and an uneven economy have slowed growth.
To help consumers make the most of its festively packaged 10-pound carton of navel oranges this holiday season, Sunkist is offering 10 recipes and tips for making fruit purchases go further.
The study finds growers also are facing rising water-related farming costs, particularly in Midwest and Western states.
Stemming from failure to pay Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act reparations, the department barred principal operators from working in PACA-licensed businesses and also suspended the PACA licenses of businesses.
The agency has filed a Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act complaint against a California company, alleging that it failed to pay two sellers.