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Fresh Del Monte has announced the launch of its “Bunch of Good” campaign
As stay-at-home orders melded into work-from-home orders, snacking became a coping mechanism for many this past year, bringing with it the inevitable weight gain.
A U.S. Supreme Court decision in a California case involving labor unions and property rights could affect the entire nation’s agriculture employers and employees.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that up to $2 million is available for local governments to host Community Compost and Food Waste Reduction pilot projects for fiscal 2021.
There is a lot to love about fruit, including the plethora of songs about it. Listen here for The Packer’s picks of top fruity tunes.
Arable Capital Partners (“Arable”) announced today the acquisition of Royal Ridge Fruits, Dorsing Farms, Inc. and related entities.
Duda Farm Fresh Foods has teamed up with Fresh Cravings to launch the “Summer Snacking Games” Sweepstakes to drive consumption of produce during the warmer weather months.
Paying the winner’s way to a big conference, the 2021 Frieda Rapoport Caplan Family Business Scholarship application period is now open.
Marketers moved more than 3 million pounds of organic garlic, and sales topped more than $24 million in 2019, according to IRI.
Organic berry sales topped $760 million in 2019 and comprised 12.3% of total retail berry sales, according to data from IRI. Marketers moved more than 13.7 million pounds of berries in 2019.
Dayka & Hackett LLC, Reedley, Calif., and Agrícola Don Ricardo, Ica, Peru, have signed agreements to sell majority ownership to newly formed produce company Frutura.
Salinas, Calif.-based Naturipe Farms is excited to announce its inaugural “Summer of Snacking” just in time for the first official day of summer which kicked off on Sunday.
San Francisco-based GrubMarket announced it has completed the acquisition of Sierra Produce, one of the largest importers of South American fruits directly from growers into the United States.
Irvington, N.Y.-based BrightFarms is forming BrightLabs, an innovation and research lab at its Ohio growing facility, as well as launching a new lettuce product.
Did you know that 38% of shoppers say they are more likely to shop at YOUR store if you carry red dragon fruit?
The National Council of Agricultural Employers announced today that the Council’s ongoing collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control has resulted in another opportunity to protect farmworkers from COVID-19.
“July is part of peak California avocado season, with advertising and promotional support in full swing,” said Jan DeLyser, vice president marketing of the Commission.
These are the produce posts that caught our attention this week.
The battle over Mexican tomato prices has reared up again between warring grower groups.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reopened the referendum voting period from June 29, through July 23, 2021, for pecan growers to vote on whether to continue their Federal marketing order.
CKF, Inc.’s Earthcycle brand of home compostable and recyclable packaging has expanded its range of sustainable options for its customers to encase their fresh produce by commercializing paper sleeves.
he Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 0.9%in June on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.6% in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Episode 54 of Tip of the Iceberg Podcast features a conversation between The Packer’s editor-in-chief Tom Karst and Desmond O’Rourke, an economist and longtime apple industry observer.
Tom Karst, Amy Sowder and Ashley Nickle discuss the FDA’s exploration of regulating use of the term “healthy” on food labels, plus New York crops and retail awards, in this episode of Packer Insight.
Fresh Innovations California, LLC wraps up their employee COVID-19 vaccination lottery!
Retail prices for yellow nectarines averaged $2.08 a pound in mid-July in eight markets across the U.S., according to U.S. Marketing Services.
Robert Riegel, a shareholder of Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods Market Inc., filed a law suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas to block the company’s sale to Seattle-based Amazon.
Growers are experiencing a much different growing season this year. The U.S. drought monitor says that roughly 23% of the state is abnormally dry, 8% in a severe drought. It’s a stark difference from a year ago when t
Former Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers general manager Denton Hoffman died June 16 at the age of 77.