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A treehouse and slide? Wish Farms puts the fun in new HQ

Aug 28, 2018 by Chris Koger

Berry grower-marketer Wish Farms’ new headquarters in Plant City, Fla., won’t be your average office and warehouse/packing facility.

Naturipe joins blockchain initiative

Aug 21, 2018 by Chris Koger

Berry company Naturipe Farms, Salinas, Calif., is joining a group of food companies using blockchain technology to improve food safety and cut waste.

System allows avocado shippers to determine ripeness

Aug 21, 2018 by Tom Karst

A rapid and non-invasive way to measure dry matter content, which would help determine ripeness in avocados, is close to commercialization.

SiCar Farms growth leads to South Texas expansion

Aug 20, 2018 by Chris Koger

SiCar Farms, Mission, Texas, is building a new distribution center in McAllen that will handle three times the current production capacity.

Inline Plastic adds to snack, convenience line

Aug 20, 2018 by Chris Koger

Inline Plastics, Shelton, Conn., has added more options to its Safe-T-Fresh SnackWare line.

UPDATED: Apeel Sciences hires former Sun World exec Gordon Robertson

Aug 16, 2018 by Tom Karst

(UPDATED, 4:15) Charged with building the company’s sales and building out its sales force, Gordon Robertson is the new chief revenue officer at Goleta, Calif.-based Apeel Sciences.

ThorPack chosen as JMC Packaging distributor

Aug 14, 2018 by Chris Koger

Johnsen Machine Co., Burlington, Ontario, has chosen ThorPack LLC as a distributor of JMC Packaging Equipment.

Education is Wonderful: program expands opportunities

Aug 13, 2018 by Chris Koger

The Wonderful Agriculture Career Prep program’s 90 graduates celebrated their accomplishments as the inaugural class in the program.

Key Technology designs sorter specifically for leafy greens

Aug 13, 2018 by Chris Koger

Key Technology is introducing a new line of digital sorters for fresh-cut leafy greens.

Grower using laser tech for humane bird control

Aug 13, 2018 by Daniel Vanderhorst

Fruit growers have to deal with birds flocking in to eat their cherries, apples, blueberries and more, and Starr Ranch Growers has seen positive results from a high-tech, humane deterrent.

Key Technology promotes Alvaro Nunez to California sales role

Aug 13, 2018 by Chris Koger

Key Technology has promoted Alvaro Nunez to area sales manager for Central and Northern California.

Kwik Lok and Matthews Marking Systems tout new product

Aug 10, 2018 by Tom Karst

The new Kwik Lok 912, combined with Matthews Marking Systems eSolarMark Fiber laser-coding system, allows new capabilities to include information and graphics on closures.

Global company opens food lab in Fresno

Aug 09, 2018 by Chris Koger

Eurofins Scientific is opening a food testing laboratory complex in Fresno, Calif., this summer.

Baldor’s Thomas McQuillan’s new role, and Imperfect Produce debut

Aug 07, 2018 by Chris Koger

Baldor Specialty Foods, Hunt’s Point, N.Y., has promoted Thomas McQuillan to vice president of strategy, culture and sustainability.

Fresh produce bin engineered to reduce shrink

Aug 06, 2018 by Chris Koger

JMT US and Macro Plastics are launching bin for fresh produce specifically engineered for controlled atmosphere environments to extend shelf life.

Sakata Seed America sells onion breeding program

Aug 06, 2018 by Chris Koger

Sakata Seed American, Morgan Hill, Calif., has sold its onion breeding program to Cape Town, South Africa-based Zaad Holdings Ltd.

Packer Insight — Leafy greens task force and China tariffs

Aug 03, 2018 by Ashley Nickle

Editor Tom Karst and retail editor Ashley Nickle discuss the big stories of the week, including recommendations from the Leafy Greens Food Safety Task Force and the latest back-and-forth with China on trade.

Avocado shipper slows ripening with Hazel Technologies

Aug 03, 2018 by Chris Koger

Shelf-life enhancement company Hazel Technologies has a new partnership with AMR Agro, a Dominican Republic green-skin avocado packer-exporter.

Del Fresco to more than double greenhouse strawberries this fall

Aug 03, 2018 by Chris Koger

Canadian greenhouse grower Del Fresco Produce is launching the second phase of its strawberry production, bumping acreage from six to a total of 17 acres.

Sysco’s FreshPoint to add fresh-cut capabilities in Dallas

Aug 03, 2018 by Chris Koger

Sysco Corp. is expanding its FreshPoint Dallas facility with a 65,000-square-foot projects that stresses sustainability and adds fresh-cut operations.