Social Responsibility
The U.S. fresh produce sector continues to experience the shocks of COVID-19, limited resources, labor shortages, increasing regulation, and other challenges.
“Awe Sum Organics offers Organic and Fair Trade USA Certified fruit! They feel it is important to give back to the local communities involved in growing, harvesting, packing, and shipping our Awe Sum Organic fruit.
Tarrytown, NY-based Jac. Vandenberg, Inc. is excited to announce that through its SUNRAYS® brand it will be supporting Save the Children’s annual summer reading campaign in the United States, which starts today.
Divine Flavor and the American Institute of Cancer Research (AICR) launch partnership aimed towards spreading awareness to consumers of how table grapes can be part of a plant based diet that reduces cancer risk.
Reidsville, Ga.-based Shuman Farms staff members are spending June volunteering in the communities where their RealSweet Vidalia onions are sold.
As the pandemic slowly begins to ease, what were some of the lessons learned, principles that will help the industry better navigate the realities of today and the unforeseen crises of tomorrow?
Episode 58 of Tip of the Iceberg Podcast features a conversation with Michael Smith, a senior at Lincoln University, an agriculture major and president of the school’s MANRRS chapter.
Fyffes has concluded its first community needs assessment in the surrounding communities of its melon farms in Choluteca, Honduras.
Stronger Together US is proud to announce Oregon-based AgriLabor and California-based AgSocio are the first farm labor contractors (FLCs) to achieve Clearview certification in the United States.
Monterey Mushrooms presented 94 children of its employees with $254,678 in scholarship awards for the 2021-22 academic year.
Donations made to the Washington Apple Education Foundation (WAEF) will be matched this month thanks to the generosity of three tree fruit industry companies.
Equitable Food Initiative is proud to announce that EFI-certified NatureSweet® Tomatoes has earned a Communitas Award for Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility thanks to leadership efforts during the pandemic.
California Giant Berry Farms has announced the distribution of $48,000 to twelve non-profit organizations throughout the greater Pajaro Valley area through its philanthropic initiative, The California Giant Foundation.
Smurfit Kappa, one of the global leaders in paper-based solutions, has associated with San Antonio Metropolitan Ministries to expand their Children’s Enrichment Center (CEC).
Fyffes and Breakfast Club of Canada (BCC) are delighted to announce a new partnership that will increase fresh fruit servings to school children in Montreal communities where the need is greatest.
Voluntary sustainability standards such as Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance, and Bonsucro can help reduce global poverty among small farmers that make up many of the world’s poor, according to a new report.
Despite ongoing challenges presented by the COVID pandemic, 2021 was a year of progress for Equitable Food Initiative as it drew strength from its multistakeholder approach, bringing new insights.
EFI will now bring a new focus on the Midwest fresh fruit and vegetable industry, based on market research and the latest industry trends.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $21 million to provide broadband internet service in rural areas in New York without sufficient access.
Brookshire Grocery Co. is launching a relief campaign for customers to donate to the American Red Cross for people who are affected by Hurricane Ida.
Stemilt becomes first apple & cherry company to achieve full Equitable Food Initiative certification
Stemilt received new Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) certifications in [August] to become the first apple, pear, and cherry company to achieve EFI certification of its entire operation.
Spring Born, an organic hydroponic farm, has kicked off production inside its Silt, Colo., facility.
Who has what it takes? That is the question that Texas International Produce Association (TIPA) is asking as it announces its call to participate in the third annual Viva Fresh Clean Eating Challenge.
The Hunts Point Produce Market’s annual Thanksgiving-time food donation event will return, and it will hit all five boroughs.
Bronx, N.Y.-based S. Katzman Produce honored the recipients of its 2021 Fifth Annual Scholarship Program at a celebratory dinner with the winners, their families and guests from the company.
It’s no wonder Michael Smith wasn’t comfortable with pursuing a career in agriculture when he started college at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Mo.
Zespri is reaching out to retailers and to the produce trade industry for support in their social and influencer engagement activity as part of No Kid Hungry’s “Rebuilding” campaign.
To learn more about what D’Arrigo CA is doing to advance breast cancer research tune in on Thursday, October 14th at 11:30am PST to be part of a Zoom webinar to hear directly from BCRF experts.
Expanding the annual one-day Hunts Point Gives Back event to a Hunts Point Week of Giving series of events spread out across New York City worked so well in 2020, that organizers repeated the success in 2021.
The Packer and Equitable Food Initiative announce a second webinar series to further educate fresh produce industry professionals about the importance of a healthy, skilled workforce and the programs that support it.