Social Responsibility
Equitable Food Initiative has created a free responsible recruitment scorecard, available in English and Spanish.
Chiquita Brands International is the banana sponsor for the 2019 TCS New York City Marathon for the second year in a row.
The Southeast Produce Council is issuing what it calls the Golden Rule Challenge for exhibitors at Southern Exposure.
Produce companies are finding new ways to distribute food during the pandemic, as well as changing plans in the face of how the consumers are buying food now.
Del Monte Fresh Produce North America Inc., Coral Gables, is introducing pineapple tags to highlight sustainability efforts.
FiveStar Gourmet Foods, Ontario, Calif., is donating 15,000 pre-packaged Simply Fresh brand meal salads to Feeding America.
Sakata Seed America, Morgan Hill, Calif., is donating respiratory masks and gloves used in its seed production to healthcare agencies.
North Bay Produce, Traverse City, Mich., is continuing its food donation program as the COVID-19 crisis widens.
Eastern Produce Council, Short Hills, N.J. has canceled its April 7th TopGolf event but is calling for applications for a seventh-annual scholarship.
Bobalu Berries, Oxnard, Calif., is donating strawberries to school children and families as they pick up meals at schools that have been shuttered due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
D’Arrigo Bros. of California, the Grower-Shipper Association of Central California Foundation and its Ag Against Hunger campaign, are teaming up to fight food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic
The Andrew and Phyllis D’Arrigo Charitable Foundation, Salinas, Calif., is donating to Monterey County non-profit organizations as residents comply with a shelter-in-place order in the county.
Companies and industry associations are donating products and resources to respond to the pandemic, helping feed hungry families and keeping field workers safe.
Through Pro*Act’s network of distributors, a new initiative called Feeding Our Frontlines is delivering more than $1 million in fresh produce to health care workers across the country.
Brighter Bites, which distributes fresh fruit and education materials to school children and their families in major urban centers, has a $2 million campaign to continue meeting their needs during the pandemic.
News about the produce and allied industry companies pitching in during the COVID-19 crisis continue to pour in.
The Produce Marketing Association and Partnership for a Healthier America introduced the COVID-19 Fresh Food Fund to distribute fresh produce to people in need during the pandemic.
Avocados From Mexico has renewed its partnership with Brighter Bites, extending the program that brings avocados and nutrition programs to families in cities served by Brighter Bites.
Chiquita has released an updated sustainability report.
The produce and allied industries continue to help during the COVID-19 crisis.
West Pak Avocado, Murrieta, Calif., is donating pallets of avocados during pandmeic
Dole, Western Growers, Imperfect Foods and other industry members are donating food and equipment, and offering services directly targeted to easing hardships during the pandemic.
Produce companies and allied industries continue to respond to the need for fresh produce, monetary donations and other resources at charitable organizations across the country as the pandemic continues.
The Texas International Produce Association is teaming with Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) and CIERTO Global to host two workshops on labor challenges.
Keany Produce & Gourmet, Landover, Md., has donated more than $100,000 worth of fresh produce to food banks and other charities during the COVID-19 crisis.
Chelan Fresh, Chelan, will be supplying fresh apples to 7,000 Texas students and families through a Brighter Bites partnership.
The Oppenheimer Group and Jazz apple brand owner T&G Global are partnering with No Kid Hungry to ensure children have access to healthy food while schools are shut down because of the spread of COVID-1.
D’Arrigo Bros. of California, Salinas, has donated more than 250,000 pounds of produce to charitable organizations as they struggle to keep up with demand during the COVID-19 crisis.
Southern Specialties Inc., Pompano Beach, Fla., has donated thousands of pounds of specialty produce to hospital staffs, including heirloom tomatoes, white asparagus and yellow beefsteak tomatoes.
Fleet Advantage, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., through its Kids Around the Corner foundation, has donated $10,000 to the First Responders Children’s Foundation, to help during the COVID-19 crisis.