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Tops Friendly Markets says it has completed the transition of five New York stores it acquired in April from Supermarket Management Inc., a longtime franchise partner.
Sustainable packaging solutions is slated for discussion at this year’s Organic Produce Summit, July 10-11, at the Monterey Conference Center in Monterey, Calif.
The USDA paused inspections of mangoes and avocados following the assault of agency inspectors in Uruapan, Mexico.
Dips and sauces are an easy way for consumers to add flavor, according to market research company Mintel. Shoppers are looking for interesting flavors, and real ingredients and plant-based products are gaining momentum.
Older age groups tend to be more frequent buyers of carrots, with 70.7% of those aged 60 and older and 66.7% of those aged 50-59 reporting purchases, compared with 46.9% of those aged 18-29.
The company has an 18-month grace period to rectify its areas of noncompliance or it could be subjected to delisting.
Marco Andrea Corbo, produce veteran and vice president of sales and operations for Toronto’s J.E. Russell Produce Ltd., died June 18.
A federal order remains in place to prevent the importing of plants and plant material to prevent the transmission of the tomato and pepper virus.
The Ontario Produce Marketing Association has three new directors and a new board chair, following appointments made at its Annual General Meeting, June 11 in Toronto.
The New Rochelle, N.Y.-based importer says its volumes of early summer star ruby grapefruit are now available for shipment out of New Jersey.
The San Francisco-based GrubMarket says this move broadens the functionality of GrubAssist, WholesaleWare and other products in its portfolio.
The company says it plans to launch new innovations that will impact the fruit and vegetable market including new insecticides and herbicides as well as new hybrids and varieties.
The Nogales, Ariz.-based grape grower and shipper says it has extended its year-round production through a partnership with Bakersfield, Calif.-based Niabell Farms.
Based on findings from its midseason grower and packer crop survey, the California Avocado Commission is eyeing a robust crop this year, with estimated volume to exceed 250 million pounds.
Michael Schadler, who brings extensive experience with representing growers, packers and shippers, will begin the role in September, succeeding Todd Fryhover who will retire this year.
Consumer demand for California strawberries is running high this season, said Jeff Cardinale, director of communications for the Watsonville-based California Strawberry Commission.
With growing demand for local produce in the foodservice industry and evolving operator needs, Markon says it saw the importance of having a dedicated presence beyond the West Coast.
This is the first national grocery retailer to offer delivery from nearly 1,800 stores as part of Grubhub’s Marketplace.
The indoor agriculture company promoted its chief financial officer, Kathleen Valisek, to the role of president and chief financial officer.
In addition to 37 new scholarship award recipients in 2024, Taylor Farms says it also provided 73 renewal scholarships for students who were awarded between 2021 and 2023.
The retailer honored more than 14,600 students nationwide for work to fight hunger and waste.
“Recent efforts to undermine and delay the implementation of the traceability rule would leave consumers at risk when unsafe food enters the marketplace,” said Brian Ronholm, director of food safety at Consumer Reports.
AFP has reprised its multitactical and multifaceted lifestyle campaign again this year, but with a host of new activations strategically designed to reach the most diverse audience of existing and new avocado consumers.
The newly created role is intended to strengthen the Canadian Produce Marketing Association’s membership offerings and expand into new markets domestically and beyond Canada.
The organization says this framework will better measure the impact of controlled environment agriculture.
Inspections of avocado and mangoes have restarted in the Mexican state of Michoacán following the assault of USDA APHIS inspectors.
The company highlights its accomplishments in fair trade, organic, responsible agriculture and meeting the United Nation’s sustainability goals.
The retailer says it will leverage Agritask’s remote sensing and data analytics to make more informed decisions on sourcing cherries and blackberries.
Spot refrigerated rates were $2.41 per mile in May, up 9 cents from May 2023, according to a new report from DAT Freight & Analytics.
The study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Cornell University shows how organic farmers’ viewpoints about soil microbiome affect farming practices.