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Ready-to-eat beet brand, Love Beets USA, celebrates its 10-year anniversary this month.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added 16 more people to an E. coli outbreak investigation of unknown origin.
Loblaw Cos. has chosen Nature Fresh Farms’ Ontario Greenhouse Mixiany Cherry Tomatoes as its President’s Choice Fresh Product of the Year Award.
Dave Biswell President of Ethylene Control Inc. is proud to announce the addition of three new StayFresh™ products to the company’s lineup for produce, floral, cannabis and hemp protection.
Awe Sum Organics has made a leadership pledge to the Homeless Garden Project’s new permanent home and expanded farm located in the hills just above the city of Santa Cruz in the Pogonip area UC-Santa Cruz.
The National Mango Board has four new members, appointed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
More than $3 million in prizes were awarded to eight companies during the two-day virtual pitch competition at Grow-NY’s Global Food and Agriculture Business Competition.
Fresh-cut produce, as with whole fresh produce commodities, will be eligible for agricultural exemptions that apply to the Department of Transportation’s hours-of-service regulations for truck drivers.
Hy-Vee Inc., West Des Moines, Iowa, is recalling two of the store’s branded vegetable mixes after a positive test for Listeria monocytogenes.
Looking to go above and beyond with your watermelon merchandising? Check out these flavor pairing ideas from the National Watermelon Promotion Board, and let us know which ones resonate in your stores!
While it’s often used in sweet dishes and beverages – smoothies, breakfast bowls, ice cream, tarts, cocktails – some chefs are branching out.
Beets, cabbage, greens, herbs, parsley, potatoes, radishes and spinach are some of the produce crops Texas produce suppliers will be shipping in December.
Choco, a global company focused on building a more sustainable food industry by simplifying how restaurants order from suppliers, released Broadcast today.
Excluding melons, U.S. vegetable per capita availability increased 2.7% to 153.32 pounds in 2019, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
CMI Orchards, Wenatchee, Wash., is expanding domestic and international pear distribution through a partnership with Independent Warehouse Inc., Dryden, Wash.
In late 2019, CMI Orchards launched a digital marketing strategy designed to directly target apple consumers and drive retail sales.
Shipments of Mexican produce to the U.S. increased at a double-digit rate in the second quarter this year, a transportation report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture reveals.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the appointment of 11 members to the Hass Avocado Board.
Beating both Pharr, Texas, and Nogales, Ariz., the port of Laredo, Texas, was the top entry point for Mexican tomatoes from October 2019 to September.
The Canadian Produce Marketing Association is expanding its annual 2020 convention with a full week of online events and networking opportunities.
Legendary Baking I LLC, trading as J. Horners, operating out of Nashville, Tenn., has posted a $400,000 surety bond with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has appointed three members to the Mushroom Council.
Chiquita is encouraging fans to get into the thankful spirit by reminding them that a small celebration can be just as festive as long as you’re celebrating with fall favorite recipes and sharing them.
Hydroponic vertical farming company Kalera, Orlando, Fla., is planning to begin construction on a production facility in Seattle in 2021, which joins a growing list of expansions the company plans next year.
Full Harvest, the first business-to-business online marketplace for surplus and imperfect produce, co-announced with Danone North America the launch of Two Good ‘Good Save’ yogurt made rescued meyer lemons.
Refrigerated trucks will help distribute millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine shipments in the months ahead, but the operation isn’t expected to disrupt the produce supply chain.
Organto Foods Inc. has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of Fresh Organic Choice, a privately held Dutch corporation.
Del Monte Fresh Produce announced the expansion of its exclusive and luxurious Pinkglow™ Pineapple to select retailers in limited markets throughout the United States.
Although 2020 has been a year like no other, Equitable Food Initiative continued to grow and prove its unique value to the fresh produce industry.
Salix Fruits has hired Maximiliano Guevara Inostroza as country manager for Chile and Fernando Moyano is sales manager for Europe and Russia.