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Dec. 5 is World Pear Day and Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt Growers says its Rushing Rivers pears offer perfect promotion opportunities.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is working with produce operators to help them understand new temporary measures for U.S. romaine lettuce.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has barred four companies in three states from operating in the industry after it determined they have broken Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act rules.
Unlike any previous version, the 2020 Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit, Oct. 13-15, will be a virtual event.
With its first-ever virtual edition right around the corner, change is the operative word for the Produce Marketing Association’s 2020 Fresh Summit.
Nearly everyone consumes bananas and that makes the fruit a powerhouse category for supermarkets.
Bananas remain America’s favorite fruit, but growth is slow at the top.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed a Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act complaint of $19 million against North Pacific Canners and Packers Inc., doing business as NORPAC Foods Inc.
Kristin Yerecic, marketing director at Yerecic Label, New Kensington, Pa., is the Southeast Produce Council’s 2020 Next Generation Award recipient.
Curious about the new Just Add Chicken salad kits from Dole? Retail editor Ashley Nickle and copy editor and designer Amelia Freidline tried them out for the latest new product review in the Millennials Eat video series.
Praised by her peers as the kind of person who is relied on to get things done, Oleen Smethurst is The Packer’s 2020 Canadian Produce Person of the Year.
The Sunkist brand is pretty much synonymous with top-quality citrus, but 127-year-old Valencia, Calif.-based Sunkist Growers Inc. also is earning an exceptional reputation for its sustainability program.
Potato sales have taken a big turn toward the retail channel during the current COVID-19 pandemic, and suppliers of Idaho spuds have adapted.
National foodservice and marketing agency Advantage Waypoint represents The Fresh Group Ltd. Maglio Cos.
New York-based Rabobank has appointed Roland Fumasi to lead a group of 20 research analysts at RaboResearch’s Food and Agribusiness division in North America.
Trevor Suslow, who joined the Produce Marketing Association in mid-2018 as vice president of produce safety, is stepping down from full-time duties at the association.
UPDATED: The USDA is allocating another $500 million for the Farmers to Family Food Box Program, which has already distributed more than 110 million boxes of produce, meat and dairy products.
The lure of the produce business was irresistible, because it provided Paul Ramson with a chance to solve problems for a global market.
Asparagus breeder and seed company Walker Brothers Inc., Pittsgrove, N.J., recently added Pedro Cisneros Zevallos in Peru.
Frank Yiannas brings passion and results to the topic of food safety.
In his 21 years at the United Fresh Produce Association, John Toner has long played a central role in bringing the produce industry together for the United Fresh Expo.
Two groups that represent the U.S. blueberry industry have hired a vice president of marketing and communications and financial controller, which are new positions.
Curious about the new line of “carrot swaps” that Bolthouse Farms debuted at Fresh Summit? Copy editor and designer Amelia Freidline and retail editor Ashley Nickle tried them out for an episode of Millennials Eat!
The Produce Marketing Association is adding six new members to its board of directors.
Hazel Technologies Inc., Chicago, is promoting its products to growers in Chile and has hired Pablo Silva to lead those efforts.
The National Mango Board will no longer promote frozen mangoes after a recent vote, in which a majority of importers of the frozen fruit rejected participation in the board.
The subject line of the e-mail certainly grabs your attention.
Supporters of both political parties are nearly identical in their love of fruits and vegetables, a new survey shows.
Index Fresh, Riverside, Calif., has promoted John Dmytriw to vice president of business development.