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The newest FreshFacts on Retail report from United Fresh shows that value-added fruits and vegetables saw gains in the third quarter of 2020, reversing a trend of recent declines for value-added fruit.
Sun World International LLC, Palm Desert, Calif., has added Star Produce, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, as a licensed importer of its proprietary grape varieties.
The planned sale of Bakersfield, Calif.-based Grimmway Farms to Teays River Investments comes less than two years after another carrot giant, Bakersfield-based Bolthouse Farms, sold to Butterfly Equity.
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Issaquah, Wash.-based Vanguard International has hired Ana Yanez as a sales associate.
Chilean fruit growers are concerned about the potential of COVID-19 related measures to disrupt the supply chain and movement of workers during their peak harvest season.
Chiquita has a new collection of limited-edition stickers that feature familiar works of art — reimagined.
With all the changes and challenges this year has brought to the foodservice industry, many operators are assessing how to reconfigure their restaurants to better facilitate curbside pickup and other options.
California Giant Berry Farm’s 13-week digital fundraiser, Spreading Smiles, has culminated to $40,000 distributed to 13 non-profit organizations throughout the greater Pajaro Valley area.
It is again time to honor a well-deserving member of the potato growing community by nominating them for the Potato Man or Woman of the Year or Potato Man or Woman for All Seasons award.
The Colombian hass avocado industry recently formed the Colombia Avocado Board to promote the fruit.
New Zealand’s leading fresh produce company, T&G Fresh, has today launched a new charity, Fairgrow, which will help get fresh fruit and vegetables to Kiwis in need.
Agros Produce LLC, the pioneer in the production of tomatoes grown in high-tech greenhouses in Mexico, has partnered with IFCO Systems.
GDUSA’s 57th American Graphic Design Awards® announced their 2020 award recipients, and The Produce Moms® and Applewood Fresh® won in the category of packaging graphic design for their co-branded apple bags.
California Giant Berry Farms growers are reporting peak volumes of a promotable organic and conventional blueberry supply for the start of the new year.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has appointed new members to the National Watermelon Promotion Board.
Dole Food Co. has promoted Timothy Escamilla to president of Dole Fresh Vegetables.
Good Foods, a category leader of plant based dips and good-for-you products, is promoting guacamole this holiday with in-store discounts and new recipes and serving inspiration for shoppers to celebrate the season.
Fresh produce packaging specialists StePac L.A., Ltd. has been acquired by Nili Capital Partners, an Israeli private equity fund.
Catch up on what you missed at The Packer’s West Coast Produce Expo. Here’s the full video of Lessons from Retail - Online Grocery and What’s Ahead.
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Cincinnati-based flexible packaging supplier ProAmpac has acquired Rosenbloom Groupe Inc., Hymopack Ltd. and Dyne-A-Pak, private businesses based in Canada that manufacture packaging products.
The Fresh Produce & Floral Council is holding will be holding its annual holiday charity auction virtually this year.
The Idaho Potato Commission’s annual retail display contest will pamper a participant with a trip to a spa.
Jim Donovan, a 36-year veteran of Oxnard, Calif.-based Mission Produce, is retiring.
While COVID continues to change the landscape of consumer behavior, including holiday traditions and family gatherings, data suggests the herb category is surging in sales during this season.
Giorgio Foods Inc., Temple, Pa., has two additions to its mushroom jerky line: Smokehouse Bacon and Hot & Spicy Cajun Style.
Vidalia, Ga.-based Generation Farms has created an in-house logistics department.
Kwik Lok has signed and endorsed the Ethical Charter on Responsible Labor Practices, a collaborative effort adopted by the Produce Marketing Association and the United Fresh Produce Association.