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The Produce Marketing Association’s Center for Growing Talent is inviting the industry to participate in a Virtual Wellness Walk/Run Challenge to promote health and support the center’s programs.
Holistic Solutions Global (HSG) is a seed-to-market producer of Tropicados™, tropical green skinned avocados that grow in the warm, fertile climate of the Dominican Republic.
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect industry companies in different ways, and they are responding with everything from donations to frontline employees to rolling out plans to keep employees safe.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has identified five romaine lettuce varieties that are slower to brown after processing.
Misionero, Gonzales, Calif., has received Equitable Food Initiative certification for its processing facility in Gonzales.
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The care and preparation needed to ensure produce makes it to the shelf in the best, most appealing condition requires an intricate partnership between farmer and retailer.
Atlanta-based Royal Food Service Co. has been awarded a maximum $465 million contract to supply for fresh fruits and vegetables to Georgia military and school customers.
Shanley Farms, Morro Bay, Calif., has hired Patrinka Crammond in business and program development.
Clove & Hoof and FMS Fresh Produce are new companies to the Market. Alstede Farms, Harward Farms, J M R Farms Inc., Malk Organics LLC dba Malk, San Antonio Wholesale Produce Market and others have updates.
Dole Food Co., Charlotte, N.C., is kicking off an eight-month campaign celebrating healthy living with a focus on the “epic storytelling of Pixar Animation Studios” as inspiration.
U.S. onion growers should be paid $5 for every 50-pound bag of onions they have had to dump or donate because of the COVID-19 crisis and the subsequent loss of foodservice sales.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a recording of its May 14 web seminar for growers interested in applying for direct payments through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.
The Center for Produce Safety is hosting a series of five weekly web seminars for its annual CPS Research Symposium during June and July.
Avocados From Peru will launch its new e-cookbook “Avocados in Bloom” in late May.
With a price tag of $1.22 billion and hundreds of contracts, the USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program is a massive endeavor to move fresh produce and other foods to needy families through food banks.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed an administrative complaint against JLD Inc., doing business as North Country Wholesale.
The Justice Department is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to allow hydroponic operations to be certified organic.
Applewood Fresh’s growers will be starting Michigan asparagus shipments the week of May 25.
In the Carolinas, spring and summer produce is an edible rainbow. And the harvest is looking good, growers say.
The USDA now has the authority under the Defense Production Act to help prevent supply interruptions at FDA-regulated food facilities, including farms, packinghouses and fresh-cut processing facilities.
Wish Farms, Plant City, Fla., is gearing up for the domestic blackberry season, anticipating a positive shift in demand and pricing as production ramps up.
The National Watermelon Promotion Board is rolling out a database to connect growers and distributors with buyers.
C & L Fresh Produce Inc., Dominic Produce LLC, Freshquita Brands LLC, PFC Natural Grocery & Deli, and Quality Cut Produce LLC are new companies to the Market. Fisher Orchard, Peach Country and others have changes.
Warm weather means prime time for every produce department, from berries to stone fruit to grapes to the crown jewel of summer: cherries.
Cherries come in a variety of pack sizes and styles, and in typical years – coronavirus may change the approach this season – many retailers have worked to present several different options for shoppers.
Retailers generally carry cherries whenever they are available, though the Northwest season is obviously the pinnacle of volume and consumer interest.
For those in the industry who must work from home or stay at home during the pandemic, how have your eating habits changed?
When are you planning on resuming personal and professional travel?