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The Packer’s 2020 Canadian Produce Person of the Year award will be presented at noon Eastern on Oct. 22 to Oleen Smethurst, assistant vice president and general merchandise manager for Costo Wholesale Canada.
Magic Sun, Richmond, Va., known as a grower of conventional and organic tomatoes, is expanding to include blueberries, with plans to quickly ramp up production.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed an administrative complaint against Imperial Frozen Foods Op Co. LLC for alleged Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act violations totaling $6.3 million.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has banned LoneStar Produce Express LLC from doing business in the produce industry for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
Fruit importing company William H. Kopke Jr., Great Neck, N.Y., is mourning the loss of Paul Wigand, the director of operations who was with the company for more than 40 years.
A year ago, the trend in the produce industry was toward reducing or even eliminating packaging.
Idaho potato grower-shippers and marketers say they have responded to the current global pandemic the best way they know how: with a good crop.
A molecular geneticist has discovered a novel class of antimicrobial peptide which may help to treat the dreaded citrus greening disease that poses a threat to California’s citrus industry.
The Walmart Foundation has given Brighter Bites $1.5 million to expand to California and support efforts in existing cities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Western Growers, Irvine, Calif., has hired Walt Duflock as vice president of Innovation, to focus on accelerating ag-tech for association members.
Irvington, N.Y.-based BrightFarms has secured more than $100 million in funding to support expansion plans.
NSF International has named Jennifer McEntire as the Food Safety Leadership Award recipient.
Contract sanitation provider PSSI, Kieler, Wis., has hired Emily Weaver as chief financial officer.
Bruce Taylor, chairman and CEO of Taylor Farms, Salinas, Calif., and the company have been named the recipient of the Roosevelt William President’s Award in recognition of philanthropy during the pandemic.
Mandarins have been taking market share from navel oranges for several years, grower-shippers say. But they may be helping the overall citrus category, said Casey Creamer.
The Florida Tomato Exchange is keeping tabs on Mexican tomato imports through a new website, TomatoMonitor.com.
The Prince Edward Island Potato Board used its virtual booth at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit Expo to highlight the region’s advantages as a potato supplier.
The COVID-19 pandemic has put packaging at a premium, marketers s
Max Yeater, who spent the past 25 years at Pro*Act, is director of strategy at Pacific International Marketing, a new position at the Salinas, Calif., company.
Kroger details Zero Hunger | Zero Waste efforts.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared the outbreak of salmonella linked to peaches from Prima Wawona/Wawona Packing Co., but the Food and Drug Administration is continuing its investigation.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has sanctioned Benny F. Hall & Sons LLC for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is taking steps to officially dissolve the marketing order for potatoes in the state of Washington.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is hosting web seminars every third Monday of the month on how local food systems can respond to needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This year, Fyffes completed its first corporate-wide Human Rights Impact Asssessment and published its Global Human Rights Policy and Statement.
Pace International is presenting its Postharvest Academy through a series of web seminars on a range of topics affecting apple, citrus, cherries and pears.
The Oppenheimer Group teased new apple packaging at the PMA’s Fresh Summit. The packaging pictured at the virtual booth is a pyramid-shaped paper-based graphic container and holds four Jazz apples.
Staff from Dublin, Calif.-based iTrade Network, a supply-chain solution software company, spoke to Produce Marketing Association’s virtual Fresh Summit 2020 attendees about end-to-end traceability and efficiency.
Andy Hamilton is the new CEO of Markon Cooperative, Salinas, Calif.