News
As disastrous as we all know COVID-19 has been to our nation and to the fresh produce industry, the collateral damage still brings me up short.
Fresh Express has recalled Southwest Chopped Salads Kits from 11 states because of allergens that are not identified on list of ingredients.
Naturipe Farms, Salinas, Calif., which has undertaken a commitment to sustainable packaging, plans to remove 48 metric tons of plastic from its packaging in 2020.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering allowing imports of fresh raspberries from Peru into the U.S.
California prune growers recently voiced unanimous support for the California Prune Board at a public hearing.
Love Beets USA, Bala Cynwyd, Pa, has hired BJ McCormick as director of foodservice and emerging channel sales.
The Produce Marketing Association is accepting nominations for the Impact Award.
Georgia watermelon season is peaking as July 4th nears.
Henry Avocado Corp/CustomRipe, Hyfeld Company, Local Bounti Corporation, and Packaged Produce Solutions LLC are new companies to the Market. Aromas Produce, California Specialty Produce Inc. and others have updates.
The award recipient each year is featured on the cover of our magazine — now PMG, formerly Produce Retailer — and recognized in a ceremony at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit.
Each week The Packer releases its digital version of the print newspaper. Check out this week’s issue.
Retail fresh produce sales for the week ending June 28 rose at the lowest growth rate since April 19, according to research firm IRI scan data.
The Oppenheimer Group is partnering with microgreens and edible flower Koppert Cress, doing business as Flavour Fields, to develop and market varieties of specialty produce.
This information, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service, shows week-by-week shipments and f.o.b.s for commodities from shipments for the fresh market.
A new Washington organic blueberry company is marketing its first fresh crop.
Naturipe Farms, Salinas, has promoted Aribel Aguirre-Beck to chief administrative officer and Andrew Bruno to president of Naturipe Avocado Farms.
Potato production in the Northwest was strong in 2019, and the outlook for 2020 looks similar, said Chris Voigt, executive director of the Moses Lake-based Washington State Potato Commission.
Fresh Direct Produce Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia, has acquired organic produce distributor Mike and Mike’s Inc.
The success of United Fresh 2020 LIVE! laid the groundwork for United Fresh to use that virtual platform as United Fresh LIVE! 365, touted as a year-round online marketplace and educational resource.
A Mexican table grape grower-shipper has reported successful results shipping to Asia when using shelf-life extending sachets from Hazel Technologies, Chicago.
Especially in the last few months, we’ve seen more about the challenges with growing our food and how difficult it is for farmers.
The Newark, Del.-based Produce Marketing Association has released more details on the Foodservice: Delivered virtual event, set for July 20-24.
The COVID-19 crisis has not slowed demand for organic produce, and Albertsons executive Jim Donald sees “no ceiling” for the sector.
June online grocery sales jumped 9% compared with May, according to a survey from Brick Meets Click/Mercatus.
From offering retailers help tailor programs to retailers needs to delivering meals and ramping up security and sanitation, companies are responding in different ways to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wild Flower Vineyards, Bakersfield, Calif., will start harvesting the California crop on July 13.
Grimmway Farms, Bakersfield, Calif., is awarding 64 college scholarships through the Rod and Bob Grimm Memorial Scholarship Program.
The expansion of Lidl discount grocery stores into New York’s Long Island market spurred price-cutting by up to 15% from other retailers, a new study reports.
Well-Pict Berries, Watsonville, Calif., is offering a free digital retail kit to retailers to help them boost online berry sales.
A proposed rule will revise U.S. Department of Agriculture organic regulations to strengthen oversight and enforcement of the production, handling, and sale of organic agricultural products, according to the agency.