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The National Mango Board is a sponsor of Kitchen Collaborative, a recipe development initiative in which chefs partner with sponsors to create recipes.
The Food and Drug Administration is releasing details of its New Era of Smarter Food Safety Blueprint.
Choptank has been recognized as a “Best & Brightest Company to Work For” and ranked on the “50 Best Companies to Sell For.”
Zespri International Ltd. has added chief global supply officer Alastair Hulbert and Executive Officer of Europe and North America Giorgio Comino.
Viva Tierra Organic, Mount Vernon, Wash., will be shipping new crop apples and pears from California in July.
Raley’s, West Sacramento, Calif., has promoted Laura Croff to senior vice president of people.
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The Texas International Produce Association, Mission, has new board members.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program recently clarified updated regulations in California to allow certifiers to issue approval faster.
Terphane has films that use a process that avoid chemical solvent coatings to provide antifogging of produce containers, allowing a heat-sealed package that shows the product clearly even when there’s condensation.
ProSeal America, Richmond, Va., has a new tray positioning system that eliminates the trial and error usually associated with establishing the spacing of trays in the sealing process.
A U.S. Department of Agriculture web seminar will provide an overview of proposed changes to enforcement regulations of organic agriculture.
Naturipe Farms has taken a big step forward in its commitment to sustainability.
The world has changed for Morrison Healthcare, which provides food for more than 750 hospitals and healthcare systems nationwide, but the hospital cafes never closed.
Kay Hiatt, who sold Florida citrus for years in a male-dominated industry, died July 11 at Treasure Coast Hospice — Harper House, in Stuart, Fla.
Organic fresh produce sales exceeded $1.7 billion in the second quarter, a 17% increase from the same period in 2019.
Not unlike other segments of the onion business, organics have felt some of the pain the COVID-19 coronavirus has dished out; however, sales continue to be stable, suppliers say.
Tops Friendly Markets has moved away from foam produce trays and has switched to a local supplier of greenhouse-grown tomatoes as part of ongoing efforts to reduce the company’s environmental impact.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visited July 28 with Ann Beaulieu, vice president and director of research & development and regulatory affairs at AgroFresh and Fernando Edagi, commercial technical manager for the company.
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Generation Farms, Vidalia, Ga., has a new logo and branding, including an organic-specific logo.
Fresh produce advocates Lori Taylor and Shreela Sharma recently spoke at the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior’s annual conference.
The North Carolina SweetPotato Commission has named Michelle Grainger its new executive director.
The Food and Drug Administration has a new protocol for the development and registration of treatments for water used on crops before harvest.
Recovering from the human and economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic won’t be easy.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has sanctioned three Texas and New York companies for Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act violations, suspending their licenses.
Chicago-based Hazel Technologies has partnered with New Zealand rural supplies cooperative Farmlands to provide Hazel Trex technology to kiwifruit growers.
The corporate headquarters of California Giant Berry Farms, Watsonville, Calif., has received Gold under the TRUE (Total Resource Use and Efficiency) Zero Waste certification program.
Irvington, N.Y.-based BrightFarms’ distribution has surpassed 2,000 stores.
Ample supplies of good-quality blueberries still are available from U.S. growers, and raspberries and blackberries are in good supply as well.