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USDA imposes sanctions on Triple Fresh Produce LLC, Bain Distributors Inc, and Ultra Fresh. Sunrise Produce Inc, The Good Acre, and Tucker Farm & Sons LLC are new to the Market. Corona Family Farms Inc is endorsed.
A panel of food safety experts brought together by Fresh Express after an outbreak of Cyclospora cayetanensis in 2018 has released an interim report.
Devine Organics LLC, JCR Produce Company, Summit Harvest Inc have endorsements. The Fresh Connections has updated business website.
The Fishers, N.Y.-based New York Apple Association’s board of directors elected officers and welcomed new members.
Joyce Brown, who established Brownie Brokerage with her husband, Lavern “Brownie” Brown in 1967 In Nogales, Ariz., died recently.
The following article from The Packer’s “A Century of Produce,” was published in 1993.
SFL Cos., a supply chain management and logistics firm specializing in fresh produce and refrigerated goods, is moving to accommodate growth.
Sorting equipment manufacturer Compac is investing in new facilities and staff in the U.S.
The United Fresh Produce Association is sponsoring a training session to educate produce importers on requirements in the Food Safety Modernization Act.
The following article, from The History of The Packer in “A Century of Produce,” was published in 1993.
NEW YORK — You may have heard the term “ugly fruit.”
Both retail and farm-level prices for fresh vegetables have been revised upward for 2019.
The Equitable Food Initiative is partnering with Costco Wholesale in California, Oregon and Washington to boost consumer awareness and sales of EFI-certified fruits and vegetables.
Organic grower-shipper Misionero Vegetables, Gonzales, Calif., is rebranding Green Wave Farms, its fresh-cut vegetable line.
The United Fresh Association has announced locations and dates for its next four conventions and expos.
Natural Joy LLC and San Isidro Global Trading LLC are new to the Market. Russ Davis Wholesale Inc have updated their business website. Runner Express Corp and have updated their business address.
California Avocado Month (June) is drawing to a close, but the California Avocado Commission has launched a new program to support the brand through the rest of the season.
Renaissance Food Group (RFG), Rancho Cordova, Calif., has hired Nancy Johnston as vice president of produce procurement.
California pear grower-shippers say they anticipate ample supplies of fruit, although the first promotable volumes likely will be a bit late during the 2019 season.
Attendees of the 2018 National Watermelon Association Convention in Nashville were treated to unique Nashville experiences, with planners integrating the city’s brand throughout the event.
While produce shipments from South Carolina encountered a slight shortage of trucks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s June 26 truck rate report found adequate to surplus conditions in other shipping districts.
Sweet potato grower-shipper Wayne Bailey Produce Co LLC, which closed after 85 years this spring, left creditors with more than $8.1 million in unpaid debt, according to the USDA.
The USDA has filed an administrative complaint against sweet potato company Southern Produce Distributors, Faison, N.C., alleging the company failed to pay $3.49 million to produce sellers.
Aboubaker, C & S Farms, and Hankerson Brokerage Inc are new companies to the market. G & D Produces Inc, Papa Sprout Inc and Verfruco Foods Inc have updates.
St. Louis, Mo.-based crop improvement company Benson Hill Biosystems has hired food industry veteran Chris Wilkins as chief operating officer.
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, an outspoke critic of food industries in response to outbreaks, is again calling for a single federal food safety agency.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has revised rules that govern the movement of plant pests.
Red Sun Farms, Kingsville, Ontario, highlighted its Sweetpops tomatoes and Sweetpeps peppers at a recent United Way fundraiser that pairs local greenhouses with a chef and local student.
SiCar Farms has completed a distribution center in McAllen, Texas, and the facility, which can handle three times the previous South Texas capacity, uses conservation processes that SiCar is rolling out company wide.
Fresh Thyme Farmers Market has promoted Dean Little to chief operating officer and has hired Tod Pepin as chief merchandising officer.