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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to investigate why produce-grower prices have stayed stagnant or declined while prices have increased along the supply chain.
7 Palmas Produce LLC, CJ Foods Manufacturing Beaumont Corp., Global Fruits LLC, J L Garza Investments LLC, and Monkey Chips are new companies to the Market. Diamondback Acres Inc., KSG Trade Co and others have updates.
Stewart and Lynda Resnick, whose companies include Halos marketer The Wonderful Co., are pledging $750 million to Caltech, for sustainability research.
Why retailers keep strawberries up front — and top of mind — even after summer heat fades.
Del Monte Fresh Produce is launching Better Break, a snack line featuring an array of vegetables.
San Francisco, Calif.-based Side Delights is starting a multimedia ad campaign featuring a virtual-reality video and podcast programming.
Lakeview Farm Market Inc. is a new company to the Market. B & L Farms, Ewing Fruit Co., Fresh International LLC, Fresh Start Advantage Inc., Freshpoint South Florida, GoodFarms, J V Farms Inc., and more have updates.
Taylor Fresh Foods has purchased the assets of Club Chef, a Covington, Ky., fresh-cut processor owned by the Castellini Co.
Flavor Tree Fruit Co. has changed out some equipment at its arils facility, increasing automation and making the process less dependent on manual labor.
BOSTON — Rich Dachman had two goals at the keynote speech he presented at the New England Produce Council’s 20th anniversary Produce, Floral and Foodservice Expo.
Oswaldo Silva is the new vice president and chief procurement officer at Square One Farms LLC, Miramar, Fla.
Sheboygan, Wisc.-based A.J. Wholesale Produce Inc., has been awarded a maximum $48.6 million federal contract to supply fresh fruits and vegetables to schools in two states.
Two free web seminars on listeria are being presented by universities that have received grants from the Center for Produce Safety.
The Food and Drug Administration has released a Food Safety Dashboard to help track Food Safety and Modernization Act rules and measure their progress.
Greenhouse grower and marketer Houweling’s Group plans to use Apeel Sciences’ shelf life technology to do away with the plastic wrap on its English cucumbers.
Agriculture biotech company Phytelligence has reportedly shut down following a legal battle with Washington State University and the Cosmic Crisp apple variety.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s first report on grapes in cold storage this season shows grape holdings at their lowest point in the past four seasons.
SunFed has been Endorsed. AG Solutions LLC, Crop One Holdings Inc., S&Y Produce, San Miguel Fresh Produce LLC and Tabasco Produce LLC are new companies to the Market. Pacific Produce and others have profile updates.
Third-party logistics company Choptank Transport, Preston, Md., has promoted Jason Howard to data scientist on its business intelligence team.
Fruit World Co., Reedley, Calif., will have a full lineup of citrus in promotable volumes this season.
An outbreak of Cyclospora illnesses linked to fresh basil appears to be over, according to the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
North Shore Living Herbs and Greens has hired Debbie Remblence as sales manager.
Limoneira Co., Santa Paula, Calif., has hired Tara Saldaña and Brett Johnson in sales.
iTradeNetwork has plans to offer 2,000 perishable food and beverage companies free use of its iTracefresh traceability suite, in what it calls an important leap to industry-wide traceability.
Hydroponic greenhouse grower BrightFarms has partnered with Crosset Co., Independence, Ky., to distribute its products to more than 100 independent retailers in the Midwest.
Jack Cain Sr., a long-time employee of Catalytic Generators, Norforlk, Va., died Oct. 17. He was 85.
Lee Cole, president and CEO of Calavo Growers, Santa Paula, Calif., plans to retire in the first quarter of 2020.
Three health tips for breast cancer awareness month courtesy of Peri and Sons’ Farms.
Equitable Food Initiative has created a free responsible recruitment scorecard, available in English and Spanish.
The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council and North American Blueberry Council have hired Alicia Adler as vice president.