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Manter International B.V. has acquired shares of another Netherlands-based company, Solidtec B.V.
Love Beets USA, Bala Cynwyd, Pa., has hired Rob Doolan as director of sales.
Israel-based Evigence Sensors is seeking inroads for its time-temperature sensor in the fresh produce business.
Avocados were the No. 1 item that consumers said they bought as organic at least some of the time, based on those commodities studied in Organic Fresh Trends 2019.
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. — Finding the right marketing channels in an increasingly competitive organic market was the focus of a session at the 40th annual EcoFarm Conference.
California Giant Berry Farms, Watsonville, was busy in 2019 with sustainability programs, but the origin of those efforts came many years ago, according to the company.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has determined that Jeff Pfaff was not “responsibly connected” to a Florida company that violated the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
USDA has determined that Jeff Pfaff was not responsibly connected to Farm Fresh Packers LLC. Balfour Consumer Meats and Josie Mosie and Company LLC are new companies to the Market. CMI Orchards and others have updates.
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. — Organic farming and marketing is not getting any easier, and a panel of organic supply chain experts at EcoFarm 2020 said the causes include regulations, competition and rising consumer demands.
The early comments on the Trump administration’s plan to simplify school food rules are rolling in, and folks are testy.
Organics have been a part of the mainstream market for years now, and while the shoppers still see them as their own category, consumers tend to accept organically grown produce as an “added choice”.
DiSilva Fruit, Chelsea, Mass., is expanding its Morning Kiss Organic mandarin program.
The Canadian Produce Marketing Association, Ottawa, Ontario, plans to highlight sustainability programs and advocacy work on behalf of Canadian produce companies at the Fruit Logistica exposition.
Growers of Vidalia onions in Georgia have voted in favor of continuing the marketing order for the sweet onions.
Ataulfo mangoes from Mexican grower Crespo Organic began shipping in late January and will continue until late August.
What better way to start off 2020 than to shine a light on something fresh, juicy, and unique?
RR & Tequila Limes LLC has paid PACA reparation award. ANB Farms LLC, Great Basin Sales and TerraFresh Organics are new companies to the Market. Nickey Gregory Company and others have updates.
Nikki Fried, commissioner of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, is promoting Florida products in a pre-Super Bowl event.
U.S. representative Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., whose district includes Salinas and other fresh produce growing areas, has invited a farmworker as guest to the State of the Union address.
Organics Unlimited, San Diego, has hired Jose Miguel Naranjo as logistics and operations assistant.
Shenandoah Growers, Rockingham, Va., has a spicy addition to its That’s Tasty brand line of organic stir-in purées — jalapeño pepper.
The Equitable Food Initiative has promoted Ana Luisa “Lulu” Rivera Collazo to workforce development specialist, a new position for the organization.
Side Delights, San Francisco, is launching “Journey of a Potato,” an educational video for consumers and buyers.
Sweet Karoline blackberries will be making their way to supermarket shelves this year after seven years of research, development and market testing.
If the grower can’t profit from efforts to reduce food waste, then the effort won’t happen.
Alexandra’s Produce Inc., EasyPeasy LLC, Henderson Foods Inc., UP Indian River (North), and UP St. Lucie are new companies to the Market. American River Ag Inc., B C Tree Fruits Cooperative and others have updates.
Hugh Hinton Branch, who founded Hugh H. Branch Inc. in 1957, has died.
Del Monte Fresh Produce North America Inc., Coral Gables, is introducing pineapple tags to highlight sustainability efforts.
Recurring outbreaks of E. coli infections linked to romaine lettuce have frustrated industry leaders and put on pause other industry food safety projects and priorities.
The efficient use of water and inputs ranks as the most important value in measuring sustainability, according to The Packer’s most recent poll.