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Berry Brokers International LLC, H & E Trading LLC, Jecam Fresh Produce Corporation, La Finca Produce Corporation, and La Tortilleria LLC are new companies to the Market. Anthony’s Farm LLC and others have updates.
The Produce Marketing Association found in a recent consumer survey that shelf life and food safety are the top consumer concerns with fresh produce.
Constant communication with employees and strong buyer-seller relationships have helped produce operators manage the choppy waters since the COVID-19 crisis began.
Andy Tudor, vice president of business development at Rainier Fruit Co., Selah, Wash., has left the company and opened a consulting agency.
Scott Horsfall, who has been the CEO of the of the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement since it was established in 2007, plans to retire next March.
Dole, Western Growers, Imperfect Foods and other industry members are donating food and equipment, and offering services directly targeted to easing hardships during the pandemic.
Robinson Fresh, Eden Prairie, Minn., continues to operate without service disruptions, including supply capabilities from Central and South America, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Delving into the detail of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, Robert Guenther visited April 21 with The Packer’s Tom Karst.
Central Kitchen Foods LLC, Co Operate WNC, Pro Produce Inc, Ross Fruit LLC, and Tri-K Produce Inc., are new companies to the Market. B Catalani Inc., Fresh Life Organics, Transpacific Food Inc. and others have changes.
Key Technology has introduced a new sorting system for fresh-cut apples, the VERYX digital sorter.
Companies awarded contracts through the USDA’s Buy Fresh program will be boxing the produce themselves to distribute to food banks, and the program is expected to last for six months at $100 million in produce a month.
The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas, Nogales, Ariz., is recognizing the efforts of its members to keep food moving through the supply chain during the pandemic.
Alder Market, Galaxy Fresh Produce LLC, JAG Distributors LLC, Rä Foods Wild About Sprouts, and The Farmer’s Table are new companies to the Market. Wiggins Wholesale, Inc., Zespri Kiwifruit - USA & others have updates.
With $2.7 billion targeted to the fruit and vegetable industry, the $19 billion Coronavirus Food Assistance Program was unveiled by Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on April 17.
Produce companies and allied industries continue to respond to the need for fresh produce, monetary donations and other resources at charitable organizations across the country as the pandemic continues.
Avocados continued to outperform average sales for other fruit and the produce category in general, according to the Hass Avocado Board’s latest data from research firm IRI scan data.
California Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross has penned a thank-you letter for retailers and food distributors across the country.
Church Brothers Farms, Salinas, Calif., has promoted Jeff Church to chief operations officer and Rick Russo to senior vice president of sales and marketing.
The School Nutrition Association and United Fresh are partnering to connect produce distributors to school foodservice directors looking for single-serve, wrapped produce as part of meal distributions.
With foodservice sales continuing at a fraction of normal and grocery store foot traffic down compared with normal levels, produce distributors continue to seek ways to alleviate bottlenecks and waste in the supply chain
Dennis Christou is leaving Coral Gables, Fla.-based Del Monte Fresh Produce Inc. after more than 15 years.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that C-Max Produce LLC, McAllen, Texas, has paid a debt and can hold a Perishable Agricultural Act license.
Chiquita Brands International, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has a goal of eliminating its banana waste this year.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering a web seminar on April 21 to explain details of its “Buy Fresh” program funded through the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
An April 22 web seminar hosted by The Packer and conducted by Category Partners will look at what is coming next for fresh produce at retail during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mike O’Brien, who joined Monterey Mushrooms 5 ½ years ago after more than four decades at retailer Schnuck Markets Inc., is retiring.
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Grimmway Farms is preparing to ship new crop organic red and gold potatoes from its Cal-Organic Farms division from California.
Bountiful Blessings Community Services, Inc., Fortified Produce Brokers LLC, Jozour LLC, National Food Trading Corp., RS Produce LLC are new companies to the Market. Deardorff Orchards & others have updates.
Growers Express, which sold its fresh commodity vegetable and fresh value-added vegetable businesses to Church Brothers Farms, is moving from its longtime headquarters in Salinas, Calif., to offices in nearby Monterey.