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(CORRECTED) Despite requests from the Food and Drug Administration, the distributor of Mexican papayas named by the agency in an outbreak of salmonella has declined so far to issue a recall.
R E Golden Produce Co Inc., has been Endorsed. Huy Fong Foods Inc., Produce Solutions, Righetti Farms LLC, Ruben & Ruben Food Corp., and The Suter Company Inc. are new companies to the Market and Updates.
Fresh Avenue, which has facilities in Salinas, Calif., and Yuma, Ariz., is launching in-season fresh consolidation services at those locations, which serve as Fresh Avenue’s western base of operations.
Private equity firm Blue Road Capital has purchased Fellsmere, Fla.-based B&W Quality Growers LLC.
Duda Farm Fresh Foods, through its Dandy brand, is partnering with Good Foods for the Good & Dandy Sweepstakes, giving consumers the chance to win a Weber grill and other prizes.
Albas Citrus, Colorado Fast Food Products LLC and Fresh By Nature Inc. are new companies to the Market. Sweet Seasons LLC has been Endorsed. Marjaba Import & Export Corp and Mastronardi Produce/SUNSET® have updates.
Vidalia onion grower-shipper G&R Farms, through its Growing America’s Farmers program, is supporting agriculture education with a promotion at Chicago Jewel-Osco stores.
One week remains before the application window for the $3 million Grow-NY business competition closes July 15.
Arredondo, D VA Produce, Gallardo Produce, JL&A Produce Inc., Langarcia are new companies to the Market. A & B Tropical Produce LLC has been Endorsed. Affiliated Foods Inc and Sanchez Farms have updates.
The Oppenheimer Group’s OriginO organic line, featuring tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers, will be showcased at the Organic Produce Summit.
Fresh Express has teamed up with parent company Chiquita for a new line of snacking products called Chiquita Bites and Chiquita Sticks.
Don Odiorne was honored with the first Champion Award from the Annapolis, Md.-based Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Education for his help connecting the foodservice industry to culinary educators.
The United Fresh Produce Association has a series of web seminars to prepare for the Washington Conference.
Rich Dachman, former vice president of produce for Sysco Corp., is now the CEO of the nonprofit Brighter Bites.
MONTEREY, Calif. - The organic industry is in growth mode, and that was reflected in the 2019 Organic Produce Summit.
Spring Creek Produce LLC, Greenfield, Tenn., has satisfied a reparation order issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
MONTEREY, Calif. - There is massive opportunity to expand the global supply and demand of organic produce, panelists said at the Organic Produce Summit on July 11.
Seven Seas, Springfield, Ill., has hired Steve Kim as an account manager in the company’s Visalia, Calif., office.
Lori Taylor, owner and founder of The Produce Moms, was the featured speaker at a recent Dallas Fresh Food Association meeting.
Jim Gulick, former vice president of logistics-North America for Del Monte Fresh Produce, died on June 30.
(UPDATED, 11:38 a.m.)Taking a step to deliver on a 2018 promise, a proposed rule from the Trump administration seeks to update the way wage rates are determined for the H-2A agricultural guest worker program.
Brighthouse Organics, San Antonio, a greenhouse vegetable brand launched in 2017, has more than doubled the number of items it offers.
Applewood Fresh Growers, Sparta, Mich., expects production increases for several apple varieties and has added equipment to meet those needs.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling Eat Smart brand Sweet Kale bagged salad kits from six provinces due to possible Listeria monocytogenes.
Merritt Bruce has joined Church Brothers Farms, Salinas, Calif., as vice president of retail business development.
Cranberry growers have voted to continue their federal marketing order program.
Great Lakes Growers, Burton, Ohio, has a new line of greenhouse-grown salads — Fusion — that highlight herbs, including dill, cilantro and chives.
Gold Coast Packing teamed up with the Santa Maria Valley (Calif.) YMCA recently to teach children how to grow vegetables and turn them into center-of-the-plate dishes.
Throughout July, Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt Growers is striving to ensure that premium Kyle’s Pick cherries are the impulse buy shoppers make.
Organically Grown Co., Portland, Ore., has promoted Mike Boyle to vice president of sales and sourcing and brought on Bryce White as vice president of business operations.