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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.
Western Growers Insurance Services, Irvine, Calif., has hired Jodi Martin as director of employee benefits account management.
San Miguel Produce Inc., Oxnard, Calif., has hired John Killeen as vice president and general manager.
Dalena Farms Inc., and Driscoll’s have been Endorsed. Southern Grocers LLC is a new company to the Market. Fresh Global Produce Inc dba Bonanza Fresh Global, Grower Network LLC, and Pure Fresh have updates.
A North Carolina agriculture asset management firm has purchased Yakima Valley, Washington-based apple companies Legacy Fruit Packers, Valley Fruit and Larson Fruit Co.
State officials will be joining the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association in an update of state agricultural funding.
After more than 60 years, the International Organization of Citrus Virologists conference is returning to Riverside, Calif., in connection with the International Research Conference on Huanglongbing.
Driscoll’s is seeing increases in its Baja California, Mexico, Fair Trade program, with a 14% hike in acreage in 2019 and a goal to have all production certified by the end of the year.
Speakers from Microsoft, Wells Fargo and other companies are scheduled on the Produce Marketing Association’s Tech Knowledge Symposium agenda.
Gordon Food Service, Grand Rapids, Mich., has formed an exclusive partnership with indoor farming company Square Roots, expanding the greenhouse company’s reach from its New York base.
A new economic model from Cornell University found that the economic effect of the New York apple industry is 21% larger than traditional models had estimated.
DENVER — Crowd-sourced nutrition fads, low-carb diets, the “snackification” of America and global competition are some of the challenges facing the U.S. potato industry.
Michigan Apple grower-shipper Riveridge Produce Marketing Inc. has acquired the sales operation of Jack Brown Produce.
A new Michigan company, Applewood Fresh Growers LLC, Sparta, is shipping Michigan apples.