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Humble Produce Owner: Miguel Medina, has worked tirelessly over the last 6 months working with growers in Mexico to try to restore the faith.
Cherry season is fast approaching and Stemilt is prepping retailers with a special edition of Fast Facts: The Cast.
Join us on our virtual tour of indoor grower Little Leaf Farms, Devens, Mass.
The Produce Marketing Association will mark its one-year anniversary of its weekly Virtual Town Hall series with a special South by Southwest edition on March 24 at noon Eastern.
Stacey Lessel has joined Chicago-based Hazel Technologies Inc. as an AgTech account executive.
Leading food and agriculture associations sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai communicating growing concerns over the rapid deterioration of the U.S.-Mexico trade relationship.
The Southeast Produce Council’s hybrid Southern Exposure: The Rise of Produce trade show and conference will be April 6-8 in Orlando and online.
The National Association of Perishable Agricultural Receivers annual golf tournament honoring the memory of produce industry leader Pete Class is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. May 8.
Cinco de Mayo is coming soon, and once again the holiday presents opportunities to leverage countless cross-merchandising combinations and point-of-sale material.
Vowing to reduce plastic use dramatically by 2025, Oxnard, Calif.-based Mission Produce, Inc. has published its inaugural Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report, titled “Finest for the Future.”
Here’s a recap of opportunities identified and recommendations offered April 7 at the Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure.
Eden Prairie, Minn.-based C.H. Robinson is offering technology and data to help any company in the supply chain reduce its carbon footprint.
A M King has begun construction of a south Texas distribution center for Mexico-based GAB Operations, LLC (GAB).
West Pak Avocado is thrilled to announce that its The Avo Effect campaign has won a Silver ADDY at the San Diego 2021 American Advertising Awards.
Hansport, Nova Scotia-based CKF, Inc. has added to its roster of independently assigned environmental labels.
Dole Food Company is partnering with the global brand extension licensing agency Beanstalk to extend its brand into new food categories.
Spring into the new season, full of warmer weather and new recipes in Tasteful Selections® second quarter of the “It’s the Little Things” Campaign.
These are the social media posts that caught our attention the week of April 5-9, curated for this Seen on Social column.
Friesland, Wis.-based Alsum Farms & Produce Inc. hired Gary Stevens as director of sales and business development.
Hearing from domestic and import partisan interests, the U.S. ITC hosted a hearing April 8 on its investigation into unfair trade practices by foreign exporters on cucumber and squash imports into the U.S. market.
A new collaboration between Canada’s leader in applied horticulture research and innovation and INO will make innovative automation technology available for Canadian mushroom and greenhouse cucumber growers.
America’s “favorite sweet onion” will be served at “America’s Greatest Race.”
Berry People, a year-round, full-line shipper of branded organic and conventional strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries, has promotable volumes of high-quality fruit available.
The past 12 months have highlighted Santa Maria area grower-shippers’ ongoing commitment to employee health and safety, not to mention their ability to adapt quickly to changing market conditions.
California farmers around the state can expect to receive a drastically reduced amount of water from state and federal water systems this year.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture recently completed a state-mandated referendum vote that determined the California Avocado Commission is approved to continue in operation for the next five years.
Usually, when you peel an onion, you toss out the skin. When you do that, you lose the skin’s antioxidants, and the waste goes to the landfill.
Church Brothers Farms developed a new clamshell for its Little Gem lettuce that protects and showcases the premium variety at retail.
New Jersey peach growers are looking for a big season.
Westport, Conn.-based New England Consulting Group has added Steven Davis as a principal and advisor to its restaurant, retail and CPG practices.
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