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Tops Friendly Markets is continuing its commitment to sustainability through the steady expansion of the Flashfood program, which now includes 17 additional stores throughout the Western New York region.
Seven Seas, a division of the Tom Lange Family of Companies, is proud to welcome third-generation grower, Bill Hammerstrom, as Manager of Sales for their California citrus office.
Side Delights offers solutions for shoppers who want to continue eating at home with an elevated dining experience – two trends converging this summer.
Summer is watermelon’s time to shine, and the 2021 Washington-grown watermelon season is shaping up nicely for Keystone Fruit Marketing, a division of Progressive Produce.
Produce Marketing Association Brighter Bites have announced that all attendees registered to attend the PMA Foodservice Conference can also sign up to help give back to local families.
Washington apples specialty license plates had an impressive first year of sales with 747 purchased as of June 30th.
Neither frost nor heat nor wind nor rain will stop a cherry grower from their self-appointed duty while there’s still a crop on the trees...and our growers are still at it!
At Healthy Family Project, Tracy Shaw will oversee content strategy, website search engine optimization, digital partnerships and email marketing.
PA Produce Month, when most of Pennsylvania’s vegetable crops are at the peak of their season, starts August 1.
Bronx, N.Y.-based Baldor Specialty Foods expanded its Urban Roots retail line with three ready-to-eat, plant-based, healthy snacks — for adults, but children can eat them too, if they want.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has revised its National Emphasis Program (NEP) for COVID-19.
Tight labor supplies will increase the pace of automation in the food supply chain, according to a new report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange.
Natural Grocers, America’s Organic Headquarters, is bringing local hydroponic, organic produce grown just steps away from its customers with the launch of its new hydroponic GardenBox.
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WeighPack Systems has opened a new facility dedicated to the design of new packaging solutions.
Mushrooms, classified as a vegetable in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, are a nutrient-dense food that is low in calories and sodium, have no fat and provide vitamins, minerals and other components.
Trees that water themselves, soil that pulls moisture from the air and various probes, sensors and automated irrigation systems are some of the innovations in use to help the agriculture industry to conserve water.
Oklahoma City-based HAC Inc., which operates 80 stores under eight banners, has selected Price Mabry as its new director of produce and floral.
It’s official: the latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans have yet again confirmed the importance of eating more vegetables such as potatoes that provide potassium and vitamin C.
United Fresh Produce Association will kick start the new year with unique programming beginning Tuesday, January 5, 2021.
Trend forecasts abound as the calendar turns from 2020 to 2021, and among the most frequent topics have been e-commerce, family meals, packaging and the function of food.
Retail fresh potato sales saw record growth of 12% in dollar sales and 8.2% in volume during the October-December quarter, according to Potatoes USA.
The United Fresh Produce Association has several upcoming web seminars on food safety.
Pharr Mayor Ambrosio Hernandez and City of Pharr, Texas, officials are excited to announce that on Dec. 31, President Donald Trump issued a presidential permit for the expansion of the Pharr International Bridge.
Sales of organic fruits and vegetables have been trending upward year over year, but that positive movement has become even more pronounced as consumers adopt more healthful eating habits, grower-shippers say.
Retail solutions from the pandemic may remain longterm — a more diversified supplier base, fewer stock-keeping units and technology to replace human labor, said Martha Hilton of Wegmans Food Markets.
Catch up on the week in produce, including conversation on indoor agriculture and analysis from two conferences that happened virtually this week, with the editors of The Packer.
More global produce marketers and retailers are taking measures to become regenerative companies.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking members for a new advisory committee for urban agriculture.
Unity among agriculture advocates and growers is necessary to successfully navigate new public and private initiatives for climate change and sustainability.