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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.
The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas has hired Andrea Ortega as communications coordinator.
John Chamberlain, who has been with Limoneira Co. since 2005, has retired as vice president of marketing.
West Pak Avocado, the global supplier of premium avocados, is pleased to unveil its inaugural sustainability report.
The National Mango Board is currently seeking nominations for six board member positions to serve three-year terms beginning January 2022.
Potato sales at retail have been strong since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and a Potato Expo panel of suppliers and retailers agreed that momentum will likely continue through 2021.
Lineage Logistics LLC has acquired Cryo-Trans, which leases refrigerated and insulated railcars.
Call him a disruptor in the food industry.
A deep dive into organic fruit and vegetable numbers and trends is on tap for The Packer’s online Global Organic Produce Expo, set for Jan. 25-28.
This year, BrandStorm — the industry’s signature brand marketing event — will deliver marketing education straight to your desk, March 9-11.
The new vice president of fresh for St. Louis-based Schnuck Markets is Ted Schnuck, great-grandson of company founder Anna Donovan Schnuck.
Monaghan Mushrooms Ltd., Campbellville, Ontario, has recalled Belle Grove brand whole white button mushrooms over concerns of Clostridium botulinum, which causes botulism.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on Wayne Bailey Inc., Chadbourn, N.C., for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has added a weekly report to keep tabs on seasonal fruit and vegetable imports from Mexico and Canada.
Retail sales of organic produce have experienced noticeable gains during the pandemic, but not necessarily because of the public’s desire to eat healthier.
Santa Cruz, Calif.-based Awe Sum Organics has made the workers who grow and harvest the company’s products a top priority.
The USDA has determined that Eloiza Nunez Ramirez, Jose A. Ramirez, Antonio Benitez, Tomasa Rivera Granados, Raul Martinez, Omar P. Polito and Alverto Rivera are not responsibly connected to Organic Fruit Markets LLC.
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has asked the USDA to allocate specific funding to protect essential agricultural workers as the agency implements the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021.
Nature Fresh Farms, Leamington, Ontario, has hired Robert Van Der Geest as general manager of its Mexican operations.
The United Fresh Produce Association has chosen the second class for its year-long Produce Safety Immersion Program.