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Whether packaging materials have one life or several, produce packers and shippers say they have to have a plan for them.
Even though lemons and onions have close to full foodservice penetration in all regional U.S. markets, data shows they’re the way to go for the rest of winter and into spring.
Watsonville, Calif.-based Driscoll’s has announced a partnership with the Israel-based technology solutions company Consumer Physics to leverage its SCiO technology to innovate Driscoll’s quality measurement process.
Food trends come and go, but Brussels sprouts, the other superfood, are here to stay.
The Packer’s editors Tom Karst, Ashley Nickle and Amy Sowder cover key topics of the week, from foul weather and its effects on Texas citrus and Chilean grapes to developments in the greenhouse growing space.
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Side Delights revealed recently released trend data on the growing focus on the health benefits of foods and the impact it has on consumer behavior.
During Random Acts of Kindness Week, Feb. 15-21, Thx! launched a Be Our Guest campaign, a contest that asks for submissions from other produce companies to share about the good things they do for their guest farmworkers.
Angela Scarfia’s 25-second educational video on the ice cream bean fruit earned 283,700 views, 58,000 likes and 764 comments on TikTok.
New York City’s Bronx borough president Ruben Diaz Jr. honored three FreshDirect employees in a surprise ceremony, in keeping with Black History Month celebrations.
A pandemic that shuttered businesses and altered food production, purchases and delivery. Nationwide strife over racial inequity and injustice. A record number of climate-related disasters. Contentious elections.
Strawberries enjoyed a third week in a row at No. 1 on PMG, while pummelos bumped oranges down to take the No. 2 spot, landing oranges at No. 3.
One woman stands out in Carolyn Fairman’s memory of Cierto’s early days.
New York researchers are stalking a mysterious phenomenon that has been killing apple trees across North America.
Catch up on some of the big topics in the produce industry this week with our latest episode of Packer Insight with editor-in-chief Tom Karst, Northeast editor Amy Sowder and retail editor Ashley Nickle.
The former president and CEO of the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market, Caesar “Sonny” DiCrecchio, 60, of Voorhees, N.J., is charged with stealing more than $7.8 million from his employer.
The California avocado crop will be smaller this year, but promotable volume will arrive by late April, according to California Avocado Commission projections.
Citrus, Asian and Indian vegetables including cooking roots such as garlic, ginger and turmeric, lead the way in year-on-year growth during 2020 in Ontario retail produce departments.
The Migiva Group, owner of South America fresh produce grower-exporter Agricola Andrea, has partnered with Chicago-based Hazel Technologies to trial Hazel Tech post-harvest application for grapes on a commercial scale.
This is part two of a two-part report on takeaways from the first day of BrandStorm 2021. Check out takeaways 1-5 here.
BrandStorm is happening over Zoom this week, and speakers have provided a wealth of practical commentary on topics from empathy in marketing to planning the marketing budget to using data to make your case.
On a mission to cultivate people and delight consumers through excellence, Stemilt decided to focus on one special group to delight this week: the retail dietitian.
Dallas-based Avocados From Mexico has received double honors from media brand Fast Company.
Integrating worker voices into agricultural operations can improve efficiency, contribute to better employee retention, discover hidden problems and create a more cohesive culture.
More help is on the way.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on JLD Inc., doing business as North Country Wholesale (JLD), North Conway, N.H., for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
LeadNY, a New York leadership development program, is accepting applications for its next class of northeastern leaders in food, agriculture and natural resources.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the common narrative among produce marketers is that consumers have been drawn toward bagged fruit, whether that be for convenience, economy or perceptions of safety.
Avocados and mangoes are a couple of the top produce items for Cinco de Mayo, and suppliers expect demand to be strong despite different consumer patterns than previous years.
All humility aside, it’s good to be first. Florida is the first state in the U.S. to have ripe, marketable peaches each year, a point of pride for the state’s growers and marketers.