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Los Angeles Produce Distributors has posted two $250,000 surety bonds to employ Fernando Patoja and Tony Perez, as required by the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
BDA/Dorot Farm, the number-one grower group of fresh and sweet carrots from Israel, is starting the new export season to the North American region.
With consumers’ concern for health immunity on the rise, and the COVID-19 pandemic’s convergence with peak cold and flu season, the Mushroom Council has launched the Feed Your Immune System campaign.
Good Foods, a category leader of dips and good-for-you products, looks back at charitable efforts put forth in 2020 and prepares for another philanthropic year ahead.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on Bella Fresh Houston LLC, Houston, for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
New York-based Bowery Farming has unveiled a line of rotating, small-batch greens in its Farmer’s Selection line.
The USDA announced that Azteca International Produce LLC satisfied an $83,396 reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act involving unpaid produce transactions.
Didn’t get to attend all the education sessions at the Sustainable Produce Summit? We’ve got you. Now you can listen on the go — while driving, exercising, cleaning, whatever! — on the Lettuce Learn More Podcast.
The Packer’s Editor Tom Karst visited Jan. 13 with Karen Caplan, president and CEO of Frieda’s Specialty Produce, Los Alamitos, Calif.
This Friday, Jan. 15, is the deadline to nominate an outstanding chef or foodservice operator for our 2021 Produce Excellence in Foodservice Awards Program.
For nearly 100 years, the Marchini family has been farming in the Central Valley of California.
The Oppenheimer Group has hired Sila Louw in a grower relations position in South Africa, its first position on the continent.
Greenhouse grower NatureSweet has added Suzanne Wade, who has worked in executive roles at Walmart and H-E-B, to its board of directors.
NEW YORK — There has been no pause in promoting New York apples since the COVID-19 pandemic stalled normal life in the state and its eponymous city’s usual frenetic business activity.
The 2021 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention will be online Feb. 8 to 11.
The United Fresh Produce Association’s sixth annual BrandStorm event will open with a keynote from author and brand strategist Lindsay Pedersen.
Avocados from Mexico has created The Virtual Guac Bowl Stadium for its annual Super Bowl promotion, with prize packages that include avocado gear, weekly $1,000 giveaways and the chance to win $1 million.
Valentine’s Day promotions are on the radar and Stemilt’s Pink Lady apples should be a top promotion contender for the loveliest day of the year.
Seattle-based RipeLocker, a company that specializes in extending the shelf life of perishables, recently completed a test in which organic blueberries were stored in one of its containers for eight weeks.
Newark, N.J.-based AeroFarms won a BIG Innovation Award in the technology category, presented by Business Intelligence Group.
Fruit and vegetable growers in Washington state are urging the state to prioritize vaccinations for all farmworkers.
Members of the American Blueberry Growers Alliance provided information to the U.S. International Trade Commission during a hearing on the impact of rising imports during the U.S. growing and harvest seasons.
Yakima, Wash.-based Kwik Lok has joined the U.S. Plastics Pact.
Mann Packing Co. Inc. has opened a 130,000-square-foot fresh-cut facility in Gonzales, Calif.
Chipotle has launched a new option for its popular burritos and bowls: Cilantro-Lime Cauliflower Rice.
Pummelos and oranges maintained the top two spots on PMG the first week of January, but strawberries rejoined the list at No. 3.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that fresh citrus producers voted to continue the marketing order regulating the handling of oranges, grapefruit, tangerines and pummelos grown in Florida.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is launching an assignment to collect romaine lettuce samples from commercial coolers in the Yuma County, Arizona growing region during the current harvest season.
Newark, N.J.-based AeroFarms, an indoor vertical farming company, won the Circular Economy Innovation of the Year from the EDIE Sustainability Leaders Awards.
The 2021 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention will open Feb. 8 online and continue with live sessions through Feb. 11.