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Though the event is hosted at a golf course, scratch and non-golfers alike will enjoy networking in a casual, fun atmosphere with additional activities that don’t require plaid pants and a sweater vest.
The New England Produce Council has chosen two keynote speakers for its full-fledged, in-person trade show this fall.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visited June 23 with Desmond O’Rourke, economist and long-time apple industry observer.
Save-On-Foods LP is recalling Dole brand Fresh Packed Blueberries from the marketplace due to possible Cyclospora contamination.
New Jersey’s locally grown peaches are now available in supermarkets, community farmers’ markets and on farms, and New Jersey peach producers are celebrating a near-perfect growing season.
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is holding a targeted signup to support climate-smart agriculture and forestry through voluntary conservation practices in Florida and nine other states.
With 70% of adults in New York having received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said June 15 the state was ready to “return to life as we know it.”
Most foodservice suppliers responding to a survey by The Packer report their foodservice business still lags well behind pre-pandemic levels, but it’s starting to come back.
The labor shortage at restaurants has implications for produce suppliers.
The USDA is inviting comment on a request from Okanagan Specialty Fruits, Inc. to extend deregulation to an apple variety (designated as PG451 Arctic Gala) developed using genetic engineering to prevent browning.
Seen on Social: These are the produce-industry posts on social media that grabbed our attention the last week of June.
Rick Overholt was named vice president of grower sales, for the North American market at IFCO Systems, a global provider of reusable plastic containers for fresh-food packaging.
The COVID-19 pandemic taught some tough lessons to produce operators in the foodservice sector.
The 2021 North American Raspberry and Blackberry Conference was held virtually Feb. 23-25, but the next one is planned to be a hybrid of in-person and virtual activities.
To boost retail berries’ shelf life and profits, Watsonville, Calif.-based Well-Pict is offering enrollment in a virtual Well-Pict Berry Academy.
Nashville, Tenn., is the location of the North American Strawberry Growers Association 2022 Meeting and Conference, Jan. 16-19.
Episode 52 features a conversation with Stonehill Produce CEO Keith Slattery on the company’s Market Pulse report; how getting strong information leads to better buying; and Mexican avocado supply and demand now.
The education sessions at the February 2021 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention were so well-attended that in some cases, attendance was like the in-person sessions of previous years.
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., and the German Federal Ministry have joined forces to develop a three-year multi-stakeholder partnership to maximize the use of natural resources and to ensure sustainability.
Taylor Farms is bringing consumers the perfect addition for warm, sunny days this summer with the launch of Watermelon Crunch Chopped Kit, which is bursting with real watermelon flavor.
Restaurant employment rose for the fifth consecutive month in May, but staffing levels remain well below pre-pandemic levels, according to government figures.
Desbry Tropical Avocados are available year-round from Florida and the Dominican Republic.
Americans are ready to leave their homes and are spending money at restaurants when they are out.
The American Society of Agronomy shared research findings about keeping a consistent supply of desirable strawberries in a June 7 post on the Sustainable, Secure Food Blog.
Some of the world’s most renowned berry researchers will gather in Tampa Bay, Fla., Feb. 1-3, to present research that attracted media and consumer attention to berries as a superfruit.
Freeze Tag, a leading creator of location-based mobile social games, announced today that Sage Fruit Company has launched a fan engagement event using the Eventzee scavenger hunt app.
Consalo Family Farms, Egg Harbor City, N.J., will be updating and streamlining the electronic field traceability system on its blueberry farms.
Big new cranes are coming to the Port of Oakland.
More funding for food production and distribution are among the priorities in the third COVID-19 relief package, agreed upon by U.S. Congressional leaders and the White House less than a week before Christmas.
Replicating its Salinas Valley program, the Grower Shipper Association of Central California has established a COVID-19 training prevention program in Yuma, Ariz.