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Take a look at the Mexican produce business updates from companies such as Calavo, Ciruli Bros., Fresh Farms and more.
In what some are calling the St. Valentine’s Day massacre, an extended period of cold weather destroyed some crops in Texas and damaged others in mid-February.
Don’t miss this week’s produce marketing news in one place. Catch up on everything from new products, packaging design, marketing campaigns and more.
Updated resources from Purdue Extension will help fruit and vegetable growers stay up to date with the latest crop management strategies and research, according to a news release.
The trends of more meals being consumed at home and more people focusing on health continued in January and boosted retail produce sales 9.7% compared to 2019.
WORTHINGTON, Minn. – Bedford Industries today introduces CloseIt® Bio-Clip, its new plant-based bag closure containing 100% USDA certified biobased content that is commercially compostable.
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Santa Maria, Calif.-based Gold Coast Packing is now offering 2-pound packs of value-added vegetables in response to new consumer shopping patterns.
A new partnership between Carlisle, Pa.-based The Giant Co. and HowGood will provide environmental and social impact ratings for products in the retailer’s online store.
As the trend has shown for the past 11 months – things are a little different this year – and Viva Fresh’s Aggies for Fresh is no exception.
Now available from Salinas, Calif.-based Church Brothers Farms is a new foodservice pack of the company’s Little Gem lettuce, marketed under the SweetHearts brand.
During the virtual Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention, Annie Miller noticed her young neighbors had food delivered daily amid the winter snowfall in Mechanicsburg, Pa.
The Produce Marketing Association submitted comments on the proposed U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rule ‘Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods’.
As the company looks to grow their value-added product offerings and strategic partnerships, Potandon Produce L.L.C., has announced a new addition to its sales team in a newly created position for Sean Davenport.
The FDA held a series of three virtual one-day public meetings at the end of 2020 to discuss the recently released food traceability proposed rule.
Long-time Southern California food industry veteran Paul Christianson Jr. died Feb. 4.
The seventh annual Colorado Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association conference will feature more than 50 speakers across sessions on topics from labor to online selling platforms to water scarcity.
Catch up on the news of the week, from the blueberry imports investigation decision to the Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention to a new organic report, in this latest episode of Packer Insight.
The United Fresh Produce Association is offering web seminars on Feb. 23 and Feb. 25 that will take a deep dive into foodservice and retail sales trends.
The Center for Growing Talent is launching an ongoing short video series supporting the Women’s Fresh Perspectives Portfolio.
Freezing temperatures covered much of the nation, including deep into Texas, over the weekend of Feb. 13-14.
Strong demand for healthy food should send production higher in the years ahead for Red Sun Farms, says Jim DiMenna, president of the Kingsville, Ontario-based marketer.
The COVID-19 pandemic created higher costs and higher stress for Ontario greenhouse growers.
NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo awarded $4 million to help 80 farms statewide reduce their environmental footprints and prepare for extreme weather resulting from climate change.
Chicago-based Hazel Technologies Inc. hired Kellen Stailey Martin as vice president of marketing.
Heavy rains in late January continue to take a toll on Chilean grapes, growers report.
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Devens, Mass.-based Little Leaf Farms has raised $90 million in debt and equity financing to build new East Coast sites to supply large retailers and foodservice providers.
Projections through 2030 for U.S. fruit and vegetable production and trade call for slight increases in domestic output but stronger increases in fresh produce imports.
Monterey, Calif.-based Pro*Act has hired Dave Franza as director of technology.