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Merger and acquisition advisory firm Verdant Partners LLC has added produce veterans Jason Fuller and Randy Riley to their team of advisors to further promote M&A services.
The Winter Springs, Fla.-based National Watermelon Promotion Board elected board member Jordan Carter of Cordele, Ga., as president at its virtual meeting March 6 — the first woman to hold this position.
Pro*Act launching a fund to encourage more women to enter the produce industry.
The Packer is seeking supplier input this week for upcoming coverage of bananas and California strawberries.
Fyffes, Coral Cables, Fla., has committed to implementing gender equality programs across 100% of its owned sites in Latin America by 2025 and 50% of its suppliers’ sites by 2030.
Oxnard, Calif.-based Mission Produce Inc. is entering the mango business in a big way.
Mann Packing Co., Inc., a subsidiary of Coral Gables, Fla.-based Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc., has added a fresh-cut fruit area to its new facility in Gonzales, California.
Whole Foods Market is celebrating “Women Makers Raising the Bar,” highlighting some of the women makers, career changers, and industry leaders who inspire and motivate others, according to a news release.
Investing more in digital marketing efforts, California Central Coast producers are gearing up for their second season dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brookes speaks with retail editor Ashley Nickle about different areas of social responsibility, the value of certifications, the challenges of a triple bottom line approach, and long-term strategies.
The Equitable Food Initiative is celebrating National Farmworker Awareness Week by offering growers and other stakeholders a free communications toolkit.
DMA Solutions, a marketing agency serving the fresh food and floral industry, announces a line of essential services for marketers seeking to build a foundation or boost current performance.
In terms of health benefits, five a day is the sweet spot for fruit and vegetable consumption.
John Shuman, president and CEO of Shuman Farms, Cobbtown, Ga., has been named the 2020 Grower of the Year by the Vidalia Onion Committee.
The consumption trends revealed in the Produce for Better Health Foundation’s latest State of the Plate report are disappointing, so our industry needs to try these new strategies.
Matt Lantz, vice president for global access for Seattle-based Bryant Christie Inc., has been accepted as a lifetime member by the Council of Foreign Relations.
“I’ve never experienced anything like this. I mean, this wiped us out completely,” Uvalde vegetable grower Brandon Laffere said of the devastation wrought on Texas crops by Winter Storm Uri.
April figures to be a big month for Nogales, Ariz.-based Divine Flavor LLC
The Oppenheimer Group offers retailers a well-rounded organic program in the Divemex brand, with both conventional and organic crops Fair Trade Certified.
The public comment period is now open for the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) Spring 2021 Meeting.
The USDA is seeking comments regarding the development, coordination and implementation of grant programs related to coronavirus relief.
The USDA seeks comments on the development, coordination, and implementation of a food purchase and distribution program intended to provide additional aid to nonprofits serving Americans in need of nutrition assistance.
Sonny Perdue, former U.S. Agriculture Secretary and governor of Georgia, will join vertical farming company Kalera’s board of directors.
On March 8, Produce Marketing Association CEO Cathy Burns gave The Packer an update about plans for PMA’s Fresh Summit.
With a big boost from “super” shoppers, avocado consumption continues to grow.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the suspension of the South Texas Onion marketing order provisions, according to a news release.
UnitedAg announces the winners of the 2021 AEF Foundation Educational Scholarship Program. Seventy-four students from agricultural communities across California won awards
Registration is now open for all events during Tomato Week 2021! Join us for all the latest on tomatoes! Please see below for more details, registration links, and a sneak peak.
A clear consumer retail preference for vine-ripened tomatoes after the March 2020 COVID lockdown is one finding of a study by the Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics at the University of Arizona.
Interfresh, Inc., has hired industry veteran Lisa Cabuto to join the company’s sales team at their Orange, Calif., sales offices.