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Village Farms Greenhouse Grown is pleased to announce Eric Janke has joined the company as Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing, effective June 1, 2021.
The United Fresh Produce Association kicked off its education series Reimagine Conversations this week, and one of those conversations focused on the opportunity of experiential marketing.
NEW YORK STATE — Some people work tirelessly for their region’s produce industry and are well-respected for it, but it isn’t until they’re gone that others realize their impact.
The CEA Food Safety Coalition reveals details on the first-ever food safety certification program specifically designed for indoor-grown leafy greens.
California’s table grape growers recently awarded scholarships to seven students in grape growing regions of the state.
The United Fresh Produce Association’s 25-session Reimagine Conversations virtual event offers education and networking opportunities across five topical tracks throughout the month of June.
Fresno, Calif.-based Trinity Fruit Co. is campaigning for “Peach, Love and Happiness” this stone fruit season, and it has a retail display available to go with its peaches, apricots, nectarines and plums.
Chelsea McClarty Ketelsen, Vice President, HMC Farms will be showing a day in the life in her world of farming when we give her the “keys” to the Alliance for Food and Farming Instagram account.
Tarrytown, NY-based Jac. Vandenberg, Inc. is excited to announce that through its SUNRAYS® brand it will be supporting Save the Children’s annual summer reading campaign in the United States, which starts today.
Awe Sum Organics has partnered with high-quality small and mid-sized family farms in Oregon and Washington to bring you Awe Sum Organic blueberries.
Hammonton, N.J.-based International Fruit Co. will see bigger imported citrus volume this summer, says Norman Barao, vice president of sales and marketing.
Dean Croke, Boston-based principal analyst for DAT Solutions, speaks about the unprecedented truck rate increases the industry has seen far, and what may be around the corner.
Part 2 of The Packer’s conversation with Dean Croke, Boston-based principal analyst for DAT Solutions, about the unprecedented truck rate increases the industry has seen far, and what may be around the corner.
Possibly the most modern wholesale produce market in the U.S., the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market will celebrate 10 years in business June 5.
Summer citrus volume for Yonkers, N.Y.-based Jac Vandenberg should see slightly increased volume, says John Paap, brand manager for the company.
Wonderful Citrus will source its summer citrus volume from Chile, South Africa, Peru, Uruguay and Argentina, and the marketer’s supply will be up significantly this season.
United Fresh will celebrate nine of the country’s most innovative chefs and foodservice professionals representing an array of culinary styles and backgrounds this July.
Seald Sweet will have about 3 million cartons of citrus volume from Peru, Chile, Uruguay and South Africa this summer.
Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection prevented three smuggling attempts involving a total of nearly $3.5 million in narcotics from crossing the border and making their way into our communities.
June is National Mango Month, and the National Mango Board is highlighting that it’s always mango season.
The Packer is asking for input from solution providers and produce industry operators in a survey about processing and packaging technology.
Following appeals by Washington state’s leading agricultural groups, state regulators said fully vaccinated farmworkers do not have to wear a mask or socially distance at work or in congregate housing facilities.
When China first started imposing lockdowns on major cities to curb the spread of COVID-19, supply chains for food produce were disrupted, leading to shortages, crop spoilage and food security concerns.
Seven current association staff leaders at the Produce Marketing Association and the United Fresh Produce Association have been tabbed as the senior management team for the new combined association to be launched Jan. 1.
Ontario, Canada-based Rouge River Farms has announced it has acquired all assets and shares of Americus, Ga.-based Magnolia Packing.
Irvine, Calif.-based Western Growers has teamed with CDFA Secretary Karen Ross to launch a statewide initiative to cultivate a farm workforce that can handling advancing technology.
The United Fresh Produce Association announced its continued commitment to the future of produce safety professionals with the addition of two part-time summer interns.
As spring’s chill and warmth stop and start, calling for the intense sunniness of summer, we churn along in our social media mayhem.
The Produce Marketing Association and the International Federation for Produce Standards have gone to bat for PLU stickers as environmental groups and some legislation target them for elimination.
Concord Farms of Vernon, Calif. on June 1 recalled enoki mushrooms grown in Korea, because it has the potential to be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium which can cause life-threatening illness.