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Episode 56 of Tip of the Iceberg Podcast features a conversation with Bill Bishop about Instacart’s new deal with Fabric that allows the company to expand its ecommerce offerings to include micro fulfillment.
The USDA has announced updated performance measures for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program and other programs.
On July 23, the U.S. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Xavier Becerra, visited and observed a farmworker vaccination clinic in Salinas, Calif.
Chambersburg peaches will be available from Keystone Fruit Marketing, a division of Progressive Produce, starting the last week of July through the end of August.
The USDA announced that Jusgo Duluth LLC, doing business as Jusgo Supermarket, satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $135,785 issued under the PACA involving unpaid produce transactions.
In the ongoing race to find a solution to the devastating citrus greening disease, University of Florida scientists may find the path to the future by looking to the past.
Two major industry events that were due to take place this year, the Global Cherry Summit and the Agricultural Water Summit, have both been postponed until 2022 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Veg Pak Produce is recalling Harvest Fresh brand Zucchini Spirals from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below.
Prices for zucchini around the nation ranged from 88 cents to $1.99 per pound on July 21, according to U.S. Marketing Services.
The USDA announced today an investment of $69 million to address critical food and nutrition security needs of low-income communities enduring the pandemic.
From July 2020 - June 2021, potato sales increased in dollars by 3% but declined slightly in volume by 0.3% compared to the previous July-June marketing year.
Effective immediately, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is adding sections to the citrus black spot (CBS) quarantine area in Florida.
Miami, Fla.-based Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. has released its 2020 Sustainability Report.
Fusion, a business-to-business integrated marketing agency focused on fresh produce and grocery in the retail environment, was named a top ten retail marketing service company by Retail Tech Insights magazine.
Retail organic produce growth took a step back in the second quarter of 2021, but the category performance was still well ahead of conventional produce.
Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Apeel today announced $250M in Series E funding led by returning investor Temasek.
Cathy Burns, CEO of the Produce Marketing Association, has issued an update on COVID-19-related precautions as plans continue for an in-person Fresh Summit in New Orleans, set for Oct. 28-30.
Rave brand MN55 cultivar apples are back in season and with that not only comes high-quality, outrageously juicy apples, but another exciting consumer-facing digital campaign designed to help consumers win gold.
Atlanta-based Giro Pack Inc., a part of Giro GH, has recently opened a warehouse in Fresno, Calif., to expand services and supply for existing and future partners in the region.
All-yellow flesh potatoes continue to rise above russets, reds and whites in the critical metric of retailer volume sales, an encouraging sign for grocers as growers ready for their upcoming fall harvests.
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 0.5% in July on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.9% in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Catalytic Generators’ ethylene-based product, Ethy-Gen II Ripening Concentrate, has received approval from the Dutch Board for the Authorisation of Plant Protection Products for banana ripening in the Netherlands.
The White House said the USDA is making up to $500 million available to help rural health care facilities, tribes and communities expand access to COVID-19 vaccines, health care services and nutrition assistance.
Wakefern Food Corp. is adopting the latest in RPCs (Reusable Plastic Containers) in its Produce department to improve quality, sustainability, and lower costs for customers.
The National Watermelon Promotion Board, Winter Springs, Fla., invites all retail chains, independent retailers and commissaries to submit entries to their 13th annual Watermelon Retail Merchandising Contest.
Cape Cod Cranberry Growers’ Association (CCCGA) leadership attended this week’s Cranberry Marketing Committee (CMC) meeting where the committee announced its 2021 cranberry crop forecast for the United States.
Rä Foods LLC Wild About Sprouts has hired two professionals and promoted another for its new facility in Sacramento, Calif.
Kingsville, Ontario-based Mucci Farms hired retail supermarket executive Dan Branson in the role of senior director of business and product development.
Apples are up and pears are down in the August crop production forecast report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
While scrolling produce industry posts on social media this week, we found weirdly-shaped squash, different brains, bubble gum, carrot bacon — and news about at least one thing that’s getting more affordable. Oh my!