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Tom Karst, Ashley Nickle and Amy Sowder discussed PMA Foodservice, immigration reform, item identification at the register and more in this episode of Packer Insight.
Welcome to The Packer’s Fresh Take, a column featuring advice and inspiration from leaders and innovators in the produce industry, in their own words.
Welcome to The Packer’s Fresh Take, a column featuring advice and inspiration from leaders and innovators in the produce industry, in their own words.
Substances in fruits and vegetables are being researched to see how they prevent the development of tumors and inhibit the division of cancer cells.
The Packer’s Aug. 9 issue highlights the fall avocado deal, and we want to hear from you, avocado suppliers, about how things are shaping up.
Shortages in labor, raw materials and freight in the mushroom sector are requiring creative thinking.
Crunch Pak®, the sliced apples specialist, is reinventing the look of the healthy fresh snacking category and creating a solution destination for shoppers at the same time.
Randy Bowns, an onion grower in Eastern Oregon, is a new addition to our onion program with the newly formed partnership between Central Produce Distribution, Inc. and Eagle Eye Produce.
Rochester, Minn.-based Reichel Foods, the leading fresh-cut produce snack manufacturer introduces three new breakfast items to their PRO2snax to the max product line.
Belding-based BelleHarvest, Michigan’s oldest grower-owned distributor of fresh apples, has acquired Michigan Fresh Marketing.
Bridges Produce along with partner Fruit d’Or which owns and develops the brand’s Patience Fruit & Co. Organic and Decas Farms, will offer more flexibility for their expanded cranberry program this fall.
Cucumbers and beans maintained their No. 1 and No. 2 spots on Produce Market Guide last week, with yellow plums rising three places to No. 3.
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.