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Back by popular demand, G&R Farms brings back its “Season of Giving” retail promotion for its sophomore year.
Jac. Vandenberg, Inc. is gearing up for an exciting second year for its Sunrays grape brand. After a successful debut, Sunrays grapes is announcing several new developments to its 2021-22.
Salix Fruits, the leading company in the import and export of fresh fruits, announced that the Southern Hemisphere’s orange season, which is about to end, will have a positive balance compared to 2020.
In this Q&A with The Packer, United Fresh’s Tom Stenzel and the Produce Marketing Association’s Cathy Burns preview the new association launching in January.
The digital adaptation of the Jump with Jill musical nutrition program worked for 48 Pennsylvania and Texas schools.
On Oct. 4, The Packer’s Editor Tom Karst and Northeast Editor Amy Sowder talked with Alvaro Luque, president and CEO of Avocados From Mexico.
Monte Vista Potato Growers Co-op Association expects a strong quality crop of San Luis Valley potatoes, said Jason Tillman, sales manager.
As families continue to settle into the 2021-2022 school year, the Bee Sweet Citrus team reports an ample supply of versatile citrus varieties to meet the demands of the back-to-school season.
In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Chiquita is once again giving its iconic Blue Sticker a pink makeover to match the Pink Ribbon - an international symbol for breast cancer awareness.
Honeywell said a large supplier of fresh and frozen produce and fruit in the Midwest has deployed the company’s mobile computers, tablets and software to help its mobile workers pick, pack and ship perishables.
Who has what it takes? That is the question that Texas International Produce Association (TIPA) is asking as it announces its call to participate in the third annual Viva Fresh Clean Eating Challenge.
Blueberry demand and supply will likely expand steadily during the next few years, a new RaboResearch report suggests.
Good Foods, a category leader of plant based dips and good-for-you products, announces the addition of Spicy Queso Blanco to its plant based dip line.
The marketing year that ended in June 2021 was unlike any year the potato industry has ever experienced.
Thanks to a $100,000 philanthropic investment to the Ag One Foundation at Fresno State, the J. G. Boswell Foundation has established an endowment to support the University Agricultural Laboratory.
The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will begin issuing inspection certificates and audit reports in several formats as the agency deploys the Specialty Crops Integrated Operating Network (SCION).
With Halloween just over a month away, T&G Global today launched a new marketing campaign to showcase their premium JAZZ™ apple as the hero of Halloween.
The U.S. Apple Association has launched its 2021-22 Apples4Ed initiative—a grant program that supports healthy eating initiatives in public schools across the United States.
Children who eat more fruits and vegetables have better mental wellbeing, according to new research from the United Kingdom’s University of East Anglia Health and Social Care Partners.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a six-month moratorium on the enforcement of mandatory inspection requirements under the federal marketing order for California walnuts.
The Packer announces the 2022 Global Organic Produce Expo is set for Jan. 31 – Feb. 2, 2022, in sunny South Florida.
Semios announced it has raised $100 million in funding led by Morningside Group, a Boston-based private equity and venture capital firm committed to investing in socially responsible businesses.
Montréal-based Sollum Technologies’ smart LED lighting system won the 2021 Sapphire Award in the horticultural lighting category by LEDs Magazine.
Procurant has announced the successful implementation of the Procurant One technology platform for purchasing and order management across Albertsons Companies Inc.
In a Sept. 30 letter to Whole Foods Market employees published on the retailer’s website, Whole Foods Co-Founder and CEO John Mackey announced he will transition to retirement over the next year.
Western Growers Senior Vice President, Science De Ann Davis, PhD, will serve a second two-year term as a member of the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF).
The 2022 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention will be held in-person at the Hershey Lodge on February 1 to 3, 2022.
Teresa Thorne talked about her background growing up on a farm in the San Joaquin Valley, some of the biggest accomplishments of the group in the past, and the importance of its recent media tour of Northwest farms.
The Fresno Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Fresno County Farm Bureau, is proud to announce the winners of the 2021 Ag Awards.
“I started in the grocery industry in 1986 at a small independent in Klamath Falls, Ore., called Y Market Basket. I fell in love with produce from Day 1.”