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Schnuck Markets, Inc. announced Tom Henry, the company’s Chief Data Officer and Deputy Chief Information Officer since May 2021, has been promoted to serve on the company’s Strategy Team.
Oneonta Starr Ranch Growers is focused on year-round supply for its partners, said Dan Davis, director of business development for the Wenatchee, Wash.-based marketer.
Hudson River Fruit Distributors is actively marketing SnapDragon, RubyFrost and EverCrisp apples in 2022, said Alisha Albinder Camac, owner and operator of the Milton, N.Y-based apple marketer.
RoadOne IntermodaLogistics announces further growth of its national footprint with the acquisition of EHS Trucking and EHS Truck & Trailer. Going forward the companies will be known as EHS LogisticSolutions.
ANAHEIM, Calif. – As hard as it is to achieve, the bipartisan effort of Congress is the only way forward to meaningful farm labor reform.
Wonderful Pistachios kicks-off the Ultimate Instagram Giveaway and, in honor of the 56th Big Game, partners with Alto Rideshare Company to offer 56% off all rides around Los Angeles over game day weekend.
Superfresh Growers will have organic and conventional Honeycrisp and gala variety apples through the summer, said Cat Gipe-Stewart, communication manager for Domex Superfresh Growers, Yakima, Wash.
Using a grant of more than $900,000, the Organic Trade Association (OTA) is looking to invest in global markets to promote U.S. organic products.
Food recall warning: Certain Dole and President’s Choice brand salad products recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes
Farm Credit helps fund three exhibits at Museum of Science and Curiosity that demonstrate why farms need water and how farmers are conserving this precious resource.
SnapDragon and RubyFrost both saw their largest crops yet in 2021, and the shorter crop other varieties have experienced is providing those two varieties opportunities to get in front of new consumers.
The president of Tom Lange Co. Inc. will now add CEO to his job title at the St. Louis, Mo.-based, employee-owned produce company.
California table grape growers are looking to mechanize and automate operational functions, with the goals of reduced costs and increased efficiency of vineyard operations.
New York apples have a number of winning attributes, and the Apples from New York is touting all of them, said Cynthia Haskins, president and CEO of the Fishers, N.Y.-based New York Apple Association.
The average U.S. promoted retail price for apples was up an average of 5% in 2021 compared with 2020.
Balls Food Stores celebrates newly constructed and newly remodeled locations throughout the Kansas City area in 2021.
According to the CDC, 10 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli have been reported from four states.
Stemilt Growers will work with retailers to promote Cosmic Crisp, organic fruit, and the marketer’s Lil Snappers programs through the winter and into the spring.
Several newer apple varieties are being promoted by Sparta, Mich.-based Riveridge Produce.
The Center for Produce Safety (CPS) ¬has funded 12 new research projects, valued at just over $3.9 million, to help answer the industry’s most urgent produce food safety questions.
With immune health continuing to be top of mind among consumers, the Mushroom Council in first quarter 2022 will increase promotions around its already far-reaching “Feed Your Immune System” campaign.
The FDA has published a new, interactive public data dashboard that allows anyone to view historical data from the Reportable Food Registry.
Botta Packaging, Italy, are taking their sustainability services one step further.
WPS is pleased to announce the appointment of Jennifer Rigdon to the newly created director of retail sales position.
Carrier Transicold is introducing a program to help trucking fleets upgrade telematics technology on their refrigerated trucks and trailers.
The Packer’s 2022 Fresh Trends survey reveals that 55% of more than 1,000 consumers surveyed last fall said they purchased fresh apples in the previous 12 months.
The current labor shortage has put pressure on certain organic offerings, which in turn has affected the number of unique organic items retailers can offer. These are only a few issues facing the organics industry.
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced an adjustment in school meal reimbursements to help schools continue to serve children healthy and nutritious meals.
The Idaho Potato Commission didn’t disappoint fans in the stands and the two million folks who watched the 2021 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl live on ESPN.
Yakima, Wash.-based Sage Fruit Co. has ample Cosmic Crisp volume and will be promoting the variety extensively through the winter and well into 2022, said Chuck Sinks, president of sales and marketing.