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The company and its partners celebrate 10 million meals donated through Meals with Meaning, a program launched in 2020.
Florida’s favorable business conditions have continued to attract companies like the Oxnard, Calif.-based Mission Produce, which recently expanded its operations and distribution to Miami.
Proprietary varieties and brands continue to draw interest among consumers.
The biennial report offers a snapshot of where the tropical fruit importer stands on its sustainability goals.
The labeling solutions company says the educational resource is designed to support fresh produce stakeholders in navigating and understanding new packaging regulations.
While Honeycrisp volumes rebound, apple marketers say this year’s crop will offer solid bagged and organic promotions.
Iroquois Valley is investing in turning conventional cropland into organic ground, like it did with its partnership with Wholesome Meadows Farm.
The Packer’s Sustainability Insights 2025 reveals that growers cite much lower numbers for how much consumers are willing to pay for sustainable packaging than the consumers themselves.
The organization seeks to empower young men, ages 14 to 17, through hands-on agricultural training, creating future leaders in the industry.
The CEO of a new ag tech venture in Salinas, Calif., shares how a boots-on-the-ground approach to ag tech development will fuel new developments in the fresh produce industry.
The brands say the new structure is designed to maximize efficiencies as they work in partnership.
Seven new members join the commission’s board as producer members, handler members and alternates for the new two-year term.
Through the partnership, retailers can integrate Flashfood’s digital platform into IGA stores to sell fresh items including meat, produce, dairy, bakery and center-store goods at significant discounts to shoppers via the Flashfood app.
A highlight of the partnership will grant IGA member stores access to the SHOPtoCOOK kiosk, which facilitates easy-to-use, in-store accessibility to a retailer’s digital media platform.
The group has proposed an Environmental Charter to potentially address the “audit fatigue” that follows the proliferation of sustainability assurance efforts in Canada.
While production is up about 18%, this year’s objective measurement report looks to be more a normal figure says Robert Verloop, CEO of the California Walnut Commission.
The new Schnuck family holding company, 1939 Group, Inc. is expanding the family-owned grocery company’s footprint to 164 stores in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin with the purchase of 51 stores.
Hispanic Heritage Month, from Sept. 15 to Oct.15, celebrates not only the cultural contributions of Hispanic communities but the growing influence in retail, where consumer values, spending trends and authentic grocery experiences like SpartanNash’s new Supermercado Nuestra Familia shape the industry year-round.
Market Basket has appointed long-time chief financial officer Don Mulligan as interim CEO, replacing Arthur T. Demoulas, who was ousted on Sept. 9.
Produce-focused winners join winners of the Organic Trade Association’s awards from dairy, consulting and non-profit worlds.
A growing crisis is silently unfolding in agriculture. Farmers are 3.5 times more likely to die by suicide than the general population. With mounting financial stress, that number could be on the rise this year.
These fruits are fuzz-free and bite-sized, offering a sweet-tart punch of a kiwi in a snackable size that doesn’t require peeling, the company says.
According to the results of the 2025 Sustainability Insights survey of growers, water is among the top priorities when it comes to sustainable and regenerative agriculture.
If you’re a grower-packer-shipper or retailer looking to capture the hearts of sustainability-minded consumers, eco-friendly packaging might be the most powerful tool you have, Sustainability Insights 2025 finds.
The table grape industry is facing some challenges, but innovations are out there to meet shifting consumer demand.
The North American Blueberry Council responds to the release of second MAHA report.
Supplying international table grapes to the U.S. comes with some challenges, but innovations in varieties and strategic planning keep the grapes coming.
New hires Micah Clark, Monica Garrett and Phil Hunt bring deep experience with serving and advancing agriculture, company says.
The state has diligently monitored and scouted for the Asian citrus psyllid and huanglongbing, but a challenge continues with residential citrus, says the president and CEO of California Citrus Mutual.
The Packer’s Sustainability Insights 2025 survey of retailers shows that sustainability can mean different things to different people, from environment to food quality to logistics to economics and beyond.