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As part of its extensive growth strategy, T&G Global today announced it is recruiting 150 permanent positions across its apple operations.
Jac. Vandenberg, Inc.’s SUNRAYS Mandarin BIO bags has been named the 2021 Eco Excellence Award for Best Snack for its innovative, sustainable packaging.
In 1978, Jorge Aguilar Heredia formally founded AGGALL Coliman Group, with the inauguration of the first sales center in Hermosillo, Sonora in northern Mexico.
The Packer’s Tom Karst, Amy Sowder and Ashley Nickle discuss big topics of the week, from what’s on tap for the annual Washington Conference to mushroom updates to the implications of a new Instacart deal.
Produce marketers enlist a slew of social media platforms as part of their efforts to provide consumers with health messages, convenient meal solutions, recipe inspiration and more.
Taking into consideration the record-breaking heat in some parts of the U.S., Newport Beach, Calif.-based Side Delights is offering summer solutions for shoppers to help keep kitchens cool and recipes fresh.
Sherrington, Quebec-based Vegpro International is investing $55 million into its first greenhouse complex, including packing lines, in Sherrington, part of the Montérégie region.
Oxnard, Calif.-based Westfalia Fruit announced that Raina Nelson has been appointed President of its USA operations, from the end of August 2021.
Summertime just got a little bit sweeter with the return of the 2021 main fig crop.
Brewster, Wash.-based Gebbers Farms announced a successful settlement with the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries for alleged violations of COVID-19 regulations.
The outrageously juicy apple with the refreshing, snappy zing is back!
After 30 very successful years, Andrew Walsh, owner and CEO of Vida Fresh is venturing into a different kind of field … retirement.
Effective with contracts awarded on or after September 1, 2021, USDA Foods vendors will be required to submit product information to GS1 Global Data Synchronization Network for a select number of items.
Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Gotham Greens, which grows, packages and markets sustainable greenhouse-grown salad greens, herbs, dressings, dips and cooking sauces, is expanding its fresh foods line.
While U.S. potato retail sales from April through June declined compared with the year-ago level, they beat sales levels for the same period in 2019.
Infrastructure legislation, food safety, the future of the produce box and labor are four priority issues at the Sept. 20-22 upcoming United Fresh Produce Association’s Washington Conference.
The COVID 19 pandemic has driven up demand around the globe for e-commerce boxes and other delivery packaging sealed with pressure-sensitive adhesive.
Florida tomato growers and Mexican tomato importers continue to tussle over the terms of the suspension agreement between Mexican tomato growers and the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Hitchcock Farms is excited to introduce their latest product innovation, Napa Cabbage Hearts at the PMA Foodservice in Monterey last week.
Wisconsin harvested potato acreage will be down 5% for 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
As we are fast approaching the Peruvian sweet onion season, who better to give the scoop than the onion experts themselves, Keystone Fruit Marketing, a division of Progressive Produce.
JAZZ apples and DreamWorks Animation teamed up for a wildly successful partnership this past spring with the cross-promotion of the release of the film Spirit Untamed.
Almost two dozen students earned a little more help with their college expenses from a food organization scholarship.
Marcela Riquelme, logistics and operations coordinator at the Vanguard International office in Santiago, Chile, has died.
Stemilt’s Artisan Organics peach and nectarine season continues to thrive through these hot summer months with excellent quality and “some of the best flavor” to date.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking more than 500,000 cartons of table grapes to be used in the National School Lunch Program and other Federal Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at the Pharr International Bridge discovered a rare pest, a first in nation discovery, in a shipment of fresh vegetables.
Coral Gables, Fla.-based Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. reported that net sales for the quarter ended July 2 increased 5% to $1.14 billion.
Wisconsin red potato harvest is underway at Alsum Farms in Grand Marsh, Wis. with the first potato loads being washed, graded and packed for fresh market delivery the first full week of August.
Here’s a taste of what we saw, who we talked to and where we buzzed around at Produce Marketing Association’s Foodservice Conference & Expo July 21-22, in Monterey, Calif.