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Tehachapi, Calif.-based Revol Greens has launched four new salad kits using greenhouse-grown lettuces that will hit shelves along the West Coast in early October.
Grower-shippers of pears have dealt with multiple heat waves this season, and that is just another challenge that is testing their resiliency.
Ontario, Calif.-based GS Foods Group Inc., a food distributor owned by affiliates of Highview Capital LLC and A&M Capital Partners, has acquired C&C Produce, a produce distributor based in Kansas City, Mo.
Tasteful Selections, leading the bite-size potato category in innovation and sustainability is pleased to announce the limited launch of its new 100-percent plastic-free, recyclable and compostable packaging.
Santiago, Chile-based Hortifrut reported earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization for the year ending June 2021 totaled $205.05 million.
Many U.S. apple businesses won’t qualify for critical COVID-relief assistance that was announced today by the Agriculture Department, said the U.S. Apple Association.
With Fresh Del Monte operations and distribution in more than 90 countries, Hans Sauter has a global perspective on sustainability efforts.
The National Council of Agricultural Employers has announced the council’s ongoing collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control has resulted in another new opportunity to protect farmworkers from COVID-19.
In Canada’s Quebec province in the East, the Sherrington area is known as the “Gardens of Quebec” for the muck soil, or rich, moist, black earth, where many vegetables are grown.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Grower-Shipper Association of Central California has been honored as the 2021 United Fresh Produce Association’s Produce Advocate of the Year.
WASHINGTON D.C. - Traceability regulations, agricultural water rules and Cyclospora research were a few of the issues explored during a Sept. 21 food safety session at the United Fresh Washington Conference.
The Packer’s Sustainable Insights survey showed that the three things growers associate with sustainability can be summarized with one theme — keeping the farm for the long run.
The National Grocers Association celebrated the winners of their annual Creative Choice Awards today at the 2021 NGA Show at the Paris Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
The Giumarra Companies announces the expansion of its domestic citrus program with the addition of a new influx of California-grown mandarins in October.
The SweeTango apple harvest is in full swing, and growers with Next Big Thing, A Growers’ Cooperative are encouraging food retailers to stock up now.
Limoneira Co. announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Wileman Bros. & Elliott, Inc., to come together to sell their combined citrus volumes under the One World of Citrus Alliance.
Expect more cooperation between some big-picture thinkers and Mexican growers of small and medium-sized farms.
Fresh produce packaging innovators, StePac Ltd. has expanded its range of top seals with new solutions to boost the retail fresh produce packaging sector.
Stemilt’s World Famous Honeycrisp apples consumers across the globe have come to know and love are back and available organically under the Artisan Organics™ brand.
Seems counterintuitive to suggest in a social media column that you take a social media break, no? But yeah, we all need a break now and then.
The USDA is extending deregulation to an apple variety, designated as PG451 Arctic Gala, developed using genetic engineering to prevent browning by Okanagan Specialty Fruits, Inc. (OSF).
Side Delights shared industry data showing that retail sales of fresh potatoes alone totaled $3.1 Billion for the past year (July 2020-June 2021).
Laws Logistics, formerly known as Lawgistics, has recently completed a company rebranding and launched a new website.
They say the third time is a charm, and as far as charity golf tournaments go, the Choptank Transport Community Foundation’s 10 Better Than Par Heroes Edition event on 9/11 broke the company’s previous records.
Organic food processors and food handlers in need of a surface sanitizer without quaternary ammonium (quat), now have an effective product for cleaning and sanitizing food contact and non-food contact surfaces.
The Southeast Produce Council (SEPC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Clark Roper to its team.
Hazel Technologies, Inc., announces a partnership with Jasmine Vineyards, San Joaquin Valley based table grape grower-packer-shipper of more than a dozen different varieties.
Growers have many ways they approach sustainability, and the top two are soil testing and crop rotation.
USDA Under Secretary Jenny Lester Moffitt will keynote the Sept. 21 opening session at the United Fresh 2021 Washington Conference at the Grand Hyatt Washington.
A national coalition has urged Congress to include resources for additional water, forestry and ecosystem restoration programs in the reconciliation process.