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West Pak has added Apeel treatment capability to its Michoacan facility. The addition will allow the company to offer extended life avocados year-round.
Bakersfield, Calif.-based Country Sweet Produce’s Bako Sweet consumer brand is giving shoppers brightly colored, triple-washed and consistently sized sweet potatoes for Easter sales.
Officials with the Eagle, Idaho-based Idaho Potato Commission participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new Seed Potato Germplasm Laboratory.
The Modesto, Calif.-based grocer, recently acquired by Kingswood Capital Management, has named Shane Sampson executive chairman.
The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council is seeking applicants for its Blueberry Industry Leadership Program.
The USDA has announced that Natura Fresh LLC satisfied a $3,168 reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
The USDA announced that Carioto Produce, Inc., satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $11,510 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
The hydroponic indoor vertical farming company has opened its newest nearly 90,000-square-foot facility.
ADQ, an Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company, has announced it has entered an agreement to acquire a majority equity stake in Unifrutti Group, a global distributor of fresh produce, from existing shareholders.
California water agencies will receive just 5% of what they requested. That’s down from an allocated 15% in January. The beginning of 2022 was the driest January through March stretch in 100 years.
Chiquita has released an updated 2021-2022 sustainability report.
Western Fresh Marketing Inc. recently moved to a new office in Fresno, Calif., after 23 years in nearby Madera. The new location places the company more strategically.
Pleasanton, Calif.-based DeltaTrak has announced enhanced FlashTrak Cloud Service and 4G/5G real-time trackers.
U.S. and Mexican agriculture officials have agreed that U.S. fresh potato access will expand in Mexico by May 15.
Bradford, Ontario-based Gwillimdale Farms has announced the debut of a brand new and fully automated potato grading system that has created room for a new line of No. 2 potatoes called Conscious Consumption.
Michele McMillan has accepted the position of director of sales, retail with Ippolito Fruit & Produce Ltd.
The USDA announced that Alko Green Fresh LLC satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $19,900 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
The USDA announced that Carla Langarcia, doing business as Barajas Produce, satisfied a $7,293 reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
Chilean exporter Subsole, agreed to sell to Frutura, formed in 2021 with the acquisition of Agrícola Don Ricardo in Peru, Dayka & Hackett in California and TerraFresh Organics US and Frutura Uruguay in March 2022.
On March 22, the USDA and the Texas Department of Agriculture established a new Mexican fruit fly (Mexfly) quarantine in Zapata, Zapata County, Texas.
Chicago-based Hazel Technologies, Inc. has announced a collaboration with Bakersfield, Calif.-based Anthony Vineyards, Inc.
The Packer and CPMA recognize Mimmo Franzone, senior director of produce, floral and merchandising services for Longo Brothers Fruit Markets, as Canadian Produce Person of the Year.
Sharply higher fob prices for selected vegetables may cause some fresh pain to consumer pocketbooks in the coming weeks.
Out on the show floor and in business sessions, sustainability was a hot topic as was the need for the industry to continue to innovate and drive fresh produce consumption.
The Packer will once again honor excellence in sustainability marketing by companies throughout the fresh produce supply chain by presenting the second annual Best of SPS Marketing Awards.
The April 5-7 Fruit Logistica show in Berlin was the backdrop of several developments at TOMRA Food that recognized the company’s past growth and future ambitions.
Bobalu Berry Farms is a fourth-generation farming family and vertically integrated strawberry company. It is celebrating its 60th anniversary and continuing on a growth track.
Kasey Cronquist, president of the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council, is the National Agri-Marketing Association’s Ag Association Leader of the Year for 2022.
The greenhouse grower has hired Kathy Flores as chief of staff and Amanda Crews as vice president of people.
If retail is theater, produce takes center stage at Hy-Vee. The 285-store supermarket operates food and drug stores in a variety of formats. Hy-Vee has seen its produce department grow steadily over the past decade.