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Consumers quickly shifted to online grocery shopping during the pandemic, and that trend is likely to continue as shoppers become more accustomed to the convenience of shopping from home.
Fresh Farms hired John Senn as a sales associate. Senn will be working in the Kingsburg, Calif. office, and represent the company’s grape, vegetable and melon categories.
Produce firms in New Jersey, California and Washington were recently awarded Department of Defense contracts to supply fresh fruits and vegetables to troops, commissaries and schools.
Truck rates and volumes are showing mixed trends, according to the transportation platform DAT.
Winnipeg, Manitoba-based Peak of the Market has been re-established as a for-profit company and will now be known as Peak of the Market Ltd, according to a news release.
The USDA has announced that it will conduct another referendum among South Texas onion producers to determine their level of support for continuing their federal marketing order.
Seasonally increasing Peruvian imports and the start of the Mexican hass flor loca harvest beginning in July should help expand avocado supply for Riverside, Calif.-based Index Fresh later this summer, says Susie Rea.
Get updates on New Jersey produce while eating it at the annual Eastern Produce Council barbecue networking event.
As the USDA readies another referendum on the future of South Texas onion marketing order, the South Texas Onion Committee has said it is currently seeking producer and handler nominees.
The Grower-Shipper Association of Central California recently appointed Victor Ramirez of NorCal Harvesting as its new vice-chair and Greg Beach of Steinbeck Country Produce as its secretary.
Retailers learned some valuable lessons about the need to stay flexible, the importance of putting the employee and customer safety first, and the critical role supermarkets serve in times of crisis.
Richard Johanson, 96, the founder of Johanson Transportation Service, in Fresno, California, has died.
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The Vancouver, B.C.-based grower, marketer and distributor of fresh produce, has made its first-ever investment in technology, partnering with Bloomfield Robotics.
International ag robotics competition will hold its inaugural U.S. edition in Fresno, Calif. The event will be Oct. 18 - 20, 2022.
Kieler, Wis.-based food safety provider PSSI has announced the 2022 recipients of their newly established, annual scholarship program.
The marketing collaboration reimagines Gotham Greens Gourmet Medley lettuce as Grateful Greens with custom packaging featuring the band’s iconic Dancing Bears and a QR code that unlocks curated content.
The San Antonio, Texas-based company has hired product strategy executive Martin C. Ruebelt, Ph.D., to its newly created position of chief scientific officer.
The sky-high avocado market is putting stress on retail promotions of the fruit for the Cinco de Mayo celebrations, but increasing volume from Peru in June and later from Mexico may help supply better meet demand.
The Los Angeles-based marketing agency with scores of produce clients celebrates 25 years in business, breaks down the keys to success in a competitive market.
Raleigh, N.C.-based L&M Companies has an ample supply of Carolina produce commodities in the months ahead, company leaders said.
The technology solutions platform seeks to eliminate friction in trucking and build the next-generation digital freight platform for fresh produce.
The new “Party Pak” from West Pak Avocados will feature a different look for each season of the year.
New Zealand’s apple production and exports will rise modestly in the marketing year 2021-22, a new USDA report says.
Pete Pappas & Sons has joined the EPA-USDA Food Loss and Waste Champions 2030 program through a commitment to track, report and reduce food waste.
Despite worrisome inflation, the Coral Gables, Fla.-based company has reported its sales for the quarter ending April 1 were up 5% compared with a year ago.
The 2022 West Coast Produce Expo, June 3-4, is expected to draw 400 top buyers, along with the industry’s leading growers and allied companies at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort and Spa in Palm Desert, Calif.
The Leamington, Ontario-based company has launched Solara melons, what it says are the fresh produce industry’s first commercial greenhouse-grown melons.
Vegetable and fruit growers in the Carolinas aren’t having any trouble selling their produce, says Kevin Hardison, marketing representative for the North Carolina Department of Agriculture.
Texas’s H-E-B is adding two new, larger stores in central Texas. Both stores are adding new features to the chain’s traditional format.