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A legal firm says it’s set to represent the family of a 13-month-old who was hospitalized due to eating tainted cantaloupe from a company involved in the FDA’s recall.
The Socially Responsible Company Seal was awarded for the company’s commitment to corporate social responsibility and the well-being of its workers and their communities.
The Orlando, Fla.-based company has added a new item to its product line: value-added onions.
Citing eco-friendly packaging and innovation as topics to watch, the food packaging supplier has issued a trend forecast for the foodservice sector.
Fulfilled by Misfits is a service for perishable brands to store, pack and deliver products nationwide through the company’s logistics platform.
Business at Toronto’s Ontario Food Terminal got off to a rather slow start this year, say some of the produce distributors there, but there’s plenty of time for sales to pick up.
While the past few years have been volatile, growers in the province see plenty of opportunities.
Exhibitors at this year’s Fruit Logistica brought their A-game, sharing the latest industry innovations and engaging in candid discussion around the challenges and opportunities facing the global produce industry.
The food solutions company is expanding its partnership with Simbe, deploying the company’s business intelligence solution, Tally, across 60 additional stores in the Midwest to generate real-time inventory insights.
The latest monthly report from the U.S. Apple Association shows crop in holding still up year over year and above five-year average figures.
With the new partnership, Oppy will expand its year-round reach in Peru, Brazil, Chile, South America and Mexico with Sun Grape’s nearly 1,500 acres in production in California.
The Packer’s Fresh Trends 2024 showed that 44% of all surveyed consumers indicated they try to avoid buying produce in plastic packaging.
Washington Tree Fruit Association President Jon DeVaney talks about state legislation’s affect on the fresh produce industry there and what that could mean for the rest of the country.
Atlanta-based Brambles has advanced one position to be ranked the second most sustainable company in the world by Corporate Knights in its 2024 Global 100 list.
The Portland, Ore.-based company says the new name — Pacific Coast Fresh Co. — better reflects the company’s evolution and current offerings.
Splendid by Porvenir says its Save the Jaguar campaign will return to celebrate the upcoming Jaguar honey mango crop.
It can be difficult to forecast with certainty what the Southern California strawberry crop will look like in winter, but as of early this year, grower-shippers were predicting ample supplies of good-quality berries.
Vice President of Customer Experience Bob Bechtel will retire in March after a 45-year career with the grocery chain. The company says its director of omnichannel will succeed him.
The robot can place up to 30 to 40 packs of produce a minute, an efficiency that can substitute for one or two production line operators, the company says.
The U.S. government-measured year-over-year inflation rate in January was pegged at 3.1%, slightly lower than the annual rate recorded in December.
With the planned merger looming, Kroger says it has released details showing how it lowered prices in previous mergers, while outlining how it plans to do so again.
The provider of reusable packaging containers for fresh products, also awarded customers with sustainability certificates to highlight specific environmental savings achieved with IFCO.
The companies unveiled this latest iteration of the autonomous sprayer to offer growers a more sustainable spraying option.
The 2022 Census of Agriculture also shows a rise in the number of new and beginning (operating 10 or fewer years on any farm) as well as young (under the age of 35) producers.
The industrywide organization has updated its Food Safety Modernization Act guidance to include information on the supply chain and lot source codes to better prepare the fresh produce industry for 2026 enforcement.
Big Game celebrations serve as one example of how the country is helping meet U.S. demand for the fruit, says promotional agency ProColombia.
The Bakersfield, Calif.-based licensing company highlighted the green seedless grape variety during the specialty foods industry event.
The company will introduce a 3-pound mesh pillow pack for its Honey Gold, Ruby Sensation and Sunburst Blend potatoes.
The artificial-intelligence robotics company has released the Track LaserWeeder, a new model of its LaserWeeder weed control solution, as well as a pair of software enhancements.
FreshDirect is touting curated offerings, including Oishii’s limited-edition holiday gift box and Driscoll’s Sweetest Batch strawberries.