With more than 1,500 options among its offerings, World Variety Produce had plenty of options to highlight at the Associated Wholesale Grocers' seventh annual Innovation Showcase, March 25-26.
Mulberry, Fla.-based software solutions provider Highland Ag Solutions is integrating the Sustainability Standard from the Sustainable Food Group into its Highland Hub software platform.
Customized California avocado retail programs will continue through Labor Day, says Terry Splane, vice president of marketing for the California Avocado Commission.
There’s something inherently “extra” about mushrooms. Sure, they slay as a flavorful and more affordable substitute for meat, but they also offer health benefits galore, play well in a variety of diets and cook quickly.
David Oppenheimer and Co. is recalling 1-pound clamshells of Zespri brand organic green kiwifruit shipped from June 14, 2023, to July 7, 2023, due to potential listeria contamination.
The Ireland-based company has recently concluded its third year of human rights due diligence and provided an update to its salient human rights risks in its second Human Rights Report.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has received a $1 million gift from the grocer to expand its Food Pharmacy program, which provides fresh produce and other nutritious food for families experiencing food insecurity.
John Carkoski shares with The Packer what he’s learned so far leading operations at Revol Greens' newest CEA facility in Temple, Texas, and how the grower is expanding its footprint with its largest farm to date.
The most decorated American track and field Olympian, entrepreneur and founder of Saysh is slated to speak at the Women’s Fresh Perspectives Breakfast at The Global Produce & Floral Show.
The vote allows the Oregon and Washington pear industry and the Fresh and Processed Pear Committee to conduct production and marketing research and promotional initiatives including paid advertising with USDA oversight.
California-based agtech company BeeHero is launching a pollination insights platform that it says will give growers real-time pollination data and expand the largest dataset of bee activity, globally.
Stephanie Bazan, senior vice president of commercial strategy and execution for Avocados From Mexico, said in late July that Mexican volume was leaning heavily toward small fruit.
VIDEO: See who won the 2023 spring contest of the Produce Artist Award Series, complete with a new judge on the panel and a live drawing to see which participant wins a $50 Amazon gift card.
On this episode of "Tip of the Iceberg Podcast," learn why Emily Massi's healthy living merchandising manager role was created, how she’s bridging the two worlds and how it benefits consumers and produce retailers.
Shippers have been enjoying a substantial drop in transportation costs this year after enduring some of the highest freight rates ever during the COVID-19 pandemic. Those rock-bottom prices could be short-lived, though.
Almond crop production has kicked off this August with improved expectations that a heftier almond will offset the lowest almonds-per-acre-yield since 2009, according to a recent USDA report.
Seeking to capture the flavors of a burger and fries in a healthier salad version, the Santa Maria, Calif.-based company has added a Better Than a Burger Salad Kit to its retail lineup.
Multigenerational Maine-based Ricker Hill Orchards is adding Hazel 100 shelf-life extension packets to its apples postharvest to reduce complexity and improve operations.
With the goal of helping kids make healthy after-school snacks this fall, Bobby Banana, the 7-foot mascot of Dole Food Co., visited the Oak Forest campus of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Charlotte on Aug. 4.
"With signage throughout the store, we can provide helpful information to customers that want low-carbon footprint items within different food groups,” Mom’s founder and CEO Scott Nash said.
The National Onion Association Convention will bring together industry advocates and allium researchers on the riverwalk in San Antonio on Nov. 29 to Dec. 2.
The Mushroom Council and The Culinary Institute of America are taking chefs on a globally inspired culinary tour — featuring mushrooms as the star ingredient — in their recently launched educational video series.
London Fruit operates a facility in south Texas that spans almost 50,000 square feet, including refrigerated cold storage and a USDA organic-certified repacking space.
The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has found the Timberville, Va.-based Mt. Clifton Fruit Company LLC violated multiple requirements of the H-2A agricultural worker program.
The Organic Produce Performance report has tracked a 1.5% growth in sales and about 1% growth in volume in organic fresh produce for the second quarter of 2023, compared with the same period in 2022.