3/26/20 Daily Newsflash Roundup: USDA Actions, New Companies & Changes

Newsflash Roundup
Newsflash Roundup
(Produce Market Guide)

The latest roundup of Produce Market Guide news from the Daily Newsflash newsletter.

  • Cinnabar Produce, San Juan Capistrano, California has added About Us and Logo.

  • Enson Trading Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio - On March 26, 2020 the USDA filed an administrative complaint against Enson Group LLC, doing business as Eternal Food Service. The company, operating from Ohio, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to 12 produce sellers in the amount of $707,592 from December 2018 through April 2019.

  • Holistic Solutions Global, Atlanta, Georgia is a new Wholesaler to the Market.

  • J M R Farms Inc., Vincennes, Indiana has added Produce Availability to their company profile.

  • Johnston Bros Farms, Bunnell, Florida has added a Website.

  • Kaleck Bros Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has added a Website.

  • King Specialty Foods, Waipahu, Hawaii is a new Foodservice firm to the Market.

  • PAB Produce Inc., Los Angeles, California - On March 26, 2020 PAB Produce Inc., operating out of Los Angeles, Calif., posted a $150,000 surety bond with the USDA to employ Jose Del Toro, Jr., as required by PACA. In Oct. 2018 the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) found that Unified Ltd., doing business as Pan American Banana, Los Angeles, Calif., committed repeated and flagrant violations of the PACA. Jose Del Toro, Jr. was an officer and a stockholder of the company during the violation period.

  • West Haven Organic Farm LLC, Ithaca, New York has updated Phone & Fax.

  • Zentek Farms, Cheshire, Connecticut has updated Phone & Fax.

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