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The Produce Marketing Association hopes to join the education lineup at South by Southwest event for the second year and is seeking industry support to make it happen.
Hardie’s Fresh Foods has been Endorsed. Calgary Produce Market, CanAM Pepper Company, Deville Technologies USA LLC, and Valfei Products Inc. are new companies to the Market. F & S Produce Co Inc. & more have updates.
(UPDATED, Aug. 14) Sparking a 400-point rally in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the United States Trade Representative said Aug. 13 the U.S. will delay tariffs on some imports from China until Dec. 15.
International Specialty Produce Inc has been Endorsed. Accu Foods Ltd., Bostock North America, Manzana Orchards LLC, and Ocean Crisp Apple Company are new companies to the Market. Acadian Family Farm has updates.
Produce shippers and receivers, cover your ears.
George Pitsikoulis was born into the produce business — almost literally.
Riverside, Calif.-based Index Fresh is partnering with growers in Colombia to bring hass avocados to the U.S. market.
Ken Martin, who left a short career as a funeral director and mortician in Missouri to manage what became one of the Rio Grande Valley’s major citrus operations, has died.
Peaches and apples dominate Colorado’s summer fruit deal, and the harvests appeared to be on time this year, grower-shippers said.
The POM Group of Mississauga Ontario has announced the release of a new line of fresh pomegranate arils, under the Royal brand.
Colombian Fruits and Vegetables, Elma Farms, Le Potager Riendeau Inc., and Martinez and Sons Produce, Inc., are new companies to the Market. Allan Bros. Incorporated, and Capital Mushroom Co Inc. have changes.
Spot shortages of refrigerated produce trucks were noted in the Midwest states in mid-August, but most growing regions reported adequate supply.
The 2019 United Fresh Washington Conference will feature several new elements on its agenda.
In anticipation of The Packer’s 125th-anniversary issue, we have enjoyed publishing past anniversary articles from the Century of Produce and also posted industry columns for the 125th-anniversary edition.
The Customs and Border Protection seized almost four tons of marijuana in a truck hauling jalapenos at the Otay Mesa cargo facility in San Diego.
Pacific Organic Produce, San Francisco, has hired Gerry Chua, Manuel Pinon and Tina Barnes to it sales and grower relations teams.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has expanded quarantined areas for citrus greening in California, Texas and Louisiana after the disease was detected in plant tissue samples in multiple locations in the states.
Led by fast-rising imports of cherries, China is claiming a greater share of Chilean stone fruit exports.
(UPDATED, 1:28 p.m.) Mexican tomato growers and the U.S. Commerce Department struck a deal for a new tomato suspension agreement late Aug. 20.
More than 19,000 tons of Chilean kiwifruit had been shipped to North America in early August, with supplies expected into October.
Ventura Produce has posted a $35,000 Surety Bond with USDA. Rain Forest Produce Inc. has posted a $300,000 Employment Surety Bond with USDA. Gallmeyer Farms, MegaMex and TVA Logistics Inc. are new firms to the Market.
Fidalgo Services USA LLC is a new company to the Market. Agrolatinos Corporation, Florida Tomato Committee/Florida Tomato Exchange, Greenlife Cactus Inc., MMI Culinary and Porterville Citrus Inc. have profile changes.
It’s back-to-school time, and Mastronardi Produce’s Sunset brand has new healthy snacks suitable for lunchboxes.
Stater Bros., San Bernardino, Calif., has donated $100,000 and more than 150,000 pounds of fresh produce and other food to food banks in its area this summer.
When Jane Collin, 28, category manager at Sobeys in Montreal, heard her name called as the 2019 Next-Gen intern winner at the Quebec Produce Marketing Association Convention, she stood tall.
The 2019 U.S. cranberry crop is up 1% compared to 2018, according to a new crop forecast from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The California Fresh Fruit Association, Fresno, has hired Courtney Razor as director of member services and communication.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visits Aug. 14 with Gerrit (Gert) Kema, professor and researcher at Wageningen University in the Netherlands about the recent discovery of Panama disease in Latin America.
Vegetable “pasta” maker Cece’s Veggie Co., Austin, Texas, made Inc. Magazine’s annual list of fastest-growing private companies, with a three-year revenue growth of 23,880% to put it at No. 3.
Interest from foodservice operators is growing for fresh-cut slices of the genetically engineered nonbrowning Arctic apple.