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Greenhouse grower Nature Fresh Farms, Leamington, Ontario, has added Zanelle Hough as a retail sales account manager.
Big E Produce has been Endorsed. Sleeper’s Market and Summit Ag LLC are new companies to the Market. Allied Grape Growers, Gencon Inc., Oakdale Farms Country Barn, Potomac Vegetable Farms Inc., and others have updates.
Duda Farm Fresh Foods, Oviedo, Fla., connected with consumers in March — National Celery Month — to promote the vegetable as the “It-gredient.”
A new amphitheater in Leamington, Ontario, is named Sunset Stadium, recognizing support from Mastronardi Produce, marketer of the Sunset brand.
The Food and Drug Administration is asking importers to send records required by the Food Safety Modernization Act’s Foreign Supplier Verification Programs electronically.
The Food and Drug Administration is extending the comment period for establishing a laboratory accreditation program for testing food.
The International Blueberry Organization’s 2020 Summit joins the list of events rescheduled for 2021 because of the global pandemic.
Boston-based Costa Fruit & Produce is distributing fruit snack packs to area healthcare workers.
Baloian Farms, Fresno, Calif., is beginning its Coachella, Calif., bell pepper harvest, alleviating a tight supply situation in March.
The California Avocado Commission is shifting promotion plans during the COVID-19 crisis, including shifting billboard ads to online content.
Houston-based Brothers Produce is providing needed distribution assistance to Houston Food Bank and its partners.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visits April 2 with Jim Provost, president of I Love Produce, West Grove, Pa.
Am Group Inc., New York Produce Inc., Start Produce Inc., and V & M Fresh Produce LLC have been sanctioned by USDA. Coop 303 and Valley Packing Inc. are new firms to the Market. A & R Fresh LLC and others have changes.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking comments on a proposal to allow South African citrus imports at all U.S. ports, without the current cold treatment requirement now in place.
Apple industry veteran Scott Michael Hanses, 62, died March 13.
Members of the Food and Beverage Issues Alliance have collaborated with the Food and Drug Administration on guidelines for food companies to follow if an employee or customer tests positive for COVID-19.
Michigan apple grower-shippers, marketers and processors are donating fresh and sliced apples to school district meal pick up sites throughout the state.
Limoneira, Santa Paula, Calif., is donating cartons of lemons to health care professionals, food banks and other agencies.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visited April 1 with Paul Manfre, general manager of Top Katz LLC, Bronx, N.Y.
Atlanta-based Aptar Food + Beverage is launching InvisiShield packaging technology, which kills pathogens and extends shelf life.
CMI Orchards, Wenatchee, Wash., has formed a partnership with Yakima Fruit and Storage Co., adding more than three million boxes of apples to CMI’s annual offerings.
Aptar Food + Beverage, Plantar De Colombia, and Revol Greens are new companies to the Market. Baker Produce Inc., Don Limón America Inc., Shipley Sales LLC, Sweet Darling Sales Inc., and others have updates.
Retail ads for fresh produce are way down because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on five businesses to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
Produce Alliance LLC, Chicago, has donated fresh produce to health care workers at an area hospital.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed an administrative complaint against Southern Sun LLC, Swedesboro, N.J., alleging it failed to pay almost $750,000 owed to produce sellers.
RLS Logistics has started a less-than-truckload (LTL) day-specific service for temperature-controlled shipments to select grocery warehouses nationwide with no upcharge.
Sev-Rend, Collinsville, Ill., has hired Jensie Smith as relationship manager.
This information, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service, shows week-by-week shipments and f.o.b.s for commodities from shipments for the fresh market.
This information, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service, shows week-by-week shipments and f.o.b.s for commodities from shipments for the fresh market.