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A study has found that a compound found in grapes is associated with a 48% decrease in risk of Alzheimer dementia.
Fresh Express has recalled Southwest Chopped Salads Kits from 11 states because of allergens that are not identified on list of ingredients.
Naturipe Farms, Salinas, Calif., which has undertaken a commitment to sustainable packaging, plans to remove 48 metric tons of plastic from its packaging in 2020.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering allowing imports of fresh raspberries from Peru into the U.S.
California prune growers recently voiced unanimous support for the California Prune Board at a public hearing.
Produce for Kids has a new website with detailed recipes and other information designed to engage consumers.
Love Beets USA, Bala Cynwyd, Pa, has hired BJ McCormick as director of foodservice and emerging channel sales.
The Produce Marketing Association is accepting nominations for the Impact Award.
Limoneira, Santa Paula, Calif., has added two U.S. distribution facilities to its network.
Georgia watermelon season is peaking as July 4th nears.
Henry Avocado Corp/CustomRipe, Hyfeld Company, Local Bounti Corporation, and Packaged Produce Solutions LLC are new companies to the Market. Aromas Produce, California Specialty Produce Inc. and others have updates.
The award recipient each year is featured on the cover of our magazine — now PMG, formerly Produce Retailer — and recognized in a ceremony at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit.
The National Mango Board is having a webinar about evolving mango strategy.
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Retail fresh produce sales for the week ending June 28 rose at the lowest growth rate since April 19, according to research firm IRI scan data.
Talking about COVID-19 adjustments and the grape outlook, The Packer’s Tom Karst spoke July 6 with John Pandol, director of special projects for Delano, Cali.-based Pandol Bros.
U.S. shipping point prices for fruits and vegetables have been more up than down since the start of COVID-19 lockdown measures in early March.
Chiquita is releasing new fitness-related stickers on bananas in July to encourage fun, healthy living.
The Oppenheimer Group is partnering with microgreens and edible flower Koppert Cress, doing business as Flavour Fields, to develop and market varieties of specialty produce.
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.
A new Washington organic blueberry company is marketing its first fresh crop.
Garlic supplies were ramping back up in early summer following a spring when the pungent bulbs sometimes were hard to find.
Northwest potato suppliers say they are eager to rev up a major sales engine in their industry — foodservice — as the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic passes.
After being hard hit early in the coronavirus pandemic, the herb category seems to be bouncing back, some say with significant double-digit growth.
Potato and onion grower-shipper RPE, Bancroft, Wis., is adopting How2Recycle package labeling for Tasteful Selections products.
After a relatively light early crop — harvested from May to late June — California fig growers anticipate a full main crop when harvesting begins in July.
Naturipe Farms, Salinas, has promoted Aribel Aguirre-Beck to chief administrative officer and Andrew Bruno to president of Naturipe Avocado Farms.
Potato production in the Northwest was strong in 2019, and the outlook for 2020 looks similar, said Chris Voigt, executive director of the Moses Lake-based Washington State Potato Commission.
Another good year should be on tap for the date industry following the 2019-20 season that was marked by a significant sales uptick resulting at least in part from COVID-19.
Fresh Direct Produce Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia, has acquired organic produce distributor Mike and Mike’s Inc.