The Packer
Tropical fruit shippers Seasons Farm Fresh and AMR Agro recently completed tests of Hazel Technologies products on their products during shipping and have reported successful results.
Triangle Package Machinery Co., Chicago, has hired Jeffrey Schuch as regional sales manager in the Southeast Region.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in South Texas recently made another multi-million-dollar seizure of methamphetamine hidden in fresh produce, this time in mangoes.
Delano, Calif.-based Four Star Fruit Inc. and Delano Farms are teaming up again with National Basketball Association-themed packaging and merchandising on in-season table grapes.
Basciani Foods Inc., Avondale, Pa., which has been searching for a bag to protect and extend the shelf life of mushrooms for years, is now shipping foodservice packs in bags.
Awe Sum Organics, Santa Cruz, Calif., has hired Jon Kiley as a sales account manager.
It is fruit picking season in the Pacific Northwest, and Yakima, Wash.-based Domex Superfresh Growers is in the midst of harvesting cherries, blueberries, apples and pears, with kiwi berries set to start in September.
Biodegradable fresh produce packaging requires considerable planning, before and after use, marketers say.
The “Report on Seasonal and Perishable Products in U.S. Commerce” was released yesterday, and it packs a wallop.
In the year of the coronavirus, Michigan’s apple industry anticipates a healthy crop.
The 2020 transportation market has had its twists and turns, and the bumpy ride isn’t likely over yet, Bob Rose believes.
The Mushroom Council, Redwood Shores, Calif., is spotlighting different varieties throughout September, the 30th annual Mushroom Month.
The California Strawberry Commission, Watsonville, has released a series of training videos to remind agriculture workers of steps to take to remain safe in fields and at home.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking comments on a pest risk assessment for allowing South African mangoes into the U.S.
With the COVID-19 virus floating around, Michigan apple grower-shippers say they will make sure there is plenty of bagged product available.
Washington Fruit & Produce Co. and Yakima Fresh have merged to sell apples, cherries and pears.
Produce company leaders in the greater Boston area have been pivoting so much since March that they could enter a dance contest.
Produce industry associations are revisiting presentations from the 2020 Center for Produce Safety Virtual Research Symposium.
California Giant, Watsonville, Calif., has launched a fundraising Gofundme account, Spreading Smiles, after the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled events that would have benefitted non-profits in the greater Pajaro Valley.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visited Aug. 31 with Wendy Reinhardt Kapsak, president and CEO of the Produce Better Health Foundation about National Fruits & Veggies Month activities in September.
Right up there with other popular apples like Honeycrisp and Granny Smith, Gala Apples are one of the most popular apple varieties in the produce aisle!
Right up there with other popular apples like Honeycrisp and Granny Smith, Gala Apples are one of the most popular apple varieties in the produce aisle!
Don’t you wish you could put everything you need in a snack – convenience, flavor, and health – into one easy package? Well, now you don’t have to thanks to my friends at Sunsweet®.
Who’s with me when I say, “I’m pretty tired of cooking!” The problem is that I still crave some of the more time-consuming comforting foods – like mashed potatoes!
Michigan apple suppliers say they are adjusting readily to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eden Prairie, Minn.-based C.H. Robinson has made a series of tech enhancements to its self-shipping tool Freightquote by C.H. Robinson (freightquote.com).
Yes, ginger sales skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic more than any other commodity in Boston, as it did elsewhere.
West Pak Avocado, Murrieta, Calif., has released the fifth episode of its Avo Effect campaign, Avocados — A Ripe Responsibility.
The United Fresh Produce Association is offering a program through Cornell University’s External Education called Navigating Emerging Issues in the Fresh Produce Industry.