The Packer
Bobalu Berries, Oxnard, Calif., has hired Tom O’Brien as sales account manager.
Federal and state agencies in Arizona and Texas are gearing up for the start of mandatory U.S. inspections of Mexican tomatoes on April 1, but worries remain about possible bottlenecks for all produce.
New Zealand-based kiwifruit marketer Zespri plans to have 100% recyclable, reusable or compostable packaging by 2025.
Integrated Fresh Solutions, Swedesboro, N.J., has promoted Matt Christ to vice president of business development.
Freight Farms has raised $15 million in Series B funding, led by investment firm Ospraie Ag Science.
I wanted to gather some vital statistics on blueberries, and this space is a good way to illustrate trends in fresh blueberry imports, along with other stats of interest on the still-rising fruit.
The International Accreditation Service has accredited Demos Global Group Inc. as an additional certification body under the FDA’s Accredited Third-Party Certification Program, the FDA reports.
The United Fresh Recall Ready Program is sponsoring a workshop to educate companies on the process involved in recalling products.
Discounted early-bird registration is available until March 6 for the 2020 CPMA Convention and Trade Show in Toronto, Ontario.
Houweling’s US Holdings Inc. has appointed Bob Hale, a board member since mid-2019, to chairman of the board.
Supplies of fresh produce from Mexico will remain tight for a while, and f.o.b. prices will be higher than customers are used to paying, distributors say. Wicked weather is the culprit.
Dennis “Denny” Donovan, who spent almost three decades of his career at the Garin Co., Salinas, has died.
NEW YORK — The Bolthouse Farms gang is back together, and they’re pumping out new product lines that embody the new company mission: Plants powering people.
Local Farm Solutions, T&J Produce Inc., and The Chefs’ Warehouse Inc. are new companies to the Market. Ameriqual Foods, Aspen Produce LLC, Fiorentino Farms Inc. and others have updates.
The Allen Lund Co., La Canada Flintridge, Calif., has acquired Des Moines Truck Brokers Inc.
Emerson, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., has released Oversight 2, a cloud-based portal for real-time monitoring in-transit information.
The Coastal Cos., Laurel, Md., has acquired Lancaster Foods, a Jessup, Md.-based retail produce distributor and fresh-cut processor.
Nearly one-quarter of banana buyers said they selected organic fruit at least some of the time, Organic Fresh Trends 2020 research shows.
UPDATED: The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act sanctions on eight companies, restricting them from operating in the industry.
Look at a visual comparison of U.S. grape imports in 2019, 2010 and 2000, and then the long-term import trends for international suppliers.
Arrive Logistics, Austin, Texas, has opened a new division, Arrive Fresh, to expand a pilot program focused on perishable shipments, including fresh fruits and vegetables, meats and flowers.
A recycled proposal in President Trump’s fiscal year 2021 budget seeking to incorporate food box deliveries to food stamp recipients is drawing protests from U.S. retail interests.
Catalytic Generators, Norfolk, Va., is promoting its ethylene generators as a ripening technology that can help boost sales through a conditioned pears program.
The Florida strawberry crop for Well-Pict Berries, Watsonville, Calif., will be in peak harvest in February.
Okanagan Specialty Fruits has launched a foodservice web portal to give chefs information on bioengineered non-browning Arctic apples.
The new Potato Sustainability Alliance is building on an earlier industry initiative to tell the story of how growers feed the nation responsibly.
Food Rite - Newbern and Ramey’s are new Retailers to the Market. Blue Hill Berry Co., Gander Gardens, Godlewsky Farms, Gromaine LLC, Old Hook Farm Inc., and Pokey Creek Farm have changes.
The California Fresh Fruit Association, Fresno, has hired Adam Borchard as director of government and public policy.
The Oppenheimer Group will be the first to import the organic green seedless Arra 15 table grape variety into North America.