The Packer
The Hunts Point Produce Market has a bright new logo to go along with a new era of leadership and fresh outlook of its place in the marketplace.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on California and Virginia businesses under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
Galaviz, Mtn View Nursery, Samuel O Nolt, Timothy Zimmerman, and Tuscarora Organic Growers Cooperative are new companies to the Market. Choice Food Group, Savor Brands Inc and others have updates.
Optimum Agriculture has purchased Vidalia onion grower-shipper Generations Farms LLC, along with almost 5,600 acres of land and packing/processing facilities.
The U.S. and China have reached a “phase one” trade deal that takes additional escalation of tariffs by both countries off the table but is lacking specifics on when existing tariffs U.S. fresh produce will be removed.
Fresh produce industry organizations are urging House members to approve the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019, which they are voting on Dec. 11.
Two more people have tested positive for hepatitis A in an outbreak that investigators believe is linked to consumption of fresh blackberries.
Calavo Growers Inc. will have a 10% acreage increase in greenhouse round and roma tomatoes in Culiacan, West Mexico, this season.
After a successful debut in 2018, EarthBlend LLC has begun its second season shipping squash, cucumbers, green bell peppers and hot peppers.
Hazel Technologies has received a $100,000 grant from the USDA to further develop its Endure packaging insert to prolong fresh produce shelf life, with a focus on berries.
Blue Jack Farms has been Endorsed. Lewis M Burkholder, Samuel Lapp, Shanley Farms, Werkheiser Farm and Wesley Burkholder are new companies to the Market. Delina Inc., Aarestad Farm and others have changes.
Fresh Farms, Rio Rico, Ariz., has launched a new value-added program for one of its retail customers.
With winter and the height of citrus season in mind, Los Alamitos, Calif.-based Frieda’s Inc. is rolling out grab-and-go pouches for two specialty citrus offerings.
Want to bring something fun and fresh to the table this holiday season? You should try whipping up this insanely tasty one-step dish!
It’s not very often that you come across a “game-changing” product that actually delivers everything it promises.
The Packer’s Global Organic Produce Expo has added the Ecological Farming Association (EcoFarm) to its list of partners.
Chiquita Brands International, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has a new business-to-business website with a produce and services catalog, best practices white papers and category leadership materials and more.
The Ontario Produce Marketing Association and Toronto Wholesalers Produce Association are delivering 250 boxes with fresh produce to an isolated First Nation Community.
California’s Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement has released a list of steps the group and others in the produce industry, as well as regulators, have taken to address E. coli outbreaks linked to romaine lettuce.
Westborough, Mass.-based BJ’s Wholesale Club has given a $50,000 donation to Forgotten Harvest, a Feeding America member food bank.
By working together with the latest tools, researchers believe growers can help manage some of the effects of climate change and perhaps someday get paid for their efforts.
Alexandras Produce Inc., Foodlink, and ONCE27 LLC are new companies to the Market. Cargill Inc., Chukar Cherries, HB Farms LLC, M & L Produce, Maberry Packing Inc. and others have updates.
Supplies of Envy apples are now transitioning from imports to fresh, domestic production, as the brand eyes growth.
When President Trump signed the USMCA, responses from the U.S., Canada and Mexican fresh produce industries were generally positive.
The U.S. Apple Association has announced its class of 2020 Young Apple Leaders.
The German retail organization EDEKA Group is featuring citrus treated with Apeel Science’s shelf-life extender in select stores.
Manter International B.V. has acquired shares of another Netherlands-based company, Solidtec B.V.
Love Beets USA, Bala Cynwyd, Pa., has hired Rob Doolan as director of sales.
A recent question I posed to the LinkedIn Fresh Produce Discussion Group deserves a blog post to recount.