The Packer
Alpine Fresh, Miami, is launching a new brand and redesigned logo that will appear on the company’s labels and packaging.
Avocado House Inc., and Cervantes Produce are new companies to the Market. Produce for Better Health Foundation, Laurel Vista Inc., Needhams Mushroom Farms Inc., Preston Orchards, and others have changes.
Forecasts were pointing up for most tree nuts and dried fruit crops as the 2018-19 marketing year wound down, and the next crops were starting or completing their newest harvests.
Kiwifruit is on trend and retail sales are reflecting that conviction.
Signode Industrial Group, Glenview, Ill., has shortened its name to Signode and launched a new brand identity.
Jerry D’Amore has joined the Inteligistics Inc. board, with a focus on strategic corporate development.
PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association recognized lawmakers, a charitable group, a big customer and a Sunshine State researcher on the second day of its 76th annual convention.
Rules governing the U.S. imports of Japanese unshu oranges and sand pears will be changed to allow for easier access to the U.S. market.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on two produce businesses.
Can Congress really take up immigration legislation so close to an election year? It seems doubtful, but if it is possible it may be that a targeted approach to H-2A reform would be the vehicle.
Fairtrade America found in its biennial consumer survey that 76% of shoppers would regard a brand they buy more favorably if it had a Fairtrade America label.
Data and insights firm Nielsen has found that, as more grocery sales move online, fresh is key for physical store success.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers recently found heroin and cocaine in a commercial shipment of produce in South Texas.
The Texas International Produce Association is teaming with Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) and CIERTO Global to host two workshops on labor challenges.
The Packer’s 2019 Fresh Trends data for 2018 purchases of potatoes, squash and apples in the U.S.
Allium Exports Inc., Angelina Packing LLC, Belen Trading LLC, FreshPoint Freshcuts and FreshPoint Gulf Coast are new companies to the Market. B D & K Foods LLC, Danaco Solutions LLC and others have changes.
The first Peruvian sweet onions had already reached the U.S. by mid-August, and plenty of supplies are forecast as the deal heats up in September and beyond.
Frank Capone, who spent some of his 30 years at Dominick’s Finer Foods as a buyer of imported produce in Nogales, Ariz., has died.
Gala will overtake red delicious this year as Washington’s top apple variety.
Index Fresh, Riverside, Calif., wrapped up its California avocado season with record prices on a per-carton basis.
BOSTON — Produce professionals from near and far delved into the relationship business at the New England Produce Council’s Produce, Floral and Foodservice Expo, celebrating its 20th anniversary.
Two tech companies, 6 River Systems Inc. and Soft Robotics, have formed a partnership for an automated picking solution for e-commerce and retail warehouses.
California stone fruit companies Gerawan Farming Inc., Fresno, and Wawona Packing Co. LLC, Cutler, have merged.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced that two Randsland brand kale products because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Japan has agreed to eliminate tariffs on a number of U.S. exports, including almonds, blueberries and sweet corn.
Jan DeLyser, vice president of marketing for the California Avocado Commission, is moderating the Women’s Fresh Perspectives Leadership Breakfast discussion with Queen Latifah.
Kegel’s Produce, Lancaster, Pa., has received the Safe Quality Food certification from SAI Global.
Here are a couple of charts showing fresh produce expenditures by generation and income.
Philip’s Academy Charter School in Newark received the Best in New Jersey Farm-to-School Award for the school’s rooftop garden.
Fresh-Link Produce LLC, Nogales, Ariz., has hired Diane Ybarra in its sales department.