The Packer
Sunset is packing its first winter crop of bright red-and-yellow striped Ahola peppers.
Competing for online grocery shoppers is a dominant trend for leading Chicago retailers.
Chicago-based Agrow Fresh Produce Co. is introducing a new steam bag for petite potatoes, said Ed Romanelli, vice president of sales and marketing.
California table grape growers are shipping record amounts as their season nears an end.
In the wake of the food safety travails of romaine lettuce in recent weeks — and industry navel-gazing about whether health authorities overreacted — I ask this question: What about the good news?
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has cited Tumi Produce International Corp., Bronx, N.Y., for failing to pay for more than half a million dollars of produce.
Mexican avocado exports to the U.S. will remain strong in 2018-19, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Alan Kahn is the new vice president of foodservice for the Idaho Potato Commission, Boise.
The premium paid for organic produce is a moving target, and it is far from standard for fresh produce commodities.
The relaunch of the Autumn Glory apple was the most literal kind of product launch you could have.
San Jose, Calif.-based Zest Labs reports that Castroville, Calif.-based Ocean Mist Farms is utilizing Zest Fresh to automate data collection on the condition of its produce.
Sun Automation Group and Canadian Corrugated Solutions have formed a partnership, Progressive Systems and Packaging Products.
Shannon Allen, founder of the Miami-based organic restaurant grown, will be a keynote speaker for The Packer’s Global Organic Expo in Hollywood, Fla.
Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference organizers are offering full registration to growers who faced substantial losses from Hurricane Michael, making it easier for them to attend the annual show.
Apio Inc., Guadalupe, Calif., is recalling Eat Smart brand Salad Shake Ups — Sweet Kale salads from Canadian retailers for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
For the second year in a row, the California Department of Food and Agriculture has contracted with Safe Food Alliance for training related to the Food Safety Modernization Act in Central and Southern California.
Mother Nature’s unpredictable ways have increased the importance of having geographic diversity in sourcing lemons.
Retail produce managers take note: the Idaho Potato Commission’s 2019 retail display contest wants to send you away. To Hawaii.
The first Frank & Able tomatoes-on-the-vine from an expanded greenhouse have been shipped.
Golbon, a national network of foodservice suppliers, has promoted Pamala Padilla to vice president of procurement.
Now in their second season, Sunions onions are available at stores again.
Blueberry company Fall Creek Farm & Nursery Inc. has new leadership.
The Food and Drug Administration’s investigation into an E. coli outbreak has identified numerous potential sources of the pathogen, suggesting no single farm, processor or distributor is involved.
Leaving fruit and vegetable serving requirements untouched, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has provided school districts more options for milk, grains and sodium standards.
Check out these images of celery shipments, f.o.b. prices and retail prices from November.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has increased the number of people who’ve contacted E. coli in an outbreak linked to romaine lettuce from coastal counties in California.
USDA data reports rising truck rates to New York from various produce shipping districts.
The Food and Drug Administration continues to investigate an E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce grown in California’s Central Coast region.
After a weekend meeting with President Xi Jinping of China, President Trump said he will delay a planned escalation of tariffs on Chinese from Jan. 1 to March 1.
Miles Reiter is the CEO of Driscoll’s again, with Kevin Murphy planning to leave the position at the end of the year.