The Packer
As Zespri kiwifruit celebrates a successful consumer campaign, the company is expanding availability of its SunGold variety.
CHEP has appointed Jake Gilene to senior vice president of sales and customer service of CHEP USA.
The U.S. Department has cited Frutera Del Litoral USA LLC, Miami, for failing to pay for almost $700,000 of produce.
Pear Bureau Northwest is taking National Pear Month global.
Eurofins has acquired Cascade Analytical Inc., an environmental and agricultural testing firm with labs in Wenatchee and Yakima, Wash.
Porterville, Calif.-based Homegrown Organic Farms plans to unveil a new citrus line in November, said Stephen Paul, category director for stone fruit, fall fruit and blueberries.
Premium apple varieties are taking a bigger bite of total apple sales, and Vancouver, British Columbia based The Oppenheimer Group is helping to keep the pipeline full of those desired apples.
Fyffes is offering year-round assistance to its workers in melon fields in Honduras and Guatemala.
Santa Paula, Calif.-based Limoneira Company has two seasonal promotion plans that will carry lemon promotions through the fall and winter season.
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Shannon Allen never imagined she’d start the country’s first 100% certified organic fast food restaurant with a drive-thru.
Longtime apple industry salesman John “Roger” Smithey died Feb. 4. He was 81.
JOH, Billerica, Mass., has hired Christine Boettcher as an account executive in the New England division, and Christine DiGirolamo as an account manager in the Mid-Atlantic division.
Giant Heirloom Market is coming to three more Philadelphia neighborhoods — University City, Northern Liberties and Queen Village.
Greenhouse grower Red Sun Farms, Kingsville, Ontario, will be growing next-generation OZblu blueberries at its Mexico facilities, which promise to deliver a firmer, crunchier and more flavorful berry.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials seized a half-ton of methamphetamine worth more than $14 million concealed in a commercial shipment of fresh produce in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley.
Apeel Sciences plans to bring its shelf-life extending technology to European avocado marketer Nature’s Pride.
The Center for Produce Safety, which recently announced an Innovation Challenge award with a total possible payout of $500,000, is having an informational web seminar about the event.
The Produce Marketing Association has hired Dan Stark as chief content officer, a new position designed to enhance the value of content and education from the organization.
Hy-Vee has launched a pilot program that lets shoppers buy products approaching their “best before” date at a significant discount.
Many people watch the Super Bowl for the commercials as much as the game, and I imagine marketers in particular observe with interest the ads that companies pay millions to air.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative are seeking nominations for six trade advisory committees, including one for the fruit and vegetable industry.
Florida legislators have gathered bipartisan support from dozens of House and Senate colleagues in a push to terminate the suspension agreement between the Department of Commerce and Mexican tomato growers.
Truck rates have been easing, but will the polar vortex change all that?
SunFed, Rio Rico, Ariz., will be shipping red and gold Texas beets in early February, followed by the aptly-named Candy Stripe red and white beets a few weeks later.
Kerry Bridges is the new vice president of food safety for Chipotle Mexican Grill.
The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council is seeking nominees to fill 26 of the 40 seats available on the council.
Gala apple sales and volume showed a sharp uptick in December compared with year-ago sales, according Stemilt Growers.
Foodservice supplier US Foods Holding Corp. is expanding its Marrero, La., facility, nearly tripling its size to support growth in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
The Big Idaho Potato Truck has finished another season on the road, traveling more than 40,000 miles and participating in almost 70 events in 2018.