The Packer
Morning Kiss Organic, Chelsea, Mass., is continuing its partnership with Generation Farms, offering organic Vidalia onions.
The South Carolina Department of Agriculture is the featured guest at the next dinner meeting organized by the Eastern Produce Council.
The Schnucks Rewards app now has two more features — a wellness guide and a shopping list function optimized for store layout.
Harvest Sensations LLC has promoted Terri Fletcher to sales director at the company’s Los Angeles office.
The Global Grape Summit’s debut will cover numerous issues around the supply, demand and marketing table of grapes around the world.
Tom Krajewski is bullish on the future of ocean freight for fresh fruits and vegetables.
The California Table Grape Commission, Fresno, has funded another round of Innovation in Teaching grants.
The Fresh Produce & Floral Council, Anaheim, Calif., has chosen the participants in the 2019 FPFC Apprentice Program.
Ah, those lovely interruptions — not catastrophes, yet mini crises all the same.
Side Delights potato dishes are driving traffic to retail stores, according to Fresh Solutions Network LLC, supplier to the brand.
The National Center for Electron Beam Research is sponsoring a workshop on using the technology on food for safety purposes.
The National Watermelon Promotion Board’s 2019 plans include investing in nutrition research and focusing on the plant-based diet trend.
Pete Pappas & Sons, Jessup, Md., has hired John Garin as general manager and promoted Don Martin to vice president of sales.
Growers Express, which sells cut vegetables under the Green Giant Fresh brand and has seen demand rise “significantly” over the past year for its Veggie Meal Bowls and its Fresh brand Little Gems lettuce hearts.
South Carolina growers are promoting their crops to mid-Atlantic and Northeastern buyers as a seasonal alternative.
Sweet potato grower-shipper Wayne Bailey Produce, Chadbourn, N.C., is closing after 85 years, and its customers will now be served by Jackson Farming Co.
The 25th Annual Memorial Golf Tournament honoring Paul Cappelluti and Judi Powell is April 28.
The 17th class of the Empire State Food and Agricultural Leadership Institute completed the Lead Fellows portion of the training program.
Fueled by strong sales from the company’s Mann Packing business, Coral Gables, Fla.-based Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. said net sales increased in the first quarter of 2019.
Potatoes USA, the national research and promotion group, is seeking nominees for 73 open seats on its board.
Riveridge Produce, Sparta, Mich., is ready for the asparagus season.
Ban-N-Sons Produce has new Endorsements, New Companies to the Market and Company Updates
Sophia Hronis, who founded Hronis Inc. with her late husband Jim Hronis, has died.
Mike Krage is the Idaho Potato Commission’s newest retail promotions director, covering the Northeast and Midwest.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Michelle Ann Passaretti is the winner of the 2019 Viva Fresh Healthy Living Award.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Painful changes are coming soon in how Mexican tomatoes are sold to U.S. importers.
Following the granny smith and golden delicious, the Arctic Fuji apple, engineered to resist browning, has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
Jan Berk, chief operating officer of San Miguel Produce, Oxnard, Calif., is the honoree and featured speaker at the United Fresh Produce Association’s Women in Produce event.