The Packer
ORLANDO, Fla. - Promoting gold potatoes could grow the entire potato category, says John Pope, vice president of sales and marketing for Houston-based Mountain King Potatoes.
Mushroom company Giorgio Fresh is celebrating its 90th anniversary with new packaging.
Organics Unlimited will be highlighting the company’s eco-friendly packaging, sustainability measures and GROW by Organics Unlimited social responsibility program at Fresh Summit.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has appointed nine members to the Hass Avocado Board.
Western U.S. availability of Tasti-Lee Tomatoes is expected to rapidly grow in 2019, in a partnership with Flavorful Brands and The Produce Exchange/Lipman Family Farms.
Peru exported 182 million pounds of avocado to the U.S. this season.
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Mango Board recognized ShopRite as its 2018 Mango Retailer of the Year at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Looking at lessons from other industries, a panel of experts addressed the Fresh Summit Forum for the Future session on the potential for technology to create opportunities for the fresh produce.
The 2018-19 California avocado crop is expected to fall short of 2017-18 output by nearly half.
Calling the legislation a big win for fresh produce interests, industry advocates celebrated the signing of the farm bill by President Trump Dec. 20.
In its search for answers in the E. coli foodborne illness outbreak linked to romaine, the Food and Drug Administration put a tighter focus on Adam Bros. Farm in mid-December.
On one of my first trips to Chile, I will never forget driving up to a farm and asking the grower who was with me what the meaning of a large sign posted next to the gate entrance was.
An indoor farm in Brooklyn, N.Y., wants to do its part to restore consumer confidence in greens.
With higher prices offsetting reduced volume, 2016-17 Florida citrus returns were little different than the previous year, a new report says.
Starting Jan. 1, the Wonderful Company, Los Angeles, Calif., said it will raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour for full-time California employees.
Auburn Hills, Mich.-based SFL Companies has been named among the 2018 FL100+ Top Software and Technology Providers by the Food Logistics publication.
Los Alamitos, Calif.-based Frieda’s Specialty Produce says the first of the year is the perfect time to give consumers greater opportunity to change their diets.
Drawing praise from some quarters and criticism from others, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has published the disclosure standard for bioengineered foods.
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Dec. 21 outlined what functions of the U.S. Department of Agriculture remain available during the government shutdown.
The employees of Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt Growers provided holiday gifts to nearly 130 children in foster care in the Wenatchee region.
Kingsville, Ontario-based Red Sun Farms has nearly doubled its donation to the Make-A-Wish Southwestern Ontario compared with a year ago.
“God is always doing geometry.” Plato.
The FDA has named Adam Bros. Farm in Santa Barbara County as one potential source of the E. coli outbreak linked to romaine — but it cautions that the finding does not explain all the illnesses in the outbreak.
Foodservice distributor What Chefs Want, Louisville, Ky., is expanding its network with the purchase of Mid/West Fresh Produce, Columbus, Ohio.
Wholesaler Pete Pappas & Sons Inc., Jessup, Md., has hired Jeremy Galfield as director of national accounts.
NEW YORK — Wilda Ortega took all sorts of specialty produce out of display baskets to show visitors at the Coosemans New York booth at the New York Produce Show and Conference.
NEW YORK — Gourmet’s Finest promoted its Mushroom Crumbles at the New York Produce Show and Conference.
The Santa Barbara County, Calif., farm named by the Food and Drug Administration as a source of E. coli in an outbreak linked to romaine has recalled red and green leaf lettuce and cauliflower.
Slovenia-based NiceLabel has been named as one of the FL 100+, Food Logistics magazine’s annual list of the top 100-plus software and technology providers for the food and beverage industry.
Tefen, Israel-based StePac L.A. Ltd. has new packaging that promises better freshness and appearance for long-distance shipments of bulk blueberries.