The Packer
The Power of Produce research study will again be revealed at an event organized by the Millen, Ga.-based Southeast Produce Council.
Fallbrook, Calif.-based Del Rey Avocado Co. has added a new facility in Vista that adds an additional 43,000 square feet of cold storage and ripening rooms to the company’s existing footprint in San Diego County.
Brambles Ltd., the parent company of reusable plastic container firm IFCO Systems, is selling the RPC maker/pooler to Triton and a government investment group in the United Arab Emirates for $2.51 billion.
Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt Growers will no longer use anti-ripening agents on pears, saying they compromise optimum flavor.
Michael Robach has joined Clear Labs’ board of directors.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Pharr (Texas) International Bridge recently found more than a ton of marijuana hidden in a commercial load of avocados.
Eco Farms has promoted Emily Noble to marketing manager and sales associate.
Proprietary Variety Management (PVM) and affiliates Brandt’s Fruit Trees and Pink Lady America, have a revamped website.
Homegrown Organic Farms, Porterville, Calif., has hired Parker Anderson as sales category manager.
The November discovery of cocaine with an estimated street value of more than $19 million in a commercial shipment of fresh pineapples remains under investigation, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency said,
Food safety web seminars that were delayed by the government shutdown have been rescheduled.
Granny smith apples are in a great spot for St. Patrick’s Day retail promotions.
I read a recent article that cassette tapes are making something of a comeback, fed by what I believe must be misplaced “nostalgia.”
Fresh-Link Produce LLC has hired Randy Bolhuis to open an office in Hamilton, Mich., where he will be the sales agent for Sandy View Farms.
Jim Cranney has been elected chairman of the Minor Crop Farmer Alliance.
PennRose Farms, Wimauma, Fla., a grower-owned company that has a network of growers in the U.S. and Mexico, is expanding its geographic footprint.
California Giant, Watsonville, Calif., has hired Helena Beckett as retail sales account manager.
Concord Foods, whose line of produce companion foods are often displayed in the fresh produce department, has a new chocolate dip snack under the Simply Concord brand.
Tasteful Selections’ Small Bite Campaign’s new theme is happiness.
Public comments on updated drafts of tomato metrics for food safety are due to the United Fresh Produce Association by May 3.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has terminated the potato marketing order for Southeastern states.
Carpinteria, Calif.-based Pete’s (also known as Hollandia Produce) has promoted Baltazar Garcia to as the company’s director of sales.
Rexburg, Idaho-based Floyd Wilcox & Sons Inc. (dba Wilcox Fresh) has named Justin Reynolds as the company’s new CEO.
The Viva Fresh Innovation Showcase finalists feature products across the spectrum of the fresh produce industry.
As the Mexican grape season begins, importers will be seeing an expected 22-million carton crop this season, a one-third increase from last season.
Fed by a consumer juicing craze, prices for fresh celery have soared to historic highs close to $70 per carton and could remain strong for weeks — perhaps months.
Taylor Farms, Salinas, Calif., has purchased Earthbound Farm from France-based Danone SA.
I was doing some spring cleaning when Russ T. Blade emerged from behind some folders. “Rusty,” as readers know is the miniature imaginary produce manager who occasionally drops in to talk shop.