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Whole Foods Distribution Center has been Endorsed. Bay Center Foods LLC, JRP Group, and Kisaan International Inc., are new companies to the Market. Inverafruit USA LLC and others have updates.

The USDA imposed sanctions on Farmway Inc., Lorex Produce LLC, Mibo Fresh Foods LLC, Organic Harvest LLC. Guerriero Packing & Wine Co Inc., and Locuston LLC are new companies to the Market and many company changes.

Acme Fresh Market, Nature Delight USA Corp., Olegs Produce Corp., Sunmistfruit, and Wild West Farms are new companies to the Market. Eckert’s, Grasso Foods Inc., Tropical Specialists LLC and others have updates.

TAMPA, Fla. — Corporate charitable giving can be a win-win for both produce marketers and the causes they support, one consultant believes.

With a new season for the GEM avocado, Index Fresh, Riverside, Calif., plans to double the volume of the variety.

BrightFarms’ greenhouse salad products will be sold in more than 330 Food Lion stores in Virginia and other Ahold-Delhaize Mid-Atlantic stores through an expanded partnership with the retailer.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The National Grocers Association named K-VA-T Food Stores and Food City as Outstanding Marketer and Brookshire Grocery Co. as Outstanding Merchandiser.

Fifty-six percent of U.S. shoppers are more concerned about food safety than they were a year ago, according to a survey from British consulting firm Lloyd’s Register.

Awesome Avocados from Mexico LLC, Good Year Produce Inc., Harvest Market, Midwest Independent Retailers Association, and Tigergood Marketing Inc. are new companies to the Market. Mex Hass Inc and others have changes.

Costco Wholesale Corp., Issaquah, Wash., is the first participant approved by the Food and Drug Administration for its Voluntary Qualified Importer Program.