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A company that handles supply-chain data just got a lot of money to do what it does even more.

Cashmere, Wash.-based sliced apple specialist Crunch Pak is adding gusseted, stand-up bags to its list of packaging options and will launch the new stock-keeping units.

The famous, flavorful, limited-edition Hatch Chile pepper season has started earlier than predicted.

Bronx, N.Y.-based Baldor Specialty Foods expanded its Urban Roots retail line with three ready-to-eat, plant-based, healthy snacks — for adults, but children can eat them too, if they want.

The produce aisle is but one department in the grocery business. And, by all appearances, when a customer navigates through a store, it’s a peaceful place.

These are the produce posts that caught our attention this week.

The battle over Mexican tomato prices has reared up again between warring grower groups.

While it is beyond doubt that SARS-CoV2 is not a foodborne pathogen, what can we learn from the measures that were put in place to control COVID-19 that also had a positive impact on food safety?

Sunset received not one, but two prestigious flavor awards for two of its newest innovative products, YOWZERS™ red chili peppers and Lolli Bombs™, on-the-vine snacking tomatoes.

Kansas City, Kan.-based Associated Wholesale Grocers plans to expand next year with a new full-line wholesale division in the Upper Midwest, its ninth overall.