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Sustainability, a buzzword in the produce industry for years, seems to be going mainstream as more consumers, including millennials, call for eco-friendly practices and products at every turn.

Chiquita has released an updated 2021-2022 sustainability report.

Bradford, Ontario-based Gwillimdale Farms has announced the debut of a brand new and fully automated potato grading system that has created room for a new line of No. 2 potatoes called Conscious Consumption.

When Jonas Salk invented the polio vaccine in 1953, he was feted in a New York ticker tape parade and hailed as the “great doctor-benefactor of his time.” Compare that to today.

Sustainability, a subject that long has been top of mind in the produce industry, seems to have become a buzzword recently among nearly all businesses and a trending topic on social media.

Cherry grower-shippers are, more and more, putting the focus on sustainability.

Multinational avocado marketer Westfalia Fruit Group has achieved the One Carbon World Carbon Neutral International Standard for 15 of its businesses for 2020, according to a news release.

Sustainable Produce Summit 2022 featured a panel titled, “Waste Not, Want Not: Advancements Toward Zero Food Waste.”

The U.S. West is suffering from successive and compounding drought and the situation is getting worse.

Oxnard, Calif.-based Mission Produce, Inc. has announced the publication of its fiscal year 2021 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, Finest for the Future.