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The Oxnard, Calif.-based company has launched Fair Earth Farms, a new line of six organic salad kits and blends packaged in plant-based, fully compostable bags.

The USDA has imposed sanctions on five produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under PACA.

The Leamington, Ontario-based greenhouse grower has begun construction of a new 40-acre high-tech, fully lit facility as well as a 210,000-square-foot centralized distribution center.

If fresh fruits and vegetables are out of reach — literally — then no amount of sales strategies or promotions will increase consumption.

What was online grocery shopping like two decades ago? FreshDirect knows. The Bronx, N.Y.-based company was an early adopter.

How do you convince mushroom haters to no longer hate?

Bakersfield, Calif.-based Bolthouse Farms has entered a definitive agreement to acquire from Starbucks its Evolution Fresh brand and business — primarily organic, cold-pressed premium juice products.

“Each year has its own challenges,” New Jersey Agriculture Secretary Douglas Fisher told attendees at the May 24th Eastern Produce Council barbecue at Demarest Farms, Hillsdale, N.J.

At our live webinar at 1 p.m. Central Time May 26, find out who won for the best produce displays — and why.

Let’s talk about some fancy Japanese berries with a price tag that makes you pause — even when that price is slashed by 60%.