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The Carlisle, Pa.-based grocer aims to add to the colony over the next several months with the goal of housing 450,000 honeybees in nine beehives by next year.

By its very nature, snacking is a spur-of-the-moment decision, and retailers can get creative with that impulse, reminding shoppers fresh produce is a great option.

Consumers may return to more cooking at home as they did earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic, predicts Side Delights, a Newport Beach, Calif.-based producer of potatoes and onions.

At The Packer’s recent Sustainable Produce Summit, panelists explored the key challenges facing the industry in its quest for packaging solutions that reduce waste.

Sunset recently took top honors at its local Leamington Greenhouse Competition.

The Ontario Produce Marketing Association has appointed four new board members at its recent Annual General Meeting.

Hass avocado sales kicked off 2022 with four-year record highs through key holidays in the first quarter, including the Super Bowl, Valentine’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day.

The Yuma, Ariz., based date broker, grower and wholesaler’s Sweet and Salty Almond Mini Medjools won Good Housekeeping Healthy Snack Award for “Best Dates”.

The USDA has announced that Sunrise Produce Inc. satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $13,414 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.

The USDA announced that Kay Lookash Produce satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $21,300 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving an unpaid produce transaction.