Search - The Packer

Produce industry leaders think that the complete lifting of COVID-19 restrictions for restaurants and social gatherings is the best indication that foodservice business will return to pre-pandemic levels.

Reflecting decades of sustainable innovation, hand-crafted expertise and high-quality products, Tanimura & Antle is rolling out new consumer focused branding to support its premium Tanimura & Antle Artisan® Family.

Expanded melon output is expected this summer from Los Angeles-based Pacific Trellis Fruit/Dulcinea Farms, according to Josh Leichter, CEO.

The “optics” and the science behind product testing were evaluated in a June 10 session at the United Fresh Produce Association’s Reimagine Conversations web seminar.

Prices for cantaloupe around the nation ranged from $1.48 to $4.99 each on June 16, according to U.S. Marketing Services.

With 70% of adults in New York having received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said June 15 the state was ready to “return to life as we know it.”

Most foodservice suppliers responding to a survey by The Packer report their foodservice business still lags well behind pre-pandemic levels, but it’s starting to come back.

The labor shortage at restaurants has implications for produce suppliers.

The COVID-19 pandemic taught some tough lessons to produce operators in the foodservice sector.

Taylor Farms is bringing consumers the perfect addition for warm, sunny days this summer with the launch of Watermelon Crunch Chopped Kit, which is bursting with real watermelon flavor.