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AUSTIN, Texas — Panelists at the Center for Produce Safety Symposium described better traceback as essential to containing foodborne illness outbreaks and urged companies to invest in that infrastructure.

U.S. potato shippers from the 13 highest producing states had 67.4 million cwt. left in storage on June 1, up 6% from the same time last season.

One of the founders of Imperfect Produce in 2015, industry veteran Ron Clark talks with The Packer’s editor Tom Karst June 18 about his views on food waste and marketing less than perfect produce.

Kroger did $37.3 billion in sales in the first quarter of the fiscal year, down slightly from 2018 due to the sale of Kroger’s convenience store business unit.

Even with keen and well-established competition from conventional supermarkets, the Southern California retail market may see future inroads toward more “fresh” oriented chains, Dick Spezzano believes.

Wayne Bailey Produce, Southern Produce Distributors, and Write On Marketing Inc are issued actions by USDA. Earthfresh LLC and Harris Fresh Inc are endorsed. Vermes LLC, Veg and Fruits Logistics are new to the Market.

AgroFresh Solutions and Zest Labs have a collaboration, adding Zest Fresh’s ability to calculate and communicate the freshness of produce through the supply chain to the FreshCloud Transit Insights platform.

Stop & Shop president Mark McGowan has elected to leave the company, and Giant Food president Gordon Reid will succeed him.

You’ve heard of razor-thin margins? That’s the grocery business.

BitCorp, Buell’s Orchard, and Pacific Northwest Farmers Cooperative are new companies to the Market. ALK Trading Corp., Cervenka Farms, Gourmet Mushrooms Inc., MIXTEC Group have updated company profiles.