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Golden West Packaging Group, City of Industry, Calif., said it has acquired Berry Pack and Progressive Packaging Group.

The USDA has imposed sanctions on First Fruits Holdings LLC, doing business as Four Rivers Onion Packing, (First Fruits), Wake Forest, N.C., for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.

Sev-Rend, Collinsville, Ill., has hired James (JC) Nyssen as the company’s Pacific Northwest sales manager.

San Antonio-based value-added produce marketer Fresh From Texas, doing business as Fresh Texas, has purchased the production facility of Austin-based CeCe’s Veggie Noodles.

Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. iis voluntarily recalling Natural Grocers Brand 4-ounce Organic Whole Elderberries after being notified by its supplier of the potential presence of Salmonella.

JOH is proud to announce that its 8th annual Kids 360 charity event that took place on October 5th was a great success.

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Nearly a dozen retailers are currently going through the approval and testing process for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Online Purchasing Pilot.

Leonard Batti, vice president of Taylor Farms, is the new chairman of the Produce Marketing Association’s Center for Growing Talent.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s just-released 2019 Organic Survey shows total sales of $9.93 billion in organic products, 31% higher than 2016.