Search - The Packer

The Idaho Potato Commission is sending a lucky produce manager to Italy as part of its 2020 Potato Lover’s Month Display Contest.

Vega Produce LLC is Endorsed. Feeding Pennsylvania, Kong Grocery, Mijavec Feed & Supply, Mountain View Farm, and Natural Green are new firms to the Market. Miller Plant Farm, Roth Organic Farms & others have updates.

USDA files administrative complaint against Custom Fresh Cuts Inc. Fresh Chill Solutions Inc., Global Electronics S A, May Malone Farm, Mcdannell Fruit Farm, & Rich’s Farm Market are new firms to the Market, plus more.

The demand for sustainability in packaging is growing but the choices in pursuit of that goal aren’t necessarily easy.

Albertsons has recalled more than 70 fresh-cut vegetable items in relation to a Mann Packing Co. recall, including salad bar items, over concerns of Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Bahia Ranches Inc., Northwest Bazaar, Smiths Organic Farm, Sunny Slope Farms, and WBG Freightlines are new companies to the Market. Containerpal, Pack Right LLC, RFD Chicago and other have profile updates.

San Miguel Produce Inc., Oxnard, Calif., is introducing a line of Kale Chip Kits for consumers to make the healthy snacks at home.

The USDA has tabbed the Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition and Fair Food Network to help develop nutrition incentive programs to increase fruit and vegetable purchases for food stamp recipients.

Wegmans is notifying customers that two products available at its in-store salad bars are involved in a national recall of Mann Packing Co. products due to concerns of listeria contamination.

Hydroponic greenhouse grower BrightFarms’ next project is in Hendersonville, N.C., with a 280,000-square-foot facility estimated to produce up to two million pounds of leafy greens to retailers in the region.