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NEW YORK — A helmeted e-bike rider with a black backpack full of groceries bolted from a building’s double doors on a Thursday morning on the Lower East Side.

The service will deliver ready-to-eat meals from the grocer’s deli to customers in as little as 30 minutes.

They rise early, just like a farmer or baker does, to begin the day.

Valencia, Calif.-based Sunkist Growers has launched ‘The Official Orange of American Summers’ campaign to celebrate the exclusive California-grown orange variety this time of year.

State agriculture boards, retailers and produce companies work together to meet increasing consumer demand for locally grown.

California’s governor recently signed into law the country’s most sweeping, rigorous restrictions on single-use plastics and packaging. It will affect everyone from growers to grocers to consumers.

The Produce for Better Health Foundation is setting its sights on September to commemorate its fourth annual National Fruits & Veggies Month celebration.

Joe Pezzini is the new chair of Center for Produce Safety’s board of directors.

The Chelan, Wash.-based company featured its new tree fruit brand, Joyfully Grown Organics, at the recent OPS trade show in Monterey, Calif.

Gonzales, Calif.-based Misionero will showcase its deli leaf lettuce at the International Fresh Produce Association’s Foodservice Conference in late July.