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Seeking to determine if dominant retailers have used business practices that may have worsened supply chain disruptions, the Federal Trade Commission is undertaking a fact-finding study.

The Packer’s 2022 Global Organic Produce Expo is just around the corner, Jan. 31 to Feb. 2 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Fla.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint against Central Market of FL II Inc. for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).

The USDA has imposed sanctions on two produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under PACA.

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Two new products from F&S Produce Co., Green Giant Fresh Stir-Fry Kits and Little Green Sprout’s Organic vegetables, offer even more ways to satisfy shoppers and boost category sales as well.

The winter promotions at G&R Farms are focused on the Season of Giving, when retailers can take advantage of both the holiday promotional time period and also a higher likelihood consumers will feel charitable.

San Francisco-based Afresh Technologies and Portland, Ore.-based New Seasons Market have partnered to bring Afresh’s Fresh Operating System into select retail stores in the Pacific Northwest.

The youngest generation handling business for their family companies at Hunts Point Produce Market weigh in on what trends they’re seeing in the greater New York City area.

The USDA announced that Espirit Trading Inc. satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $26,990 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.