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Registration is open for the United Fresh Produce Association’s virtual Washington Conference.

Despite the bottom dropping out of the restaurant industry as businesses closed in response to the spread of the coronavirus this spring, mushroom companies saw volume drop just 2% for the year that ended June 30.

The Platinum Packaging Group, Paramount, Calif., and Terphane have been working together to provide companies with the ability to pack prepared meals with an emphasis on food safety.

President Trump has added $1 billion to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program and extended it beyond the end of October.

Key Technology has hired Marco Azzaretti as director of marketing.

Frank Yiannas said the COVID-19 pandemic reinforced the necessity of public-private partnerships and confirmed the value of creating more digital-based record-keeping for the food system.

The Produce for Better Health Foundation capped the National Fruits & Veggies Month in September with its first-ever virtual influencer event.

The European fresh produce trade show Fruit Logistica is rescheduling to May 18-20 with a new model that includes both in-person and virtual elements.

For produce operators, the cost of doing business took on a whole new context after the COVID-19 pandemic began.

The Texas International Produce Association’s Viva Fresh Expo, cancelled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, will be a hybrid in-person and virtual event.