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BERLIN — An innovative banana ripening technology is seeking a foothold in the U.S.

BERLIN — In a packed room at Fruit Logistica, the first Global Women’s Network event was full of conversation of shared concerns and aspirations for women in the international fresh produce business.

An FDA report on an E. coli outbreak traced to California romaine offers no smoking gun into how and where the pathogen was transferred to the lettuce and distributed to numerous outlets.

Vision Import Group, Hackensack, N.J., has hired Tony Mitchell as vice president of sales and business development.

Everyone is a critic, but some are better than others.

BERLIN — World trade and consumption of fresh avocados has been rocketing higher for the past 15 years, but how long can the market continue to grow?

The charms of travel to another country can be overrated.

Consumers have reported increased purchases of ready-to-eat convenience foods over the last decade, a new survey reports.

Grand Forks, N.D.-based Black Gold Farms has hired Kerwin Bradley as chief production officer.

Lisa Fuentes is the new director of food safety and quality assurance at Ocean Mist Farms, Castroville, Calif.