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Customer transactions at major U.S. restaurant chains may have dipped by 10% the week ending July 5 compared to a year ago, but the decline was an improvement over the previous week’s 14%, drop.

There are voices of concern about the third round of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program.

The Idaho Grower Shipper Association has cancelled its 92nd annual convention due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Probably no segment of the economy has suffered more from the COVID-19 pandemic than the foodservice industry.

If you ask a produce supplier how foodservice business has been these days, you’re likely to get a blank stare.

Braga Fresh, Soledad, Calif., has hired Colby Pereira as vice president of operations.

The Wonderful Co., Los Angeles, is donating $1 million to non-profit organizations and schools in California’s Central Valley to offset COVID-19 losses.

There should be plenty of good-quality hass avocados available throughout the fall — and beyond — with an estimated 2.6 billion pounds shipped by growers in California, Mexico, Peru and Chile.

The new coronavirus has created trying conditions for mushroom grower-shippers, especially those who do a significant amount of business with foodservice operators.

The Produce Marketing Association is providing a sneak peek of the virtual Fresh Summit 2020.