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Global Citrus Group, NW Market Bros LLC, Old Meadow Farm, Oregon Blueberry Farms & Nursery, and Ponduce Farms are new firms to the Market. Gingar Import Corporation, L G S Specialty Sales Ltd and other have updates.

Canadian Fruit & Produce Co Inc. has been Endorsed. Agajanian Inc., Gotham Greens Providence LLC, Mason Farms, New Taiwan Trading Corp., and Newhard Farms are new firms to the Market. Plus company updates.

(UPDATED Nov. 21) Federal agencies are investigating Hepatitis A cases in three states that are “potentially linked” to fresh blackberries bought at Fresh Thyme Farmers Markets stores in three states in September.

Fowler Fruit Growers Cooperative, Kings Produce Ltd., KP Distribution LLC, Rodichoks Farm and Savidge Farms are new firms to the Market. Ben E Keith Mid-South Division, Chula Fresh Farms LLC and other have updates.

Apeel Sciences, Santa Barbara, Calif., is opening offices in Mexico, the Netherlands and Peru.

Robinson Fresh is taking the guesswork out of choosing avocados that will be ripe throughout the week with a four-pack of fruit at different stages of ripeness.

With more than 20 years of experience in the North American supermarket industry, Mike Mauti has learned “Retail 101” firsthand.

The United States Department of Agriculture plan to eliminate broad-based categorical eligibility in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is drawing tons of comments and criticism.

Year-over-year retail food price increases continue to be tame and more of the same is expected for 2020.

New research reveals that millennial shoppers who buy avocados are important both to the avocado category and to the entire produce department.