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The indoor grower is expanding its snacking tomato portfolio, adding Cherub, Glorys and Constellation brand tomatoes for foodservice and piloting two restaurant programs.

The Hass Avocado Board’s retail recap reported sales volume and retail dollar holiday sales reached 182.7 million units and $194.9 million during the second quarter.

Peak potato harvest time drew more than a dozen foodservice and produce professionals from across the country to southeastern Idaho.

United Farm Workers has endorsed Biden, citing his labor rights track record and appointment of Julie Chavez Rodriguez, granddaughter of Cesar Chavez and daughter of UFW’s Arturo Rodriguez, as campaign manager.

California citrus growers faced significant pest challenges this season due to unprecedented rainfall and an explosion of citrus thrips in groves, according to an industry group.

Your supermarket has to be a destination for fresh, says Robert Nickels, who spearheads category management, procurement and merchandising of fresh produce and floral for Giant Food.

The Food Safety Modernization Act’s new traceability final rule, the Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement’s leafy greens assessment tool and the “Romaine Test and Learn” study seek to raise the bar and improve food safety.

The farm bill, labor, food safety and nutrition were the top takeaways at the recent IFPA Washington Conference, which brought together industry leaders to listen and influence policy makers on fresh produce priorities.

Los Angeles-based Pacific Trellis Fruit will be adding Donut Peaches and Extra Sweet Nectarines this coming year to its successful inaugural offering of imported specialty plum varieties.

After scrolling, searching and, to be honest, doing what we normally do on social media, see what we liked about these posts from produce-focused professionals and companies on three major social media platforms.