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NEW YORK CITY — “It’s been two years since we’ve seen everybody,” said Benjamin Walker, senior vice president of sales, marketing and merchandising at Baldor Specialty Foods, Bronx, N.Y.

The FDA, along with CDC and state and local partners, is investigating a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections potentially linked to Dole packaged leafy greens.

Sunkist Growers and Tajín Seasonings have created a display for the Rose Parade Floatfest in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 1 and 2.

With the holidays winding down, produce distributors in the Northeast are looking forward to a solid first quarter as the new year approaches.

If you have time to lean…

Produce shippers in the Northeast had to tweak their operations a bit over the past couple of years to cope with COVID-19, but most have gotten through the pandemic in fairly good shape.

I was nibbling on the last of some Christmas cookies when Russ T. Blade appeared from behind my Rudolph-reindeer coffee mug.

It is not your grandparents’ apple marketing job.

Schnuck Markets, Inc. announced Tom Henry, the company’s Chief Data Officer and Deputy Chief Information Officer since May 2021, has been promoted to serve on the company’s Strategy Team.

The average U.S. promoted retail price for apples was up an average of 5% in 2021 compared with 2020.