Canada
NatureFresh Farms, Leamington, Ontario, has hired Paul Hulsbos as procurement manager, based in Mexico.
Steve Roosdahl, who has been with The Oppenheimer Group for 24 years, has been promoted to vice president of operations.
For the 19th consecutive year, the Oppenheimer Group has been named as one of Canada’s Best Managed companies.
For the eighth year in a row, greenhouse grower Red Sun Farms, Kingsville, Ontario, has earned recognition as one of Canada’s Best Managed companies.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visited April 8 with Mike Mauti, managing partner of the consulting firm Execulytics on the Canadian retail perspective during the COVID-19 pandemic.
It’s not out of the question to assert that Toronto is the New York City of Canada. That makes the Ontario Food Terminal the Hunts Point Produce Market of Canada.
One of the biggest challenges of COVID-19 has been ensuring the health and safety of everyone, said Hutch Morton, senior vice president of J.E. Russell Produce Ltd. at the Ontario Food Terminal in Toronto.
Find out who was promoted, what products are trending and what’s new at the facilities of these Toronto companies and organizations.
Mastronardi Produce is pleased to announce its recognition as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for business excellence for the twelfth consecutive year.
CanadaGAP and Global Food Safety Initiative has successfully achieved recognition against GFSI’s Version 2020.1 Benchmarking Requirements.
Longo’s Brothers Fruit Market (“Longo’s”) has become the first grocery retailer in North America to commit to offering only Fairtrade bananas in their 36 stores and through delivery on Grocery Gateway.
Greenhouse Competitions in Leamington, Ontario, made a return this year hosting its annual Greenhouse Vegetable Awards this past weekend.
Today, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried offered formal comment to the U.S. International Trade Commission on two investigations into imports of strawberries and bell peppers into the American market.
In April, CPMA will host its Annual Convention and Trade Show in a new online forum called Fresh Week.
Danny Dumas, a long-time Del Monte Fresh Produce employee, has been hired by Canadian wholesaler Courchesne Larose to oversee its interests in the U.S. and abroad.
Citrus, Asian and Indian vegetables including cooking roots such as garlic, ginger and turmeric, lead the way in year-on-year growth during 2020 in Ontario retail produce departments.
Larry McIntosh, president and CEO of Winnipeg, Manitoba-based Peak of the Market, is retiring after leading the company for 27 years.
There’s some new blood on board: Ontario Produce Marketing Association appointed seven new board members at its annual general meeting.
A new report on the Canadian retail industry reviews market share numbers for major supermarket operators and examines the growth potential for U.S. fresh produce exports.
A new report reveals citrus, Asian and Indian vegetables including cooking roots such as garlic, ginger and turmeric, lead the way in year-on-year growth during 2020 in Ontario retail produce departments.
A Leamington, Ontario, company is trying a new way to recoup losses of perfectly delicious and nutritious produce that’s just not pretty enough to pass inspection by the quality control team.
The Packer is seeking nominations for its annual Canadian Produce Person of the Year award, which will be presented virtually later this year.
The Quebec Produce Marketing Association has new research to reveal at a webinar that’s free and open to everyone.
Sollum Technologies is pleased to announce that Allegro Acres, located in Kingsville Ontario, harvested the first greenhouse crop of winter-produced peppers using LED lighting technology in Canada.
PEI Potatoes will be on the small screen once again this year, with a brand new message and commercial.
The COVID-19 pandemic created higher costs and higher stress for Ontario greenhouse growers.
Spurred by new acreage and product innovation, Pure Hothouse Foods has strong growth plans for 2021, says Chris Veillon.
Fresh Direct Produce Ltd. and its partner companies Mike & Mike’s Organics, Islands West Manufacturers, and Emperor Specialty Foods are honoured to be one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies over the past decade.
Ontario, Canada-based Rouge River Farms has announced it has acquired all assets and shares of Americus, Ga.-based Magnolia Packing.
Execulytics Consulting, a leading consulting firm for the fresh produce industry, has completed an in-depth report that highlights Canadian shopper preferences in a post-covid world.