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Fox Packaging, McAllen, Texas, has four days of scheduled events planned at its United Fresh LIVE! virtual booth, from June 15-18.
The fresh produce industry continues to stress worker safety during the pandemic, while helping consumers eat healthfully during the COVID-19 crisis. Here are some recent news items related to the pandemic.
Online grocery purchasing and delivery will continue to spread, long after the current COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has dissipated, and the packaging industry likely will grow with it, marketers say.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has paid out $53 million of the $2.1 billion allotted for specialty crops through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.
Many unanswered questions still hang over the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, but the health crisis, which froze some food sales outlets and forced major alterations in others, also changed consumer buying habits.
When COVID-19 arrived in March, the students and the salad bars in school cafeterias disappeared.
Shay Myers, CEO of Parma, Idaho-based Owyhee Produce, is The Packer’s 2020 Produce Man of the Year. The Packer “presented” the award in a video presentation during United Fresh LIVE! on June 17.
The USDA is offering contracts for its massive food box program to companies that were passed over in the first round of contracts for technical errors, such as a missed signature or unchecked box.
A dozen groups representing state and regional apple growers has asked the USDA to reconsider its method of determining direct payments for apple losses through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.
A cold, wet spring may have gotten Ohio vegetables off to a slow start, but growers look forward to warmer days ahead and strong demand for local produce.
The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association, Maitland, has cancelled its 2020 convention because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The pandemic choked off foodservice sales because it forced eateries to close — or limit — their business activities, but it has not slowed onion demand, suppliers note.
Discounted online registration is available for the U.S. Apple Association’s Outlook 2020 conference.
As anticipated, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is releasing a third round of contracts for the Farmers to Family Food Box Program, to spend the full $3 billion approved for the program.
The pros and cons of restaurant food delivery apps came under the microscope in a Produce Marketing Association Foodservice: Delivered session.
Just how influential is the Environmental Working Group’s Dirty Dozen list?
A bipartisan bill has been introduced that would give tax credits to offset uncollectable foodservice sector debt incurred as a direct result of the COVID-19 shutdown.
Deeper connections with supply partners, labor savings through technology and more racial diversity at top levels are takeaways that foodservice executives have gathered since the coronavirus disrupted the industry.
The 2020 Organic Grower Summit, originally planned for Dec. 9-10 in Monterey, Calif., has been canceled.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will be announcing the availability of another $500 million to $700 million for the Farmers to Families Food Box Program this week.
Once the foodservice industry re-emerges from the coronavirus shutdowns, it will be changed forever. How does the industry make sure the change is for the better?
Communication is the essential first step in dealing with foodservice staffing and labor challenges, according to Alex DiNovo.
The 2020 Produce Marketing Association Foodservice: Delivered conference brought attendees from more than 40 different countries together for virtual networking and education sessions.
Retailer Giant Food, in partnership with Avocados from Peru, is donating a trailer load of avocados to Feeding America food banks on National Avocado Day, July 31.
For Ohio produce suppliers and their foodservice clients, things were going — and growing — smoothly through the winter months.
The COVID-19 pandemic doesn’t seem to have hurt sales of organic produce.
The coronavirus has thrown new challenges at Philadelphia produce shippers and wholesalers as they manage customer and employee relationships.
In certain areas of Quebec, crops thrive in that special mucky, black soil that many upstate New York growers enjoy.
The trend in packaging for the produce industry early this year was toward eliminating single-use plastic or even doing away with packaging altogether, merchandising fruits and vegetables loose in bulk displays.
More than 30 produce industry organizations are asking Congress for more resources for growers to protect their workforce against COVID-19.