Northeast (U.S.)
Broccoli grower Atlantic Fresh, formed by L&M and Parker Farms, is expanding its acreage.
The Eastern Produce Council celebrated its 53rd annual gala with a different format.
The Packer, a Farm Journal Media publication, is expanding its editorial strength on the East Coast with Amy Sowder as Northeast Editor.
Northeastern growers and retailers are finding the late-season EverCrisp apple variety a benefit to their sales.
Kelly Davis, director of produce and floral of Allegiance Retail Services, Iselin, N.J., has joined the Eastern Produce Council’s executive board.
Recent Shelby Market data has revealed the top retailers by market share in each region of the United States.
BRONX, N.Y. — Northeast Editor Amy Sowder recaps her latest visit to Hunts Point Produce Market to chat with Gabriela D’Arrigo of D’Arrigo New York.
The New England Produce Council and the Organic Produce Network is sponsoring an organic produce conference.
Rhode Island government and community leaders joined Viraj Puri, co-founder and CEO of Gotham Greens, Brooklyn, N.Y., in announcing the company’s first urban greenhouse farm in New England.
Fresh greens from Bowery Farming, New York, N.Y., are now available throughout the greater New York area from Peapod and will be offered on AmazonFresh in mid-April.
The South Carolina Department of Agriculture is the featured guest at the next dinner meeting organized by the Eastern Produce Council.
South Carolina growers are promoting their crops to mid-Atlantic and Northeastern buyers as a seasonal alternative.
Mike Krage is the Idaho Potato Commission’s newest retail promotions director, covering the Northeast and Midwest.
Four New Jersey counties are represented in the 2019-20 State FFA officer team that was elected as part of the 90th Annual State FFA Convention, concluding May 24 at Monmouth University.
Eastern Propak, Glassboro, N.J., a cold-storage warehouse with repacking and bagging capabilities, expanded in June 2018.
Newark, N.J.-based AeroFarms, an indoor vertical grower of greens, is working on developing new products, said cofounder and chief marketing officer Marc Oshima.
Brockton, Mass.-based Concord Foods is launching three Fresh Success vegetable seasoning mixes.
The Donio family of New Jersey has received the same national honor that Frank Sinatra, Tommy Lasorda and Tony Bennett have accepted.
HILLSBOROUGH, N.J. — The Eastern Produce Council’s 44th annual golf outing and awards luncheon drew about 110 players and more for the hearty awards luncheon at Royce Brook Golf Club on June 1.
With new federal rules fast approaching and produce recalls causing a domino effect nationwide, New Jersey growers are ramping up their food safety certifications and plans.
Lef Farms, Loudon, N.H., is introducing another leafy green, dubbed Crisp, exclusively at Hannaford Bros. Supermarkets.
Unrelenting trade friction with China will likely cost U.S. fruit growers export sales again in 2019.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — How did the inaugural New England Organic Produce Conference go? The Packer’s Northeast editor Amy Sowder asks the organizers.
Buying local produce has become more practical with a growing program called Local Pledge by Baldor Specialty Foods, a distributor based in the Hunts Point neighborhood of Bronx, N.Y.
The New England Produce Council hosted a dinner meeting event April 30 at Boston’s Fenway Park, sponsored by Sunny Valley International, Glassboro, N.J.
The Eastern Produce Council has kicked off its 2019 Leadership Program, with a visit to Holt Logistics’ marine terminal in Gloucester City, N.J.
After more than 35 years in the produce industry, Terry Humfeld, the Cranberry Institute’s executive director based in Avondale, Pa., is retiring at the end of 2019.
Management and employees at Vineland, N.J.-based F&S Produce Co. Inc. are recovering today from a fire on Tuesday at the west end of its Rosenhayn processing plant in South New Jersey.
WESTCHESTER, NY — FreshDirect trucks, seemingly ubiquitous in New York City, are popping up more and more in surrounding suburbs.
Williamsville-based Tops Markets and Schenectady-based Price Chopper/Market 32 have completed a merger, enabling the combined companies to maintain separate brands with the benefits of scale and efficiencies.