Produce - General
Hopes were running high among fresh produce foodservice distributors, food banks and other nonprofit groups that may benefit from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families food box program.
Avocado sales have remained significantly higher than year-ago levels week after week even as the overall fruit category has settled closer to the 2019 baseline amid COVID-19.
The Center for Produce Safety has released the agendas for the five weekly web seminars that have been scheduled in place of its annual research symposium.
The U.S. Department has imposed sanctions on two Florida companies for not paying customers for fresh produce under the Perishable Agricultural Commodity Act.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed an administrative complaint against Jones Potato Chip Co. for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
With travel bans due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, on-site audits have been disrupted, and the United Fresh Produce Association has a web seminar to answer importers’ questions.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed a complaint for Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act violations totaling over a million dollars against Old West Export Inc.
After months of collaboration, U.S. and Mexican papaya industry stakeholders have a food safety document specifically designed for the tropical fruit.
Reviving an idea that promoted Florida produce following a natural disaster, the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences has a new “buy local” program, SWFL Fresh.
United Fresh LIVE! is coming in mid-June, and The Packer’s Tom Karst visited May 1 with John Toner with the United Fresh Produce Association about the trend-setting virtual event.
Cora Heacox has joined Germains Seed Technology, Gilroy, Calif., as senior sales coordinator for the North America horticultural commercial team.
The Reusable Packaging Association, Tampa, Fla., has a new board of directors chairman, Michael Wasson, chief operating officer of Tosca.
For the first time ever, blended burgers are available on restaurant menus in all 50 U.S. states.
Del Rey Avocado, Fallbrook, Calif., has hired Brent Portell as operations manager as the company opens a new facility in Vista, Calif.
New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas Fisher, and state and local officials, visited Russo’s Fruit and Vegetable Farm this week to highlight National Blueberry Month.
John G. Giumarra Jr., whose legal expertise helped guide not only the family business, but aided in greater grape exports for the overall California grape industry, has died.
The 45th Annual Labor Relations Forum is set for Sept. 11-13 in Orlando, Fla.
Hours-of-service regulations for truckers are attracting attention again, with some dead set against any relaxation in the rules and others fighting to give truckers more flexibility.
SnapDragon apples experienced a huge 2018-19 season and may have an even better 2019-20 season.
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue recently toured berry and lettuce farms in Watsonville, Calif.
The FDA and the CDC are working to identify data gaps and research needs to develop improved tools to detect, prevent, and control Cyclospora contamination of food.
Square Roots is looking for 10 passionate and dedicated future farmers to join the team as it launches in September the first season of its Next-Gen Farmer Training Program in Grand Rapids, Mich.
The Packer’s editor Tom Karst visits on July 3 with Jennifer McEntire, vice president of food safety and technology with the United Fresh Produce Association.
Richmond, Va.-based Performance Food Group Co. will acquire Rosemont, Ill.-based Reinhart Foodservice LLC from Reyes Holdings LLC in a $2 billion transaction.
There are still spots for players in the annual Texas International Produce Association Golf Tournament.
What have been the “hottest” fresh produce items in the past 25 years?
The newly formed joint sales alliance of Grand Rapids-based Michigan Fresh Marketing and BelleHarvest has added Sparta, Mich.-based Elite Apple as another supplier.
Chicago-based JBT Corp. and Pleasanton, Calif.-based SafeTraces have formed an alliance to integrate SafeTraces’ DNA-based technologies into JBT’s solutions portfolio for the food industry.
The 2019 California Food Expo agenda is now available, featuring retail and foodservice trends, transparency and sustainability, navigating the digital space and food brand pioneers.
Truck rates were mostly steady in early July, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s July 2 truck rate report.