Produce - General
Cooler and freezer manufacturer Polar King International has hired Rachel Giese as a customer service agent.
Robert Glasser, who started each morning at 2 a.m. for 60 years opening the family business, Torn & Glasser, has died.
The USDA has imposed sanctions on Poblano Fresh Produce Corp., Los Angeles, for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
Bronx, N.Y.-based online grocer FreshDirect has closed its sale to food retail group Ahold Delhaize and investment firm Centerbridge Partners.
The Blueberry Coalition for Progress & Health, a group that includes domestic blueberry importers and foreign grower groups, has formed to oppose limitations on imports of the berries.
Fresh Farms offers cucumbers, soft squash and cantaloupes. Fresh Farms is adding new items every week.
The Oppenheimer Group expects a great season this year for its Mexican winter pepper program, which already has begun out of Jalisco, said Aaron Quon, executive category director of greenhouse.
“When we have cooler years, the berry quality is a lot sweeter and firmer...this year’s quality of fruit is going to be next-level. Hopefully, the market will prevail, and everyone is happy, COVID notwithstanding.”
Choptank Transport, a nationwide freight and logistics provider, has joined the Department of Transportation’s initiative, Transportation Leaders Fight Against Human Trafficking Pledge.
The application period has opened for the Class 26 of the United Fresh Produce Industry Leadership Program.
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.
Finding strong support from U.S. fruit and vegetable processors, President Biden issued a “Buy American” executive order Jan. 25 that he said will close some of the loopholes in current federal regulations.
Fresh produce retail inflation for 2020 was less than 1% and the forecast for 2021 calls for continued stability in retail prices.
California’s 800,000 farmworkers have been hit hard by COVID-19, the disease that has infected more than 25 million people and killed more than 420,000 in the United States.
Associations representing produce joined more than 100 other agriculture groups in urging leadership of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry to confirm Tom Vilsack as Agriculture Secretary.
As Oppy continues to look for increased efficiencies and powerful partnerships across its operations, the leading grower has brought together two top cherry brands, Katicich Ranch and Brookside, to form Katco Packing.
More than 100 chefs from across the United Arab Emirates created history on January 4 by producing 2,209 pies made with USA Pears and setting a Guinness World Record for the longest line of pies.
The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) is seeking nominees to fill Regional Member and Alternate positions.
The Giumarra Cos., Los Angeles, has a new partnership with the CarSol Group, a Santiago, Chile, grower and distributor of blueberries from Chile and Peru.
Strategic futurist and corporate strategist Nancy Giordano and technology and innovation expert and best-selling author Mitch Joel will headline GS1 Connect: Digital Edition, a virtual event June 8-10.
The Packer is gathering industry input for upcoming sustainability coverage in early March.
Genuine Coconut has launched three products in North America.
The National Mango Board has scheduled a web seminar to introduce its retail strategy for whole and fresh-cut mangoes for 2021.
The Sorma Group, Cesena, Italy, has expanded the capabilities of its optical sorting machine with HyperVision, allowing it to analyze up to 15 pieces of fruit each second.
The California Statewide Pear Research Webinar features the latest research into pests, production methods and varieties.
Opportunities still outweigh challenges for organic produce growers and marketers, Roland Fumasi said at The Packer’s 2021 Global Organic Produce Expo.
SiCar Farms has added more than 3,600 solar panels to their packing houses based in Colima, Michoacán and Veracruz, Mexico.
Applewood Fresh®, a premier produce brand and fourth-generation grower, packer/shipper and marketer of Michigan-grown apples is shipping EverCrisp® apples.