Produce - General
Exhibitors at the Southeast Produce Council’s Sept. 22-24 Southern Innovations trade show and conference at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn., delivered on the innovation front.
In a move to enhance the competitiveness of Chile’s grape industry in international markets, The Chilean Fruit Exporters Association has announced a strategic plan for a newly formed grape committee.
The wait is nearly over. The inaugural International Fresh Produce Association Global Produce and Floral Show is set to take place Oct. 27-29 in Orlando, Fla., and the industry is energized to engage.
Rio Rico, Ariz., -based Fresh Farms recently added Jean P. Honorat as senior sales manager for its melon division, according to a news release.
After five years of negotiations, Colombia celebrates the arrival of the first shipment of bell peppers to the U.S.
Angie Thomas joins The National Mango Board to support west coast retail marketing and merchandising.
The USDA has announced that distressed borrowers with qualifying USDA farm loans have already received nearly $800 million in assistance.
Sacramento, Calif.-based Bryant Christie Inc. has marked its 30-year anniversary as a leading provider of global market solutions for food, beverage and agribusiness.
Attending a trade show is always a rush.
Florida was a drag on U.S. citrus production in new estimates released by USDA on Oct. 12.
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“Every person connected to the fresh fruit and vegetable industry should be a champion for eating more produce,” says columnist Tim York, CEO of the California Leafy Green Marketing Agreement.
Big Chief Sunpie Barnes and Chief Zohar Isreal will be joining the I Love Produce team at its booth #1504 to help promote its annual OctGarlicFest Halloween promotion, the release stated.
The USDA has imposed sanctions on two produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under PACA.
Dole Food Co. has launched a new video series recognizing some of the hundreds of family farmers it works with in the U.S. and around the globe.
Chiquita is making its official return to the trade show floor through its participation in the International Fresh Produce Association’s Oct. 27-29 Global Product & Floral Show in Orlando, Fla., the company reports.
New York-based William H. Kopke Jr., Inc. and the founders of Vision Import Group LLC are entering into a new joint venture in which Kopke is the controlling member, according to a news release.
The 2022 Packer 25 is our annual tribute to 25 leaders, innovators and agents of change across the fresh produce supply chain.
Jay Alley, co-owner and vice president of sales for Fresh Innovations LLC, home of Yo Quiero Brands, Rhome, Texas.
Los Angeles-based ProducePay has released findings of a national survey that examined the day-to-day challenges of U.S. produce growers and buyers.
Experience shows that Mother Nature always has the final say even against the bast laid out agriculture business plans.
SunFed is a distributor of Mexican grown produce in operation since 1994. The company currently works with over 20 different ranches located throughout Mexico.
As strawberry season begins to unfold here in California, so does the beginning of volunteer season by the Bobalu staff. Typically, volunteering is done without much fanfare, just because it is the right thing to do.
The Giumarra Companies announced the centennial anniversary of its wholesale produce business. The company’s operation was founded in Los Angeles, California in 1922 by Giuseppe “Joe” Giumarra and his brothers.
As DiMare begins its 94th year, Paul DiMare, CEO and President, announces that Tony and Scott DiMare will assume expanded leadership roles in the family business.
Natural Delights are taking the opportunity this February 4 to celebrate the content creators who have helped build a demand for Medjool dates and the shoppers who keep coming back for more.
Globalmex International Inc’s primary crops are greenhouse tomatoes and bell peppers. The company markets under the name Magic Sun.
Logistics challenges were a major problem in 2021, according to numerous news reports throughout the year. The greatest challenge, Mexican shippers say, for them has been transportation.
J. Marchini Farms is a year-round supplier of chicories (radicchio, treviso, and castelfranco) as well as Italian specialties and a fresh fig program. However, they will soon be known for a new chicory, Radicchio Rosa.