Produce - General
Retail consulting firm Brick Meets Click sees perishables as key to Amazon continuing to increase its share of online grocery spend.
Total Quality Logistics is using the term “Pinktober” to describe the company’s month-long blitz to raise funds and support breast cancer research.
Michelle Broom is the new president of the Ontario Produce Marketing Association.
Calgary, Alberta-based Thomas Fresh is raising funds for breast cancer research with sales of its “Think Pink” labeled onions.
Orora Packaging Solutions has entered into a strategic partnership with Accu-Label.
California kiwifruit growers and handlers will see a lower assessment rate under a new proposal from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Touting a new mushroom-based meatless product, Avondale, Pa.-based To-Jo Mushrooms, Inc. has launched the Pulled Port product line.
Loudon, N.H.-based Lef Farms has introduced a new blend of baby red and green leaf lettuce called Fusion.
Dallas, Texas-based Nogales Produce Inc. is using Paragon Software Systems’ routing and scheduling software to help improve its complex delivery operations.
The Falls Church, Va.-based U.S. Apple Association is launching its 2018-19 Apples4Ed grant program for schools.
Celebrating their record of success, 16 commodity groups and marketing orders participated Sept. 26 in what was called the inaugural Agriculture Promotion Groups’ Educational Showcase.
Fresh Solutions Network, the creators of Side Delights potatoes, is launching two new additions to its Flavorables line.
Lancaster, Pa.-based Kegel’s Produce will host an open house on Oct. 17 to celebrate its 70th anniversary in business.
Zespri has got its sights set on another Best of Show PMA Island Booth award after a winning booth at last year’s expo.
Two champion peach pie bakers have won high honors from the New Jersey Peach Promotion Council.
I received a welcome email this morning from a one-time employee at The Packer.
Delta, B.C.-based Village Farms raised more than $10,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society with the Run for the Cure event.
Compac has begun volume shipping of their next generation internal grading system.
Pompano Beach, Fla.-based Sol Group is investing in Central American growing communities through sales of Fair Trade certified melons.
A new video series from USA Pears/Pear Bureau Northwest gives consumers a close up look at the work and the beauty of the pear harvest.
Foodservice veteran Paul Grothe has joined the produce industry consultant firm FreshXperts.
Competing for online grocery shoppers is a dominant trend for leading Chicago retailers.
Chicago-based Agrow Fresh Produce Co. is introducing a new steam bag for petite potatoes, said Ed Romanelli, vice president of sales and marketing.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has cited Tumi Produce International Corp., Bronx, N.Y., for failing to pay for more than half a million dollars of produce.
Mexican avocado exports to the U.S. will remain strong in 2018-19, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
San Jose, Calif.-based Zest Labs reports that Castroville, Calif.-based Ocean Mist Farms is utilizing Zest Fresh to automate data collection on the condition of its produce.
Sun Automation Group and Canadian Corrugated Solutions have formed a partnership, Progressive Systems and Packaging Products.
Shannon Allen, founder of the Miami-based organic restaurant grown, will be a keynote speaker for The Packer’s Global Organic Expo in Hollywood, Fla.
Mother Nature’s unpredictable ways have increased the importance of having geographic diversity in sourcing lemons.