Produce - General
The U.S., which won a World Trade Organization ruling against Indonesia in 2017 concerning import restrictions on apples, grapes, potatoes, onions and other items, says the country has not changed its policies.
On Aug 10, Los Alamitos, Calif.-based Frieda’s Specialty Produce will celebrate the 95th birthday of its legendary founder Frieda Rapoport Caplan.
Oviedo, Fla.-based Duda Farm Fresh Foods is encouraging Fresh Summit attendees to share legacy stories and goals at their Fresh Summit booth — and support the Salad Bars to Schools program.
The Peruvian Asparagus Importers Association will be well-represented at the Produce Marketing Association’s Oct. 18-20 Fresh Summit in Orlando, Fla.
New Rochelle, N.Y.-based LGS Specialty Sales has announced that its Tiny Tim’s mini avocados are now available in a more economical bag.
Our digital library of past issues of The Packer goes back to 1993, and that makes recalling the headlines of Fresh Summit expos in the recent past very accessible.
Fast-moving Hurricane Michael did substantial damage to Georgia vegetable fall crops, but it is too soon to say how much was lost.
Arvin, Calif.-based Tasteful Selections, in partnership with RPE Inc., is implementing a comprehensive rebrand of its full line of bite-size potatoes.
Pleasant Prairie, Wis.-based Good Foods has introduced a plant-based dip line featuring five new products.
It is one of the ironies of marketing that the healthiest food often isn’t labeled as such at our retail supermarkets.
An oil painting of produce industry legend Frieda Rapoport Caplan will be displayed at the Ball Design booth the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit Oct. 19-20, in Orlando, Fla.
Bolzano, Italy is the site for Interpoma 2018, the international trade show dedicated entirely to the apple sector.
Research from /True Price/TruCost and Fairtrade found that the social and environmental costs of Fairtrade bananas are significantly less than other bananas.
Philadelphia-based AgroFresh says its RipeLock system is delivering big benefits to the banana supply chain.
Preliminary losses to Georgia’s fall vegetable crops from Hurricane Michael have been estimated at $230 to $300 million by agricultural specialists at the University of Georgia.
Randhawa Farms, a key part of The Oppenheimer Group’s British Columbia sweet bell pepper program, has expanded its cooler facility and greenhouse acreage.
Perception is reality and a new survey from food and marketing agency Charleston Orwig found that more than a quarter of consumers said they do not trust the vigilance of the food industry’s safety efforts.
Yakima, Wash.-based Domex Superfresh Growers is increasing its harvest of Autumn Glory apples.
Researchers from Brazil, the U.S. and Germany have created a new crop from a wild plant within a single generation using CRISPR-Cas9, a modern genome editing process.
The Produce Marketing Association and United Fresh Produce Association, which jointly launched the Ethical Charter on Responsible Labor Practices, are offering a web seminar as they seek endorsers of the document.
BOLZANO, Italy – Bringing 20,000 people to the mountain-rimmed apple region of South Tyrol in northern Italy, the Nov. 15-17 Interpoma 2018 was three days of “everything apple, said Thomas Mur.
Tour de Fresh, presented by The California Giant Foundation, is offering sponsorships for its sixth ride in the fall of 2019, along the majestic Big Sur Highway One in California.
Transportation broker Allen Lund Co., with offices nationwide, is reaching out to western U.S. shippers typically carrying items that could complete holiday meals for needy families.
With a post on their website at 2:30 p.m. Eastern today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dropped a bombshell.
Global seed company Hazera has introduced Stacy, a new bite-sized mini plum tomato variety.
The massive Woolsey Fire that has destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands of residents to flee, caused the temporary shutdown of Dole Food Co., Westlake Village, Calif.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Chiquita Brands International is making progress on its goal for zero fruit waste by 2020.
A sure sign of any significant disruption of the avocado market, as our news editor Chris Koger has said more than once, is a story (or a 1,000 stories) about how Chipotle is coping with the shortage.
What’s in store for holiday produce shoppers this season? Traditional favorites like sweet potatoes and green beans of course, but fresh, ripe strawberries have become a year-round staple, too.
AgroAmerica, a Central and South American grower and exporter of bananas and pineapples, has donated $50,000 to conservation efforts of a tropical forest known as the Maya Biosphere Reserve.