Produce - General
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.
Fresh pears grown in Oregon and Washington will be subject to a small increase in marketing order assessments for the 2018-19 season.
Philadelphia specialty wholesaler John Vena Inc. has hired Joe Killian to focus on the company’s business development in the retail sector.
At the Center for Produce Safety’s annual Research Symposium in Charlotte N.C., the topics ranged from Listeria and Salmonella validation tools, sanitation methods, water testing and more.
CHEP has appointed Jake Gilene to senior vice president of sales and customer service of CHEP USA.
The U.S. Department has cited Frutera Del Litoral USA LLC, Miami, for failing to pay for almost $700,000 of produce.
Premium apple varieties are taking a bigger bite of total apple sales, and Vancouver, British Columbia based The Oppenheimer Group is helping to keep the pipeline full of those desired apples.
Fyffes is offering year-round assistance to its workers in melon fields in Honduras and Guatemala.
Santa Paula, Calif.-based Limoneira Company has two seasonal promotion plans that will carry lemon promotions through the fall and winter season.
Longtime apple industry salesman John “Roger” Smithey died Feb. 4. He was 81.
JOH, Billerica, Mass., has hired Christine Boettcher as an account executive in the New England division, and Christine DiGirolamo as an account manager in the Mid-Atlantic division.
Giant Heirloom Market is coming to three more Philadelphia neighborhoods — University City, Northern Liberties and Queen Village.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials seized a half-ton of methamphetamine worth more than $14 million concealed in a commercial shipment of fresh produce in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley.
The Center for Produce Safety, which recently announced an Innovation Challenge award with a total possible payout of $500,000, is having an informational web seminar about the event.
The Produce Marketing Association has hired Dan Stark as chief content officer, a new position designed to enhance the value of content and education from the organization.
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Kerry Bridges is the new vice president of food safety for Chipotle Mexican Grill.
Foodservice supplier US Foods Holding Corp. is expanding its Marrero, La., facility, nearly tripling its size to support growth in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
The Big Idaho Potato Truck has finished another season on the road, traveling more than 40,000 miles and participating in almost 70 events in 2018.
Mary Coppola has been promoted by the United Fresh Produce Association to vice president of marketing and communications.
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — While the polar vortex prevented some from making the trip to the Global Organic Produce Expo, those who were able to come were pleased with south Florida weather and the show.
The United Fresh Produce Industry Leadership Program is accepting applications for its 25th class.
Windsor, Ontario-based LabelPac, a company providing equipment that prints and applies labels on fruit, has a partnership with Australian company Label Press.
Matt Mastronardi, executive vice president of Leamington, Ontario-based Pure Flavor, said the company has seen continued growth in snacking products.
A new packaging innovation for NatureFresh is a compostable fiber tray for its 6-count mini cucumber trays, said Ray Wowryk, business development director for the Leamington, Ontario, company.
Harold Paivarinta, senior director sales and business development for Red Sun Farms, Kingsville, Ontario, said the company “hit a home run” in the fall of 2018 with the launch of the company’s Sweetpops.
Salinas, Calif.-based Church Brothers Farms has acquired the commodity vegetable business of Growers Express LLC, also of Salinas.
The United Fresh Produce Association has opened nominations for the Produce Excellence in Foodservice Awards Program.