Produce - General
The USDA has imposed sanctions on five produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the PACA.
Multiple hurricanes damaged some Central American crops but left others unscathed as the 2021 U.S. export season kicks into high gear.
Beets, cabbage, greens, herbs, parsley, potatoes, radishes and spinach are some of the produce crops Texas produce suppliers will be shipping in December.
ReposiTrak is entering the quality management space with a proprietary smartphone app that will enable retail trading partners to automate internal safety and quality recordkeeping easily, accurately and affordably.
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The U.S. fresh market apple holdings on Dec. 1 were 13.1% less than a year ago, at 102.8 million 42-pound bushels, according to the U.S. Apple Association’s Market News report.
For the second year in a row, 29 Design Studio, a creative agency specializing in food and agriculture brands, has helped clients find success in the international Grow-NY Food and Agriculture competition.
In a pick criticized by environmental groups but supported by produce advocates, president-elect Joe Biden has reportedly chosen former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to return to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Hazel Technologies Inc. announces a new partnership with Reedley, CA-based Kliewer Farms, a leading grower of California kiwifruit, stone fruit, and table grapes.
Established sales specialist, Tyler Hiriak, joins PennRose Farms as the company continues to provide year-round value and deliver on its commitment to unmatched customer service.
Rä Foods LLC Wild About Sprouts has opened a new production facility to expand production of Wild About Sprouts™ to meet the increasing demand for fresh green sprouts.
Berry grower and marketer Wish Farms, Plant City, Fla., is adding strawberry acreage in Florida.
Truck shortages for produce loads were noted Dec. 9 in multiple regions but rates declined from the previous week, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Verdant Technologies announced that the European Patent Office granted a patent to Verdant for the electrostatic printing process, or photocopy process, used in their growth regulator technology HarvestHold.
DMA Solutions announces the release of its annual Social Media planning and Produce Marketer’s event calendars to support marketing efforts for the produce industry in 2021.
Produce suppliers are working with packaging manufacturers to limit the excess materials that wind up in the waste stream.
Ark Foods has set out to challenge what grocery shoppers think when they hear “bell peppers.”
The packaging industry has an important teaching mission, in terms of recycling its products, marketers say.
Side Delights announced the launch of their new store locator function on the Grown Where it Matters website.
Fortress Technology, which specializes in metal detection equipment for packing lines, has launched a line of checkweighers.
A new logo and a new website were unveiled iFoodDecisionSciences, as it evolves and provides software solutions and technical expertise to improve food safety, traceability, worker safety and product quality.
NEW YORK — More than nine months in, the unpredictability of this pandemic-ridden market has become a smidge more predictable, according to speakers at the virtual New York Produce Show and Conference.
Carrier Transicold controlled-atmosphere system for refrigerated containers, EverFresh, now has a carbon dioxide injection option to better preserve low-respiring perishables such as produce.
Unfold, the Bayer AG-backed company that develops vegetable varieties specifically for indoor growing, has added key personnel.
After securing a $1 million co-investment from the Digital Technology Supercluster, Wisebox Solutions’ DirectFood.store is expanding with its first location outside Canada to provide Charleston, S.C.
NEW YORK — The virtual New York Produce Show and Conference kicked off with a message from New York Agriculture Commissioner Richard Ball, who addressed the challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The United Fresh Produce Association’s sixth annual BrandStorm event will take place online in 2021.
Dole Fresh Vegetables has added three salads to its FreshTakes Bowl Salads line.