Produce - General
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Cincinnati-based flexible packaging supplier ProAmpac has acquired Rosenbloom Groupe Inc., Hymopack Ltd. and Dyne-A-Pak, private businesses based in Canada that manufacture packaging products.
The Fresh Produce & Floral Council is holding will be holding its annual holiday charity auction virtually this year.
The company is designing a 25,000-square-foot cold storage facility on premises at the Fort Pierce headquarters to store valencia oranges.
The Idaho Potato Commission’s annual retail display contest will pamper a participant with a trip to a spa.
Jim Donovan, a 36-year veteran of Oxnard, Calif.-based Mission Produce, is retiring.
While COVID continues to change the landscape of consumer behavior, including holiday traditions and family gatherings, data suggests the herb category is surging in sales during this season.
Giorgio Foods Inc., Temple, Pa., has two additions to its mushroom jerky line: Smokehouse Bacon and Hot & Spicy Cajun Style.
Vidalia, Ga.-based Generation Farms has created an in-house logistics department.
Kwik Lok has signed and endorsed the Ethical Charter on Responsible Labor Practices, a collaborative effort adopted by the Produce Marketing Association and the United Fresh Produce Association.
The U.S. Apple Association today launched its application process for the 2021 Young Apple Leader (YAL) class.
The Bard Valley Natural Delights® new 8-count Dark Chocolate Covered Medjool Dates item had a strong start with over 100,000 units sold since September.
Los Angeles-based ProducePay, an alternative financing, data and marketplace company serving the $300 billion fresh produce market, today announced its 2020 financing totals.
NatureSweet® is the single source solution for greenhouse grown vegetables. With the holiday season in full swing, NatureSweet® is excited to share its favorite holiday recipes with its fellow tomato lovers.
To meet growing consumer demand in North America, New Zealand-based Zespri is planning for year-round availability of SunGold kiwifruit and is testing the potential for growing the variety in the U.S.
RLS Logistics, Newfield, N.J., has opened a freight brokerage office in Nashville.
As president of the Grower Shipper Association of Central California, I talk to farmers, farming companies and farm workers about the challenges faced when protecting essential employees from COVID-19.
The Peruvian Asparagus Importers Association encourages retailers to promote Peruvian asparagus throughout December 2020 and into the New Years’ holiday.
Peppers are a mainstay of retail fresh produce departments, and for good reason. Retailers use fresh peppers as a destination category to attract attention and to stand out to their shoppers.
After numerous industry questions and an exchange of letters between national trade associations and the USDA, Tom Stenzel believes it is time to focus on the positives of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program.
Marketing the spring harvest and stored produce of the Carolinas isn’t the same game these days.
The Northwest cherry harvest won’t reach last year’s 23 million 20-pound boxes in 2020, but there will be plenty of fruit for consumers in the U.S. and beyond, suppliers say.
Wenatchee, Wash.-based CMI Orchards has added new tools to its American Dream cherry program, said Danelle Huber, marketing specialist.
Labor is a top concern when it comes to the effects of the new coronavirus on Georgia’s produce industry — besides worker safety and customer demand.
Even as they stay home to ride out the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers are still getting out, if only via their computers and smart phones, and onion marketers are looking at social media initiatives.
The Produce Marketing Association’s Center for Growing Talent is inviting the industry to participate in a Virtual Wellness Walk/Run Challenge to promote health and support the center’s programs.
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