Produce - General
Third-party logistics company Choptank Transport, Preston, Md., has promoted Jason Howard to data scientist on its business intelligence team.
The government of Italy has asked the U.S. to allow imports of artichokes from Sardinia, Italy.
An outbreak of Cyclospora illnesses linked to fresh basil appears to be over, according to the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Skyline Potato Co. is upgrading equipment with new electronics and sewing heads to help meet customer demand.
Pomegranate volume is expected to be down, but this year Trinity Fruit Co. Inc. sales are expected to increase.
Limoneira Co., Santa Paula, Calif., has hired Tara Saldaña and Brett Johnson in sales.
Globalmex International Inc., has expanded its greenhouse acreage in Mexico by 20%
Bancroft, Wisc.-based RPE Inc. is set to reveal a new bite-sized potato to their Tasteful Selections product lineup.
Michael Browne, Calavo Growers’ vice president of fresh operations, plans to retire in mid-December.
Several industry groups have provided input to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on the question of hours of service rules as they relate to definitions of agricultural commodities.
iTradeNetwork has plans to offer 2,000 perishable food and beverage companies free use of its iTracefresh traceability suite, in what it calls an important leap to industry-wide traceability.
Mexico and U.S. tomato leaders sparred Oct. 25 in testimony before the International Trade Commission that is likely to determine the fate of the new tomato suspension agreement.
Farm labor floats to the top of all fresh produce concerns, and thus any report that takes a comprehensive look at the issue is worth exploring.
Jack Cain Sr., a long-time employee of Catalytic Generators, Norforlk, Va., died Oct. 17. He was 85.
Lee Cole, president and CEO of Calavo Growers, Santa Paula, Calif., plans to retire in the first quarter of 2020.
Value-added sales are gaining traction for Coral Gables, Fla.-based Fresh Del Monte Produce.
Santa Paula, Calif.-based Limoneira Co. has a new consumer app called Nature’s Pharmacy.
Three health tips for breast cancer awareness month courtesy of Peri and Sons’ Farms.
Equitable Food Initiative has created a free responsible recruitment scorecard, available in English and Spanish.
The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council and North American Blueberry Council have hired Alicia Adler as vice president.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has published a new report showing agricultural exports by state.
A cool early growing season and late heat will reduce the supply of top grade Wisconsin cranberries this year, one marketer reports.
The Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit expo was a boon to Anaheim, Calif.-area feeding programs with 228,400 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables going to Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County.
Despite above-average inflation for fresh vegetables, 2019 is expected to see retail food prices increase in a modest range between 0.5% and 1.5%, according to the latest government forecast.
Los Angeles-based Joolies, an organic medjool date company, won the award for best first-time exhibitor at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit.
An earlier-maturing cripps pink cultivar, which is branded as Pink Lady. is delivering all the taste and color of cripps pink but with a little bigger time cushion before the threat of freeze temperatures.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Gotham Greens has proven its ambitions beyond “cute,” says Viraj Puri, co-founder and CEO of the Brooklyn, N.Y.-based company.
When approved, the US-Japan Trade Agreement will deliver lower tariffs for U.S. citrus and other agricultural commodities.
Chiquita Brands International is the banana sponsor for the 2019 TCS New York City Marathon for the second year in a row.