Social Responsibility
Donations made to the Washington Apple Education Foundation (WAEF) will be matched twice in the month of November.
The Fresh Produce & Floral Council’s Annual Holiday Charity Auction will be a virtual event this year.
Awe Sum Organics has made a leadership pledge to the Homeless Garden Project’s new permanent home and expanded farm located in the hills just above the city of Santa Cruz in the Pogonip area UC-Santa Cruz.
Although 2020 has been a year like no other, Equitable Food Initiative continued to grow and prove its unique value to the fresh produce industry.
With many companies using top-seal containers to cut down on plastic use to promote sustainability, ProSeal is showcasing the focus on sustainability at Pack Expo.
Arrowfarms along with Gold Bell, DiSilva Fruit and Morning Kiss Organic have detailed their charitable donations and sustainability initiatives in a new a report.
Newark, N.J.-based AeroFarms won the Responsible Business Award for Sustainable Innovation at the Ethical Corporation Awards, a Reuters event.
Brighter Bites, Houston, has received the RESULTS Houston Seeds of Hope Award, recognizing the organization’s mission to provide fresh produce to underserved communities.
Wholesome Wave has selected Joe Cahalan as interim executive director.
SpartanNash is renewing its Double Up Food Bucks program, with shoppers at 46 Family Fare, VG’s and ValuLand stores throughout Michigan giving food stamp recipients the opportunity to double fresh produce purchases.
Providing an in-depth look at the produce industry in an era of unprecedented social and environmental awareness, The Packer’s Sustainable Produce Summit is May 28 at the JW Marriott Palm Desert, Palm Desert, Calif.
Vidalia onion grower G&R Farms, Glennville, Ga., is celebrating the fifth anniversary of Growing America’s Farmers, the non-profit started by G&R’s co-owner, Walt Dasher.
Michigan apple grower-shippers, marketers and processors are donating fresh and sliced apples to school district meal pick up sites throughout the state.
Produce Alliance LLC, Chicago, has donated fresh produce to health care workers at an area hospital.
The fresh produce industry industry continues to find ways to help consumers industry members to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The first session of Stronger Together U.S.’s responsible recruitment webinar series explores how to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Produce companies and organizations continue to think of innovative ways of helping consumers and customers during the pandemic, from celebrating Cinco de Mayo to new ways of keeping employees safe.
From salads to mangoes and broccoli rabe, produce companies are stressing the need to eat healthfully during the pandemic.
With the Farmers to Families Food Box Program underway across the country, companies are busy packing and sending fresh produce to food banks.
Equitable Food Initiative, Washington, D.C., has promoted Kenton Harmer to a new position at the organization, managing director.
The PMA and United Fresh Produce say they had a “candid dialogue” with U.S. Department of Agriculture officials about the Farmers to Families Food Box Program and expressed hope that improvements can be made.
The produce industry has been working to help feed families during the COVID-19 pandemic in a number of ways.
Wholesum published its annual Conscientious Company Report focusing on sustainability efforts made in 2019.
Promotora Agricola El Toro, a grower, packer and shipper with nearly 10,000 acres in Baja California, Mexico, has earned Equitable Food Initiative certification.
Companies, trade associations and other groups continue to offer help during the COVID-19 crisis, whether it’s a program to help feed people in an uncertain economic period or helping farmworkers stay safe.
As anticipated, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is releasing a third round of contracts for the Farmers to Families Food Box Program, to spend the full $3 billion approved for the program.
The Wonderful Co., Los Angeles, is donating $1 million to non-profit organizations and schools in California’s Central Valley to offset COVID-19 losses.
Bolthouse Farms continues its donation program, Argentine lemon importer Salix Fruits reports high demand and New York agencies releases guidelines in this latest roundup of COVID-19-related news.
Lipman has provided students with a backpack full of school supplies for the past 10 years, and although the COVID-19 pandemic has altered plans, the company continued the program this school year.
Mastronardi Produce, Kingsville, Ontario, has received Equitable Food Initiative certification for its fifth operation.