The Produce Reporter Week in Review – April 5, 2024

Greg and Pamela show off some new Aldi swag to talk about how Aldi and Lidl are succeeding with food...

1 year ago 1 minute read

Kaliroy Fresh to debut new tomato packaging at Viva Fresh

At Viva Fresh in Houston, Texas, April 11 – 13, 2024, Kaliroy Fresh LLC BB #:284503 will be officially launching...

1 year ago 3 minute read

IFPA: EU packaging rules spell disaster for health and sustainability

April 4, 2024 — New packaging rules agreed in principle by EU Member State governments last month, raise serious trade...

1 year ago 3 minute read

Zespri kiwifruit season to start in U.S. in late April

ORANGE COUNTY, CA (April 4, 2024) – Retailers can expect shipments of the #1 selling kiwi brand soon as the...

1 year ago 5 minute read

Pro*Act names chief financial officer

MONTEREY, CA – PRO*ACT BB #:141746, the leading distributor of fresh produce to the foodservice industry, is thrilled to announce...

1 year ago 2 minute read

California rain cancels, delays harvests

Markon Cooperative BB #:123315 released this From the Fields report April 5, 2024: California’s Salinas Valley and Santa Maria growing...

1 year ago 1 minute read

TIPA expands career networking program

Mission, TX; February 6, 2023 – The Texas International Produce Association (TIPA) BB #:162361 is expanding their career networking program,...

1 year ago 3 minute read

The Giorgi Companies announces new leadership for its food division

Blandon, PA.– April 3, 2024 – The Giorgi Companies, Inc. (TGC), a diversified Food and Packaging company, announced today that...

1 year ago 2 minute read

IFPA director named to Wilson Center Task Force on Ag Labor

April 3, 2024 Washington, DC – As part of the International Fresh Produce Association’s BB #:378962 ongoing public policy efforts...

1 year ago 4 minute read

The Raley’s Companies partner with FirstFruits for record apple donation to food banks

April 3, 2024 SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Hunger and food insecurity aren’t just about empty stomachs or the worry about where...

1 year ago 6 minute read

Inside Aldi, Lidl’s growth during food inflation

This is from the Placer.ai blog by Bracha Arnold posted on April 2, 2024 (republished with permission from Placer.ai): One...

1 year ago 5 minute read

CPMA announces its 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient

April 4, 2024 (Ottawa, ON) – Murray Driediger, President and CEO of BC Fresh Vegetables Inc. BB #:153208, has been...

1 year ago 4 minute read

Report shows retailers reducing food waste

A new study from the Pacific Coast Food Waste Commitment—the public-private partnership between food businesses and jurisdictions on the West...

1 year ago 2 minute read

NationsBenefits and Instacart partner to offer online grocery plan to members

PLANTATION, FL, April 4, 2024 – NationsBenefits, the market leader for supplemental benefits and healthcare fintech solutions serving the healthcare managed...

1 year ago 5 minute read

HAB reports Q4 holidays add millions to hass avocado retail sales

MISSION VIEJO, CA – (April 4, 2024) –Shoppers embraced festive avocado dishes during the fourth quarter holidays. Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas,...

1 year ago 4 minute read

USDA lifts PACA sanctions on California business

WASHINGTON, April 2, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Parimar Inc., doing business as D. DeFranco...

1 year ago 2 minute read

USDA lifts PACA sanctions on California business

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Espirit Trading Inc. BB #:355937 satisfied a...

1 year ago 2 minute read

Nature Fresh Farms’ Hiiros tomatoes honored in 2024 Good Housekeeping Best Snack Awards

LEAMINGTON, Ontario (Apr. 2, 2024) – Nature Fresh Farms BB #:274537 is proud to announce that Hiiros Tomatoes were named...

1 year ago 3 minute read

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