Fifth Wheel Freight promotes vice president to COO

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Fifth Wheel Freight BB #:344357 Founder and Chairman Brian Bennett announced a new Chief Operating Officer...

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Robb Bertels named Gold Coast Packing VP of Sales and Marketing

Santa Maria, CA, November 3, 2021– Gold Coast Packing Inc. BB #:133777 has hired Robb Bertels as its new Vice...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Indoor farm Local Bounti adds $25MM in new investment

HAMILTON, Mont., Nov. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Breakthrough U.S. indoor agriculture company Local Bounti Corporation (“Local Bounti”) and Leo Holdings...

3 years ago 12 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – November 5, 2021

Greg calls in from the golf course in Tubac, AZ at the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas annual meeting,...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Avocados from Mexico brings back Super Bowl promotions

DALLAS, Nov. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — After sitting on the sidelines for the Big Game in 2021, Avocados From Mexico...

3 years ago 5 minute read

Better data needed for unfair market allegations

TUBAC, AZ — When U.S. growers and advocates say Mexican imports unfairly harm them in the market, decision makers often...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Dole expands its chopped salad kit line

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Just months after adding two ranch-inspired kits, one of the country’s best-selling chopped salad kit lines is...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Frieda’s promotes purple sweet potatoes for holiday recipes

LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. – Thanksgiving and Friendsgiving are right around the corner, and according to research from Frieda’s Specialty Produce,...

3 years ago 6 minute read

Sprouts rethinks strategy after disappointing results

Phoenix-based Sprouts Farmers Market BB #:168563 had hoped to draw in a different type of shopper with a new marketing...

3 years ago 3 minute read

The general strike in the transport industry

“There is no ‘cavalry’ coming” to the rescue for the transport industry. So says an article on the Medium website...

3 years ago 4 minute read

USDA projects huge rebound for Chilean grapes in 2021-2022

Chile’s table grape industry should rebound for the 2021/2022 season, with USDA projecting an increase of 22 percent to 805,000...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Home-to-home foodservice platform raises $10MM seed funding

California, US | November 03, 2021 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time — Home-to-Home food technology platform and community marketplace Tre’dish...

3 years ago 7 minute read

15-minute grocery delivery Buyk doubles NY dark store footprint

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Buyk, a real-time retail service that promises grocery delivery within 15 minutes, announces its expansion into Brooklyn, Queens...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Western Growers podcast takes on hands-free AgTech

IRVINE, CALIF. (November 3, 2021) – Hands-free access to digital technology is a ubiquitous problem in the agriculture industry, said...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Sprouts Farmers Market encourages pre-ordering holiday favorites

PHOENIX, Nov. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The goodness of the holiday season has transformed Sprouts Farmers Market BB #:168563...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Produce groups issue joint statement on supply chain disruptions

WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 3, 2021) – Today, the House Agriculture Committee held a hearing on the challenges facing the entire...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Enoki mushroom recall expanded in Canada

The food recall warning issued on October 28, 2021 has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Online grocer Farmstead offers turnkey dark store solution for retailers

BURLINGAME, Calif. – Tech startup Farmstead announced today that it has partnered with national real estate companies and multiple national...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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