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Domestic tomato prices rise on low volume
A stormy summer has limited tomato volume coming from the East Coast, which has caused prices to rise. California production...
PBH closes out National Fruits & Veggies Month
The Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH) BB #:157162 is convening an intimate virtual influencer event to satisfy the strong...
New product winners and losers: The learning process
So, what do you do when a product flops? You certainly don’t give up. Tristan Simpson, founder and CEO of...
Career Pathways forward without Fresh Summit
As our industry laments another loss of our biggest in-person event of the year, with the Produce Marketing Association’s BB...
Argentina starts blueberry export season
As the first shipments of blueberries are already leaving the country to non-traditional markets such as Israel and Indonesia, the...
Markon’s sixth annual chef summit focuses on plant-powered dishes
Salinas, Calif. – Sept. 22, 2021 – After weathering a far from typical year in the foodservice industry, chefs from...
Peak of the Market expands management team
After an extensive search, Peak of the Market BB #:116490 is proud to announce that Deena Clarke has joined our...
Plenty’s rebrand honored by Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Plenty, BB #:356949,the flavor-first vertical farming company with a mission to improve the lives of people,...
Hy-Vee partners with Simbe for inventory management robots
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hy-Vee, Inc. BB #:101759 announces a partnership with Simbe to...
Automated e-commerce pickup solutions firm finds retail customers
Durham, North Carolina, Sept. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bell and Howell, the leading provider of automated e-commerce pickup solutions,...
On the Road: Andronico’s, Pacific Grove, CA
PACIFIC GROVE, CA—I had a little time to do some store checking before leaving California in Mid-September, so here’s a...
Sysco offers new fall products through its Cutting Edge Solutions Platform
HOUSTON, Sept. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sysco Corporation BB #:105962, the leading global foodservice distribution company, announced today the...
Hazel Tech names director of sales-retail
CHICAGO, IL – Hazel Technologies Inc., a USDA-supported technology company delivering new solutions for fresh produce to extend shelf-life, increase...
Brighter Bites releases results of 2020 voucher program
HOUSTON – Brighter Bites, BB #:371141 a nonprofit organization that delivers fresh fruits, vegetables and nutrition education resources directly into...
New product winners and losers: Taking a risk
When the Envy apple launched in 2008, New Zealand-based Turners & Growers Limited (now T&G Global) BB #:163999 had a...
SweeTango: top club apple launches ‘big’ return
Swedesboro, N.J. – The SweeTango apple harvest is in full swing, and growers with Next Big Thing, A Growers’ Cooperative...
New class of FFVA’s emerging leaders announced
MAITLAND, Fla. (Sept. 21, 2021) – The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association BB #:153753 today announced the selection of 15...
Limoneira forms joint citrus venture with Wileman Bros. & Elliott
SANTA PAULA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Limoneira Company BB #:168478, a diversified citrus growing, packing, selling and marketing company with related agribusiness...