USDA Food Box Lessons: The Positives

Despite some execution challenges and external criticism, the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program has been viewed positively by...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Packaging inching toward sustainable

AUSTIN, TX – Prior to the pandemic, the produce industry spent a lot of time talking about more sustainable packaging...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Alsum Farms begins Wisconsin red potato harvest

Friesland, Wisconsin, August 3, 2021 — Wisconsin red potato harvest is underway at Alsum Farms BB #:105137 in Grand Marsh,...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Stemilt Artisan Organics Stone Fruit season going strong

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 3, 2021 WENATCHEE, Wash. – Stemilt’s BB #:113654 Artisan Organics peach and nectarine season continues to...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Gold Coast Packing adds plant-based ceviche

Santa Maria, CA – Innovation has always been the cornerstone of Gold Coast’s BB #:133777 growth strategy, and the company’s...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Lineage Logistics acquires Midwest cold storage company

NOVI, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Lineage Logistics, LLC BB #:294667, the world’s largest and most innovative temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions...

4 years ago 4 minute read

GrubMarket announces acquisition of Grant J. Hunt Company

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — GrubMarket BB #:301166 today announced it has completed the acquisition of Grant J....

4 years ago 3 minute read

Fresh Del Monte Produce reports higher sales, profits for Q2

August 04, 2021 CORAL GABLES, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. BB #:111187 today reported financial results for the second...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Citrus team is growing at Progressive Produce

LOS ANGELES, CA – Progressive Produce BB #:113613 is excited to announce that Andy Webb has accepted the role of...

4 years ago 2 minute read

USDA Food Box Lessons: The Numbers

The Farmers to Families Food Box Program began in April 2020 with the USDA announcing the plan to exercise its...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Food safety recalls: Bad news but also good news

A certain function in my mind relentlessly sorts items into Good News versus Bad News. This process is often the...

4 years ago 3 minute read

USDA lifts PACA sanctions on Michigan business

WASHINGTON, August 1,2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that D’Amore Produce Solutions LLC BB #:299851 satisfied a...

4 years ago 2 minute read

PlantX signs Chicago Bears Quarterback as company ambassador

VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – PlantX Life Inc. is pleased to announce its new partnership with plant-based professional...

4 years ago 6 minute read

One Harvest deploys SmartWash Solutions across Australia

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia — One Harvest, Australia’s leading leafy greens and fresh-cut produce supplier, announced installation of SmartWash Solutions’ comprehensive...

4 years ago 4 minute read

California restaurant brands Tocaya and Tender Greens merge

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tocaya and Tender Greens announced today that they have merged, forming an all-new parent company, One Table Restaurant...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Brighter Bites distributes over 600,000 pounds of fresh produce to D.C. in 2020-21 school year

Prince George’s County, MD – Brighter Bites, BB #:371141 a nonprofit program working to provide children with nutrition resources and...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Hazel Tech partners with Valicoff for apples, apricots

Valicoff Fruit integrates innovative Hazel Tech solutions across their tree fruit offerings with the goal of further reducing food-waste CHICAGO,...

4 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Limes get wet and rise to the occasion

Gold medal Olympians Katie Ledecky and Caeleb Dressel aren’t the only ones getting soaked this week; record rain in Mexico...

4 years ago 4 minute read

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