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