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Generation Farms adds general manager
MIAMI, FL — Generation Farms BB #:369223, the smallest big company in produce, continues its expansion with the addition of respected...
Stemilt adds Chatbot to website
WENATCHEE, Wash. – Stemilt’s BB #:113654 innovative approach to cultivating people and delighting consumers continues to grow with the latest...
ProduceIQ: Markets stabilize, brace for new restaurant restrictions
Fresh produce market prices improved mid-week as expected. The post-Thanksgiving slowdown lasted the typical ten days, and prices improved after...
Vertical farming company expands into Pacific Northwest
ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kalera, one of the fastest growing vertical farming companies in the United...
EFI teams making a difference during pandemic
WASHINGTON – Although 2020 has been a year like no other, Equitable Food Initiative, the workforce development and training organization...
Online grocer reaches key profitability milestone
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Farmstead, the first online grocer to offer fresh, high-quality groceries, delivered for...
PennRose Farms expands sales staff
Wimauma, FL (Dec. 9, 2020) Established sales specialist, Tyler Hiriak, joins PennRose Farms BB #:297408 as the company continues to...
Cosmic Crisp needs a little more fanfare, retail
Fresh apple holdings are down (about 13% from last year), but you know what’s not? Cosmic Crisp. The managed variety...
Trade association leadership evolves
National trade associations have historically played a critical and influential role in the produce industry. They have provided training and...
California Avocado Commission names new board members
IRVINE, Calif. – The California Department of Food and Agriculture seated newly elected California Avocado Commission BB #:145028 board members...
Bust-Outs: Fraud in the produce industry
Acts of fraud are in every industry, even produce. One such type of fraud that is no stranger to the...
Drought threatens Peruvian lime exports
A few weeks ahead of summer, a drought in the north threatens Peru’s lime harvests. For locals, this means a...
PMA Virtual Town Hall series finishes 2020 with two leaders’ insights
Newark, DE – Produce Marketing Association BB #:153708 has announced that they will cap off this year’s Virtual Town Hall Series...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – December 11, 2020
Pamela and Greg discuss why Dollar General is calling self-distribution the “gift that keeps on giving,” restaurants in economic “free...
Instacart reveals 2021 grocery trends
PRESS RELEASE: SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — December 10, 2020 — Instacart, the leading online grocery platform in...
Meal kit provider HelloFresh plans to double capacity
PRESS RELEASE: December 10, 2020 01:44 PM Eastern Standard Time BERLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HelloFresh BB #:299518, the world’s leading provider of meal kits,...
Fareway Stores to acquire local retail rival
NEWS RELEASE (December 10, 2020) – Fareway Stores, Inc. BB #:101730 has agreed to purchase Shugar’s, a third-generation, family-owned grocery...
PMA comments on EPA pesticide and GMO exemptions
Newark, DE – The Produce Marketing Association BB #:153708 submitted comments on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Proposed Rule...