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LGS anticipates strong 20-21 grape season
NEW ROCHELLE, NY – LGS Specialty Sales BB #:138665 is primed for a strong and exciting grape season from December...
Centre Maraîcher remembers Denise Guinois
Centre Maraîcher Eugene Guinois Jr. Inc. BB #:116171 Sainte-Clotilde-de-Chateauguay, QC, mourns the loss of its co-founder. Denise Guinois passed November...
San Antonio catering company embraces food box responsibility
When USDA’s 4th round of its Farmers to Families Food Box contracts were released at the end of October, some...
Five things retailers can do to boost holiday fresh produce sales
The holidays are coming and will look a little different this year as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to shift consumer behavior. A...
Mann Packing adds veggie sides to healthy product lineup
Coral Gables, FL – Mann Packing Co., Inc. (“Mann’s”) BB #:114946, one of the largest suppliers of packaged vegetables, BROCCOLINI...
New show date for Southern Exposure 2021
Millen, GA – The Southeast Produce Council BB #:191194 has just announced that Southern Exposure, which was scheduled to be...
Behind the disjuncture on produce safety
“Jen insists that we buy organic vegetables,” indie rock artist Courtney Barnett says in her song “Dead Fox.” “And I...
Canada gets in on U.S. potato demand
One thing is usually consistent in an election year. Whatever party loses, some voters threaten to move to Canada for...
Some political things we do know
We may have had huge elections last week, but we still have so much up in the air, including who...
MAP: Southeastern Grocers debuts four new Winn-Dixie stores
PRESS RELEASE: JACKSONVILLE, Fla.– Today, Southeastern Grocers, Inc. (SEG), parent company and home of BI-LO, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket...
The NGA Show moves to May in Las Vegas, co-locates with Indoor Ag-Con
The NGA Show, the leading trade show and conference for independent grocers, and Indoor Ag-Con, the premier agriculture conference and...
World Pear Day returns December 5
USA Pears to focus on digital events for worldwide celebration PORTLAND, Ore. – Pear Bureau Northwest {{BB #:162426 }} is...
Wish Farms introduces brand refresh
Plant City, FL – International grower and year-round marketer of strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries, Wish Farms, BB #:111764 has...
USDA increases funding to USHBC
The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has notified the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) that its 2021 Market Access Program...
Food Lion moves ahead with Bi-Lo/Harveys purchase
PRESS RELEASE: Zaandam, the Netherlands, November 10, 2020 – Ahold Delhaize announces today that Food Lion, its leading brand in the southeastern United...
Hazel Tech and London Fruit partner in lime category
Hazel for Lime will be available for the first time to the fresh lime industry this month. CHICAGO, IL –...
United Fresh opens foodservice award nominations
WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 10, 2020) – United Fresh BB #:145458 has opened the nomination period for the 2021 Produce Excellence...
USDA study shows foodborne illness risk significantly reduced with SmartWash Boost
SALINAS, CA — SmartWash Solutions, a produce industry leader in fresh cut food safety, continues to provide revolutionary advancements to...