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Dole updates plan to battle TR4 banana disease
July 31, 2020 CHARLOTTE, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Dole Food Company BB #:124463 today shared the company’s most recent update on its...
Foodservice: Resetting the Table
The precipitous decline of the foodservice channel during the coronavirus pandemic has been a massive challenge for many fresh produce...
Romaine regains consumer demand
Rising summer salad demand is strengthening romaine prices. Growers in Salinas and Santa Maria, CA, report good quality, and local...
Mexico berries expected to grow despite the pandemic
Mexico’s berry industry will stay on course with positive growth projections of 5 percent in 2020 despite the pandemic caused...
Farmers to Families Food Box Program passes 50 million boxes delivered
(Washington, D.C., July 29, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s...
Fruit World’s organic Thomcord grapes shipping in early August
Reedley, CA (July 29, 2020) — Fruit World Co., BB #:187196 a family-owned, flavor-focused grower-shipper of organic and conventional fruit...
SEPC shifts Southern Innovations to digital/in-person hybrid event
PRESS RELEASE: Millen, GA (August 29, 2020) – The Southeast Produce Council BB #:191194 continues with preparations for Southern Innovations:...
Produce boosts Sprouts’ successful ad shift to digital
Phoenix-based Sprouts Farmers Market BB #:168563 reported second quarter earnings on July 29, highlighting the company’s strategy to drill down...
Fresh Del Monte Produce announces six new energy efficient reefer container vessels
Coral Gables, FL (July 21, 2020) – Fresh Del Monte Produce BB #:111187 continues to fulfill its commitment to create...
PMA asserts its commitment to diversity and inclusion with new task force
Newark, Del. – In a letter to the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) BB #:153708 Board of Directors, Chair Joe Don...
Generation Farms announces new look
Vidalia, GA (July 30, 2020) — Generation Farms {{BB #:369223}} today unveiled an updated logo and branding, including a version...
USDA restricts PACA violators in New York and Texas
WASHINGTON, July 30, 2020 – As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure...
Consumers warming to limes
Lime volume has been higher and steadier from May through July than the previous two years, and that’s leading to...
Organic produce amid COVID-19
Key Highlights Year-to-date, organic produce gains, at +11.8%, outpaced those of total produce, up +10.0%, but organic is a much...
Care in Crisis: Local Source database
In Blue Book Services “Care in Crisis” video No. 11, Jeff Lair, Blue Book’s Marketing Director, highlights the Local Source...
Commission starts California Goodness Matters campaign
Fresno, CA – Asking consumers to support the California grape farming community during this difficult time by buying California grapes...
California Giant gets stronger zero waste certification
(Watsonville, CA – July 27, 2020) California Giant Berry Farms BB #:121061 is proud to announce that its corporate headquarters...
Strong everyday demand driving retail
Editor’s note: click charts to enlarge. After weeks of growing transactions and spending in the foodservice channel, the rising number...
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