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North Bay Produce voluntarily recalls fresh apples
North Bay Produce, Inc. BB #:122923 of Traverse City, Michigan is voluntarily recalling 2,297 cases and 2 bulk bins of...
FPAA testifies before International Trade Commission
PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, DC (October 28, 2019) – A lack of innovation amongst U.S. field grown tomato producers is at...
United Fresh to honor Del Monte’s Emanuel Lazopoulos with Lifetime Achievement Award
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 28, 2019) – United Fresh Produce Association BB #:145458 will present its Lifetime Achievement Award to Emanuel...
Stater Bros. Holdings, Inc. appointments Pete Van Helden to its Board of Directors
Stater Bros. Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Stater Bros. Markets BB #:111865, has announced the appointment of Pete Van...
Fresh Summit through the eyes of a retail dietitian
ANAHEIM, CA—Carrie Taylor’s PMA Fresh Summit experience was similar to many attendees’: she looked for fresh produce trends and met...
Equitable Food Initiative Offers Free Responsible Recruitment Scorecard for the Produce Industry
PRESS RELEASE: WASHINGTON, October 28, 2019 — Equitable Food Initiative has released a free resource to the fresh produce industry...
7 standout experiences at Fresh Summit
ANAHEIM, CA—There’s a lot of noise at a trade show as big as Fresh Summit. As a professional fresh produce...
Investing in the future
If you were one of the 24,000+ participants who journeyed to Anaheim, CA, to attend the PMA Fresh Summit last...
Taste made these five stand out at PMA expo
ANAHEIM, CA – PMA Fresh Summit 2019 stood out in ways beyond the record attendance of nearly 24,000. As Pamela...
Fresh Summit Retail Tour: Grocery Outlet, Placentia, CA
PLACENTIA, CA–I thought I’d seen a great Grocery Outlet BB #:154673 before, when I visited Seaside this summer. This stop...
Beyond the buzzwords: Sustain-ability
If you read the business press these days, you may come across a funny word: “stakeholders.” It’s become a buzzword...
Mushroom Council invests $1.5M in nutrition research
PRESS RELEASE Redwood Shores, CA (Oct. 24, 2019) – With mushrooms growing in awareness and consideration among consumers nationwide, the...
A true/false quiz for produce vendors Part 3
The daily rush of buying, selling, and servicing customers—not to mention running your business—probably leaves little time for brushing up...
Dole expands Fresh Take ready-to-eat brand
ANAHEIM, CA – Dole plans to expand its successful Fresh Take ready-to-eat salad line. Bil Goldfield, director, corporate communications for...
Stater Bros. Executive Vice President Dennis McIntyre to assume added role of Chief Marketing Officer
Stater Bros. Markets BB #:111865 is pleased to announce that Dennis McIntyre, current Executive Vice President – Marketing will assume the...
PBH to promote Have A Plant at nutrition conference
PRESS RELEASE October 23, 2019 – Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH) BB #:157162 is hitting the road to engage...
Nominations open for United Fresh Produce Excellence in Foodservice Awards Program
PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 24, 2019) – United Fresh BB #:145458 is now accepting nominations for the 2020 Produce...
Glasschain offers IBM Food Trust Integration solution
PRESS RELEASE October 2019 Soquel, CA — Glassbit, a Watsonville/Salinas-area company delivering innovative solutions for fresh produce growers and shippers,...