Greg Johnson, Author at Blue Book

Hazel Technologies partners with WP Produce to extend avocado shelf life

PRESS RELEASE CHICAGO (October 16, 2019) – Hazel Technologies Inc., a company developing new, USDA-funded post-harvest technologies to extend shelf-life...

6 years ago 4 minute read

Bedford Industries’ TagBack initiative seeks to close sustainability gap in produce supply chain

PRESS RELEASE Worthington, MN (Oct. 16, 2019) – Each year, billions of produce items move from grower to retailer to...

6 years ago 3 minute read

PMA CGT to honor Frieda Rapoport Caplan as Women’s Catalyst Award winner

PRESS RELEASE Newark, Del. – Center for Growing Talent (CGT) will honor industry veteran, Dr. Frieda Rapoport Caplan, as the...

6 years ago 6 minute read

USDA restricts PACA violators in Florida and South Carolina

As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the...

6 years ago 3 minute read

USDA lifts PACA reparation sanctions on a Texas produce business

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Martinez Fresh Produce LLC BB #:280833 satisfied a reparation order issued under the...

6 years ago 2 minute read

USDA restricts PACA violators in California, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey and New York

As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the...

6 years ago 4 minute read

A true/false quiz for produce vendors Part 1

The daily rush of buying, selling, and servicing customers—not to mention running your business—probably leaves little time for brushing up...

6 years ago 5 minute read

Pacific Organic expands offerings ahead of Fresh Summit

PRESS RELEASE San Francisco, CA – Anaheim is coming up fast and here’s a sneak prevue of the exciting programs...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Aptean continues to expand its food ERP capabilities with acquisition of Linkfresh

Aptean, a global provider of mission-critical enterprise software solutions, announced today the acquisition of UK-based Linkfresh BB #:355614, a provider...

6 years ago 4 minute read

Maui family grows world record avocado

Hawaiian avocados have made news the past few years with some enormous fruit, and now a local family can claim...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Pacific Northwest sees supplier merger

Two Pacific Northwest produce companies have combined their groups. Caruso Produce, Inc., BB #:100737, Portland, OR, acquired the assets of...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Driscoll’s to screen The Last Harvest documentary at Fresh Summit, underscoring ongoing farm labor challenges

PRESS RELEASE: WATSONVILLE, Calif. — Building upon the accomplishment of more than 25 film festival screenings, Driscoll’s BB #:116044 award-winning documentary, The...

6 years ago 4 minute read