SXSW Chief Programming Officer, Hugh Forrest to Keynote BrandStorm™ 2020 

PRESS RELEASE: WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 30, 2019) – Hugh Forrest, Chief Programming Officer of SXSW (South by Southwest), will deliver a keynote during BrandStorm™ 2020, on Tuesday, February 11 in Austin, TX. Forrest will speak on the storied...

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New York senator calls for USDA inquiry into fruit and vegetable prices

UPDATE 9/30/19: Tom Stenzel, president and CEO of the United Fresh Produce Association, Washington, DC, issued a statement in response:...

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California Giant includes retail foodservice in 2020 Chef Invitational Competition

PRESS RELEASE: WATSONVILLE, Calif. (September 30, 2019) – California Giant Berry Farms BB #:121061 is chef-centric in planning their PMA...

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Associations offer benefits beyond networking

In business, who you know can be as important as what you know, and the service or product being sold....

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Limoneira adds to sales staff

PRESS RELEASE SANTA PAULA, CA — Limoneira Company BB #:168478, a diversified citrus packing, sales and marketing company with related...

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Defining a trade association’s role

Trade associations—alternatively known as industry trade groups, commercial associations, or business associations—are typically nonprofit organizations tasked with educating their members...

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The Walmart Foundation gives $1.3M grant to Brighter Bites

BENTONVILLE, Ark.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Walmart Foundation announced today nearly $4 million in grants to organizations working to fight hunger in...

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Alex Lee signs agreement to acquire W. Lee Flowers & Co.

Alex Lee, Inc. BB #:148307 has entered into an agreement to acquire W. Lee Flowers & Co. BB #:171505, a wholesale...

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Wonderful Company owners pledge $750M to Caltech for sustainability research

PRESS RELEASE LOS ANGELES (September 26, 2019) – Philanthropists and entrepreneurs Stewart and Lynda Resnick, owners of The Wonderful Company...

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Wabi-Sabi can save aging produce

If you say the words wabi-sabi to anyone above the age of three, they’re apt to burst out laughing. But...

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Meijer celebrates 85th anniversary 85-cent promotion

PRESS RELEASE: GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — In the midst of the Great Depression in 1934, Hendrik...

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These fruits and vegetables are getting a boost from functional trends

More than a third of consumers are seeking foods that improve their mood, sleep, gut health, fight aging or otherwise...

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The Produce Reporter Week in Review – September 27, 2019

Kroger has a new food hall concept, Arby’s parent company is buying Jimmy John’s, and Pamela thinks Dollar General’s DGX...

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Trade associations offer power allies in trade

This is the first of a multi-part series from Produce Blueprints, in which we explore the role of trade associations...

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Gerawan Farming and Wawona Packing merge to create the leading stone fruit producer

PRESS RELEASE: Fresno and Cutler, CA (September 25, 2019) – Gerawan Farming Inc. (“Gerawan”) BB #:114602 and Wawona Packing Co., LLC...

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Kroger opens first food hall concept store

PRESS RELEASE: CINCINNATI, Sept. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The Kroger Co. BB #:100073 (NYSE: KR) opened a new, 52,000-square-foot urban...

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Dwight Ferguson to moderate PMA Fresh Summit discussion with Earvin “Magic” Johnson

PRESS RELEASE NEWARK, DE – Produce Marketing Association (PMA) BB #:153708 has announced that PMA board member and president and...

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Arby’s, Sonic parent company to acquire Jimmy John’s

PRESS RELEASE: ATLANTA & CHAMPAIGN, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Inspire Brands (“Inspire”) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire...

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