Equitable Food Initiative Receives Walmart Foundation Grant to Promote Responsible Labor Practices in Mexico

WASHINGTON, July 23, 2019 – Equitable Food Initiative has received a $1.2 million grant from Walmart Foundation BB #:143789 to...

6 years ago 4 minute read

Wonderful Pistachios honored with snacking award

PRESS RELEASE LOS ANGELES – July 23, 2019 – Wonderful Pistachios BB #:115157 continues to crack open boundaries with snackthusiasts,...

6 years ago 3 minute read

U.S. tomato growers support latest proposal for a new suspension agreement

PRESS RELEASE The Florida Tomato Exchange appreciates the efforts by the U.S. Department of Commerce to construct a new Tomato...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Alsum partner Trembling Prairie Farms to start Wisconsin celery harvest

PRESS RELEASE MARKESAN, WI, July 23, 2019 — Alsum Farms & Produce BB #:105137 grower partner, Trembling Prairie Farms Inc....

6 years ago 3 minute read

Scientific study shows produce consumption improves life expectancy and quality

PRESS RELEASE July 22, 2019 – As part of the Produce for Better Health Foundation’s BB #:157162 long-standing commitment to...

6 years ago 7 minute read

GreenFruit Avocados to introduce shelf-life extending boxes at PMA Foodservice

PRESS RELEASE Newport Beach, CA (July 23, 2019) — Fully-integrated grower and shipper GreenFruit Avocados BB #:297448 will be introducing...

6 years ago 2 minute read

VIDEO: NatureFresh Unveiled Mini Cucumbers

To say my sons love cucumbers is putting it lightly. We easily mow through six regular seedless cucumbers a week,...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Gladstone Land Acquires Land and Facilities in South Florida

MCLEAN, Va., July 22, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gladstone Land Corporation (Nasdaq: LAND) (“Gladstone Land” or the “Company”) announced that...

6 years ago 7 minute read

Competition characterizes retail in New Jersey

Although retail changes in New Jersey were a mixed bag for 2018 and early 2019, a few have created challenges...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Papaya importer denies its role in salmonella outbreak

The papaya importer named by the Food and Drug Administration as “likely linked” to the Salmonella outbreak that’s sickened more...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Frozen mango referendum passes by 2.5% margin

July 19, 2019 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that the mango industry favored the amendment to expand...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Church Brothers to bring three new products to foodservice expo

PRESS RELEASE SALINAS, Calif. – July 22, 2019 – Church Brothers Farms BB #:161800 is introducing three on-trend products, Sweet...

6 years ago 3 minute read

The system melts down without trust

I talk often about the importance of trust in the produce business, but it’s critical to all business. In the...

6 years ago 2 minute read

On the road: Grocery Outlet

SEASIDE, CA—There’s a reason I’ve been seeking out Grocery Outlet BB #:154673 stores every time I’m nearby. The Emeryville-based chain is...

6 years ago 3 minute read

A rare insider view of produce at Trader Joe’s

Did you know…Trader Joe’s BB #:162286 doesn’t source produce at terminal markets? That 32% of produce SKUs are organic? That...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Avocado prices lower, but staying strong

A snapshot look at the data explains how the fresh avocado market in the U.S. remains strained under pressure to...

6 years ago 2 minute read

USDA Awards Agricultural Trade Promotion Funding

Washington, D.C., July 19, 2019 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Aldi and Trader Joe’s: Are they related?

A popular misconception about Aldi U.S. BB #:116756 is that it’s a sibling company, or at least a cousin, to...

6 years ago 2 minute read

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