Campbell and Joshua Green Corporation sign definitive agreement for sale of Campbell Fresh plant

Campbell Soup Company has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement for the sale of its Everett, Washington, refrigerated soup plant...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Fast-tracking fresh for mid-market retailers: iTradeNetwork introduces a new fresh trading, traceability and supply chain analytics platform

iTradeNetwork, the leading global provider of on-demand supply chain management and intelligence solutions for the food and beverage industry, is...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Hormel Foods reports first quarter results & reaffirms fiscal 2019 guidance

Hormel Foods Corporation, a leading global branded food company, has reported results for the first quarter of fiscal 2019. All...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Key buyers to attend PMA Fresh Connections: Retail

PRESS RELEASE Newark, Del. – More than 30 produce buyers from 24 companies are scheduled to attend Produce Marketing Association’s...

6 years ago 4 minute read

Wilcox Fresh welcomes new CEO

Floyd Wilcox & Sons Inc. (dba Wilcox Fresh) is excited to announce and welcome Justin Reynolds as the company’s new CEO....

6 years ago 2 minute read

Stemilt pears no longer use anti-ripening agents

PRESS RELEASE WENATCHEE, Wash. – Pear season is well underway and Stemilt Growers’ Operation Flavor program continues towards pear improvement...

6 years ago 5 minute read

Packaging advances freshness for Nogales shippers

Nogales, AZ, distributors have moved with the times in making some changes to packaging. Covilli Brand Organics, for one, is...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Nogales: Protecting food safety

When it comes to thorny issue of food safety, a technology initiative called Trellis is emerging to help companies exchange...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Food Safety Update: Documentation, tracking, and security

A pivotal part of any food safety plan is documentation and being able to produce the right kind of “paper...

6 years ago 2 minute read

NGA preview: taking on competition

The retail and wholesale supplier members of the National Grocers Association may not have the power and influence of the...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Small California avocado crop will stay West this year

With California projected to harvest its second smallest avocado crop in the last 40 years, only West Coast buyers may...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Village Farms International’s common shares to commence trading on NASDAQ on February 21, 2019.

Village Farms International, Inc., has announced that its common shares will commence trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol...

6 years ago 2 minute read

SpartanNash announces fourth quarter and fiscal year 2018 financial results

Fourth Quarter Net Sales Increase Driven by Continued Strong Growth in Food Distribution Segment of 4.7% 11th Consecutive Quarter of...

6 years ago 7 minute read

Sprouts reports continued sales growth in Q4

Sprouts Farmers Market reported a successful fourth quarter, with an 11 percent sales increase over Q4 last year. For the...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Arizona retail space continues to attract competition

The retail environment in Arizona is conducive to the fresh produce industry and continues to attract new entrants. Tim McCabe,...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Nogales sees more ethnic items

Growth has carried over for Nogales, AZ, importers on ethnic produce, such as cactus for the Hispanic market. The definition...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Food Safety Update: Starting from scratch

At Borton & Sons, Inc. in Yakima, WA, the ongoing quest for cleanliness and food safety is taking the form...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Q&A with Lance Jungmeyer, FPAA: Part 1

The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA) recently celebrated a milestone: its 50th annual convention, drawing members and suppliers...

6 years ago 3 minute read

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