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Warm weather transit temps – how to handle a hot trip
The Problem Warm weather blamed for warm temperatures in transit. The Key Point Carriers are expected to maintain transit temperatures...
CPS announces “Innovation Challenge” grant – GRABIT
The Center for Produce Safety has announced $500,000 is available to fund the center’s first Innovation Challenge. Dave Corsi, chair...
Guatemala builds on banana business
With a population of over 16 million and a GDP over $136 billion, the “Land of Eternal Spring” has been...
The Year Ahead: Search for new marketing appeals
The next step in the perishables pipeline—after harvesting, packaging, and shipping a product—is marketing. Several trends carried over from 2018...
Texas vegetable industry mourns loss of 1015 Supersweet onion pioneer
COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Leonard Pike, a Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist who pioneered the 1015 Supersweet onion and the...
Be careful linking your brand to a cause
No. That should be your first response when someone inside – or more likely – outside your company suggests you...
OPS 2019 registration opens
The 2019 Organic Produce Summit has opened registration for the July 10-11 event in Monterey, CA. Organizers tout it as...
GoodFarms™ receives “Communitas Award for Excellence” in corporate social responsibility
COMPANY RELEASE – GoodFarms, the consumer-facing, ethical-positioned brand from Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce, has received recognition for its social...
Colombia faces challenges exporting to the U.S.
When the Colombian government signed a ceasefire agreement with the leftist rebel group FARC in 2016, this country of 45...
The Year Ahead: Branding and storytelling
Produce marketers look for new ways to differentiate their product. “Suppliers want to really draw consumers in with their branding,”...
Meet the Cabo Diablo
Company Press Release — Jacobs Farm Del Cabo, a leader in organic and sustainable farming of fresh herbs and vegetables...
Working capital: The lifeblood of a business
Working capital is very important to the financial health of a business that purchases product and is allowed to pay...
Oppy urges retailers to “PepperUP” with big Divemex displays
COMPANY PRESS RELEASE — Creative pepper displays can earn cash in more ways than one. Not only are Sweet Bell...
Watch out for Marty, the googly-eyed retail robot
Company Press Release — Nearly 500 robots will be coming to the stores of Ahold Delhaize USA brands Stop &...
What does Target’s new head of food say about the company’s future?
Minneapolis-based Target Corp. reported strong holiday sales, along with key executive changes, including naming a new president of food and...
Limoneira Company announces a record year with 2018 results
COMPANY FINANCIAL RELEASE — Limoneira Company, a diversified citrus growing, packing, selling, and marketing company with related agribusiness activities and real...
Argentina offers wide ag variety
Agricultural products account for more than half of Argentina’s total exports. While the bulk is wheat, fresh produce plays a...
The Year Ahead: Ingenuity and innovation
Will 2019 be a renaissance for managing postharvest freshness in produce? Kristen Park, extension specialist at Cornell University thinks so....
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