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Viva Fresh expands Innovation Awards
Company Press Release — The Viva Fresh Expo is taking a new approach for the second annual Gateway to Innovation...
Final update on the outbreak of E. coli infections linked to romaine lettuce
CDC Food Safety Alert: Final CDC update on the outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to romaine lettuce. The...
Chile looks to build on top exporter status
One of the longest countries in the world, Chile features everything from mountains (nearly 75 percent of the country is...
The Year ahead: Additional regulatory scrutiny
While increased food safety scrutiny is nothing new, the produce industry will experience more regulatory attention in 2019. Jennifer McEntire,...
The Digital 2019 Know Your Commodity Guide Is Available!
The 2019 digital edition of the Know Your Commodity Guide is here! This guide provides you with in-depth profile information on an...
Reparation Report: After buyer bows out
The following is a Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) example of its ruling when a buyer reneges on a sale...
Strawberry prices look strong for Valentine’s Day
Buyers should expect to have strawberries for Valentine’s Day promotions, but supplies won’t be high enough to offer consumers great...
New bill reignites Florida vs. Mexico tensions
The Florida vs. Mexico agriculture dispute is heating up again, as three Florida Congressmen have introduced a bill to protect...
Oppy highlights Pacific Rose apples
Company Press Release — Packing a large majority of the Pacific Rose apples grown in the U.S., Crane Family Orchards...
Jacobs Farm Del Cabo enhances strategic growth with new sourcing manager
Company Press Release– Jacobs Farm Del Cabo, a leader in organic and sustainable farming of fresh herbs and vegetables out...
Free trade has been a winner but will it continue?
In addition to Americans’ healthy appetites, free trade or trade promotion agreements have helped accelerate the growth of business between...
The Year Ahead: Improve food safety
“In food safety, things did not go very well [in 2018],” says Jennifer McEntire, vice president of food safety and...
The impossible dream and reality
Technology is omnipresent. It is making life easier and more difficult—it is hard to figure out how to use all...
The 2019 Trading & Transportation Guidelines digital edition is available!
Produce professionals can reference essential updated trading and transportation guidelines, expanded to include a new Select References section, discussing the...
Wegmans starts hiring for first NYC store
Rochester, NY-based Wegmans Food Markets isn’t planning to open its first New York City location until this fall, but hiring...
Who cares if dollar stores sell more food than Whole Foods?
A story made the rounds a few weeks ago about a study that showed dollar stores sell more food...
Millennial, Hispanic shoppers outpace organic spending
In its year-end analysis of Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Chicago-based Nielsen says Americans are spending more on organics than ever...
Landec Corporation reports second quarter 2019 results
COMPANY FINANCIAL RELEASE — Landec Corporation (NASDAQ: LNDC), a leading innovator of diversified health and wellness solutions with two operating businesses,...