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PMA: Seats at bigger tables

ANAHEIM, CA—While the produce industry looks to connect with consumers as their lives change via technology and sustainable efforts, PMA...

6 years ago 2 minute read

October freeze may spike onion market

A freeze in the Northwest and Rocky Mountain area at the end of onion harvest may cause a price spike...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Pacific Northwest sees supplier merger

Two Pacific Northwest produce companies have combined their groups. Caruso Produce, Inc., BB #:100737, Portland, OR, acquired the assets of...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Driscoll’s to screen The Last Harvest documentary at Fresh Summit, underscoring ongoing farm labor challenges

PRESS RELEASE: WATSONVILLE, Calif. — Building upon the accomplishment of more than 25 film festival screenings, Driscoll’s BB #:116044 award-winning documentary, The...

6 years ago 4 minute read

Florida Tomato Exchange asks Commerce Department to reopen antidumping investigation

PRESS RELEASE: Washington, D.C., October 14, 2019 – The Florida Tomato Exchange (FTE) BB #:162441 has filed a request for...

6 years ago 4 minute read

On the Road: Price Chopper’s Market Bistro

ALBANY, NY — I kind of feel like I was being pranked at this store, that they somehow knew I...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Produce: The Next Generation

When it comes to the future, many family owned growers and shippers have two and only two choices: the next...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Retailers: How to profit from dietary trends

Retailers can best capitalize on dietary and greater food trends with a mixed-marketing plan—one that combines advertising, promotions, sampling, culinary...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Church Brothers hires vice president of strategic growth and planning

PRESS RELEASE: SALINAS, CA (Oct. 10, 2019) – Church Brothers Farms BB #:161800 hired Rick Russo as the company’s vice...

6 years ago 1 minute read

VIDEO: Tour de Fresh sets new record, plans finish line celebration

Are you ready to celebrate? The annual Tour de Fresh finish line celebration is kicking off next week’s Fresh Summit...

6 years ago 1 minute read

California dials back grape projection to normal volume, supplies into January

PRESS RELEASE: Fresno, CA – The California Table Grape Commission BB #:153597 recently assessed crop volume and projected a final...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Pure Flavor To Launch RedRoyals Cherry Tomatoes At PMA Fresh Summit

PRESS RELEASE: Leamington, ON (October 10th, 2019) While increasing its acreage of traditional greenhouse commodities of Tomatoes, Peppers, Cucumbers, and...

6 years ago 3 minute read

UN launches emergency project to address spread of banana disease

PRESS RELEASE: 3 October 2019, Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched an emergency...

6 years ago 5 minute read

The unique in PMA Fresh Summit

We have no shortage of meetings and conferences in the fresh produce industry, but we all know PMA BB #:153708...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Mexican avocados: En route to 2 million tons of exports by 2030

Many times called “green gold,” Mexican avocados are one of the most appreciated agricultural products in the world allowing Mexico...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Apple harvest goes higher-tech

Apple growers graft their trees, care for them, the weather cooperates, bloom goes well in the spring, and fruit begins...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Discussing undiscuss-ables in business

Every company of any appreciable size has two organizational structures. The first is known to everyone. Well-run companies have it...

6 years ago 4 minute read

UNFI struggles with Supervalu integration

In United Natural Foods Inc.’s BB #:158953 fourth quarter report, executives said the Supervalu integration isn’t going as well as...

6 years ago 1 minute read

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