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