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Wendy’s looks to produce for seasonal

Wendy’s uses about as much fresh fruits and vegetables as any quick-service restaurant, and it’s shifting to seasonal menu items...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Brighter Bites considers franchise affiliates for growth

Brighter Bites has a vision of programs across the U.S., and may turn to affiliate or franchise programs to do...

6 years ago 2 minute read

U.S.-Mexico trade grows despite noise

NOGALES, AZ – It’s easy to lose track of the facts when there’s so much political noise. President Donald Trump...

6 years ago 2 minute read

FPAA highlights women in leadership

NOGALES, AZ – The 50th version of the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas convention focused on leadership and career...

6 years ago 2 minute read

The most important award in produce

Out of all of the awards given in our industry, no Man or Woman of the Year has the same...

6 years ago 2 minute read

PMA/United labor charter looks to grow

NOGALES, AZ—Produce companies who want to demonstrate their commitment to treating workers well will find many peers who have endorsed...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Will millennials kill bananas too?

There are lists all over the internet of industries that Millennial age consumers have killed – diamonds, napkins, beer, home...

6 years ago 4 minute read

See the winners in the National Watermelon Promotion Board Retail Display Contest

The National Watermelon Promotion Board received 150 entries in this year's Retail Display Contest. See the winners here.

6 years ago 1 minute read

The value of trust

The PACA Trust is a testament to what works. When it was conceived, passed by Congress, and implemented, it was...

6 years ago 5 minute read

Ugly produce’s retail future

Ugly produce was in the news, both good and bad, this week as Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. announced its new Pickuliar...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Fresh Summit’s junk food vibe

ORLANDO, FL—If you spent as much time as I did canvassing the floor at Fresh Summit last week, you might...

6 years ago 3 minute read

The many award winners at 2018 Fresh Summit

ORLANDO, FL – The Produce Marketing Association’s annual Fresh Summit serves as a great time to honor those who have...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Big voices at PMA offer big ideas

ORLANDO, FL – Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit kickoff featured a new theme of Big Voices and offered produce industry...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Fresh produce stars in a food desert oasis

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The concept of the “food desert” has always had a chicken-or-the-egg quality to it. Do people...

6 years ago 4 minute read

Tour Blue Book Services’ expanded produce industry news site

If you visited www.producebluebook.com recently, you may have noticed big changes. We’ve redesigned the site to offer expanded news and...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Who needs blockchain?

6 years ago 1 minute read

Proving shortages: who holds the burden?

The Problem: Receiver claims a shortage as to count on a delivered sale. The Key Point: A boilerplate notation such...

6 years ago 3 minute read

The Produce Reporter returns

6 years ago 1 minute read
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