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Mushroom Council celebrates National Mushroom Month
Mushrooms are everywhere: in restaurants, in the press, in your kitchenâŠeven in furniture design. With CNN calling them âthe new...
FFVA highlights report showing $4B economic impact of unfair trade
Aug. 30, 2021 — On Monday, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) released its latest report on...
CFIA expands Curation Foods/Eat Smart brand salad recall
Ottawa, August 26, 2021 – The food recall warning issued on August 24, 2021 has been updated to include additional...
Kalera hires Chief Marketing Officer
ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kalera AS, one of the fastest-growing and largest vertical farming companies in...
PMA/United Fresh names executive committee
Newark, De. and Washington D.C. â Future Co-CEOs Cathy Burns of Produce Marketing Association BB #:153708 and Tom Stenzel of...
Nature Fresh Farms adds to sales team
The greenhouse growing company, Nature Fresh Farms BB #:274537 has expanded its sales team with two new hires and is...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – August 27, 2021
Foodservice is a little shaky right now, and labor isn’t the only problem. Consumers are pulling back on in-person dining...
Some consumers can forgive labor problems
American consumers have noticed labor problems, especially in the foodservice industry, but more than 60 percent said they are sympathetic....
Technomic: Foodservice up 1.1% from 2019, 31% from 2020
CHICAGO, Aug. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Technomic’s TIndex, the index on total foodservice industry reported monthly, was down slightly in...
Bonduelle Italy CEO named CEO of Bonduelle Fresh Americas
Irwindale, Calif. – Aug. 26, 2021 â Bonduelle Fresh Americas, the U.S.-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of Bonduelle and home of Ready...
Schnucks deploys inventory robots chainwide
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Schnuck Markets, Inc. BB #:105541 announced an industry-first chainwide expansion with Simbe Roboticsâ...
Shuman Farms gears up for Peruvian sweet onion season
Reidsville, GA â Shuman Farms BB #:362826 has RealSweet high quality, premium sweet onions from Peru on hand and are...
West Pak Avocado hires sourcing director
Murrieta, CA (August 23, 2021) – West Pak Avocado BB #:117036, a global supplier of fresh avocados, proudly welcomes Stephen...
Taylor Farms invests in greenhouse market
North America’s largest grower and processor of leafy greens invests in the emerging market of indoor growing SALINAS, Calif., Aug....
CFIA issues food recall warning for Eat Smart brand Asian Sesame Chopped Salad Kit
Ottawa, August 24, 2021 – Curation Foods BB #:117213 is recalling Eat Smart brand Asian Sesame (SĂ©same asiatique) Chopped Salad...
HAB study shows bagged avocado sales rose more than 25%
MISSION VIEJO, CA â Bagged avocados are finding their way into the grocery baskets of U.S. avocado shoppers as bags...
OPS announces education session: What Lies Ahead for E-Commerce?
Monterey, CA â The growth of online/direct-to-consumer purchasing and the opportunities for organic fresh produce companies to play an increasing...
Stemilt first tree fruit company to achieve EFI certification
WENATCHEE, Wash. â Stemilt BB #:113654 received new Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) certifications in August to become the first apple,...
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