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Chilean kiwifruit season in full swing

With season export projections of 145,000 tons of kiwifruit, Chile has shipped 76% of this (110,624 tons of kiwifruit worldwide)...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Gene-edited produce makes its case to consumers

Gene-edited food is different than genetically modified in several ways, and maybe most importantly, how it’s being communicated to consumers....

4 years ago 2 minute read

FPAA and TIPA support bipartisan efforts to maintain the standard definitions in 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement

Bipartisan Group Led by Congressman Vicente Gonzalez Urges Dept. of Commerce to Reject Reinterpretation of TSA and changes to the...

4 years ago 5 minute read

Indoor ag firm Local Bounti adds former Amazon executive

HAMILTON, Mont., July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Breakthrough U.S. indoor agriculture company Local Bounti Corporation today announced the appointment of...

4 years ago 5 minute read

Pittsburgh wholesaler tests home delivery

PITTSBURGH, July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — For over 65 years, Pittsburgh’s Consumer Fresh Produce BB #:292771 has provided fresh fruits...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Technomic index shows June foodservice growth

CHICAGO, July 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The June TIndex—Technomic’s index on the total foodservice industry reported monthly, comparing year-over-year performance—represents...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Dole revises IPO, lowers valuation by $400MM

Dole plc BB #:124463 revised the terms of its initial public offering, lowering the expected price of shares to $16...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Trading Assistance: Reefer Download vs. Portable Recorder

All things considered, fresh produce vendors and carriers work pretty darn well together. Reasonable people with an eye toward future...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Flavor of Sunshine campaign grows marketing momentum for Eastern Cantaloupes

LAGRANGE, GA – While genetically similar, there is a big difference between the sweet, juicy cantaloupes grown during the balmy...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Kwik Lok promotes executives in HR, marketing

YAKIMA, Wash. – Kwik Lok Corporation, BB #:145509 headquartered in Yakima, Washington, has created two new positions, Chief People Officer...

4 years ago 3 minute read

USDA celebrates National Farmers Market Week August 1-7

Tom Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, released a proclamation celebrating National Farmers Market Week August 1-7. “I call upon the...

4 years ago 1 minute read

BrightFarms recall expands to include baby spinach

ROCHELLE, Ill., July 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — JULY 28, 2021 RECALL EXPANSION: BrightFarms today initiated a voluntary recall expansion of...

4 years ago 3 minute read

AppHarvest secures $91 Million to support expansion

MOREHEAD, Ky., July 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AppHarvest, Inc., a leading AgTech company, public benefit corporation, and Certified B...

4 years ago 3 minute read

LGMA hopeful Canada will accept testing mandate

California leafy green grower-shippers are optimistic that Canada will ease its restrictions on their product later this year. Last October,...

4 years ago 2 minute read

HelloFresh Market expands offerings beyond dinners to everyday essentials like fresh produce

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HelloFresh BB #:299518, America’s leading meal kit company, announced today the launch of HelloFresh Market, an online store...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Vanguard International remembers Marcela Riquelme

ISSAQUAH, WA – Marcela Riquelme was a caring wife, mother, co-worker, and friend. She left this world suddenly on July...

4 years ago 2 minute read

UNFI appoints CEO

PROVIDENCE, R.I.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–United Natural Foods, Inc. BB #:158953 today announced the appointment of J. Alexander (Sandy) Miller Douglas to the...

4 years ago 7 minute read

ProSource Produce and Arrowhead Potato enter sales partnership

Hailey, ID, July 21, 2021 – Rupert, Idaho based potato grower-shipper Arrowhead Potato Co., (A d/b/a Moss Produce LLC.) BB...

4 years ago 3 minute read

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