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Michigan asparagus season kicks off
Dewitt, MI, May 18, 2020 — As consumers eagerly await the arrival of this season’s crop of Michigan asparagus, the...
Pallet problems add more costs to supply chain
With lumber prices many times higher than a year ago, wood pallets are more expensive and harder to find, adding...
Performance Food Group to acquire C-store wholesaler
• Acquisition expands PFG’s geographic reach and market diversification into the growing convenience store channel, adding approximately $17 billion to...
Bowery Farming unveils research and breeding hub, Farm X
NEW YORK, May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Bowery Farming, the largest vertical farming company in the United States, today announced...
Eastern Cantaloupe Growers Association launches Flavor of Sunshine Campaign for 2021
LAGRANGE, GA – The Eastern Cantaloupe Growers Association (ECGA), a leading food safety and advocacy group for Eastern Cantaloupe growers...
Jacobs Farm del Cabo introduces paper clamshell
Jacobs Farm del Cabo BB #:158898 is excited to introduce a paper-based clamshell under the del Cabo brand as an...
New York Apple Association adds staff
FISHERS, NY – As the New York Apple Association BB #:153673 ramps up its retail and foodservice promotional plans for...
Vertical Harvest Maine, Sodexo pair for local produce on college campuses
Westbrook, Maine, May 18, 2021 — Sodexo, a global food service provider and one of Maine’s largest employers, today announced...
Cosmic Crisp apple earns big dollars for early adopters
Yakima, WA- May 14, 2021 Cosmic Crisp apple’s meteoric growth is the big story in the latest round of April...
Pure Flavor’s eMagazine celebrates greenhouse-grown Spring items
Leamington, ON (May 17th, 2021) – With spring firmly settling in with longer, warmer days on the horizon, greenhouse vegetable...
Andy Boy products featured in virtual cooking classes
In the spring of 2020, we were challenged with restaurants closing and families at home swinging open cabinet doors and...
USDA lifts PACA sanctions on Texas business
WASHINGTON, March 18, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Always Fresco LLC, satisfied a $40,885 reparation...
FDA investigation of 2020 Salmonella outbreak linked to red onions points to irrigation water
For Immediate Release: May 13, 2021 The following quote is attributed to Frank Yiannas, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy...
AMI: Lack of labor causing mushroom shortage
Avondale, PA, May 13, 2021 – “Retailers are facing fresh mushroom shortages as producers struggle to find labor for their...
USDA lifts PACA sanctions on Florida company
WASHINGTON, May 13, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Suncrest Produce Solutions BB #:288380 satisfied a...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – May 14, 2021
Pamela and Greg talk ghost kitchens, and how they mirror growth in the retail sector, and what’s new with retail...
USDA restricts PACA violators in Illinois and New Jersey
WASHINGTON, May 13, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on two produce businesses for failing...
Yowzers – this pepper brings the sweet heat
I’m a big fan of getting to try all kinds of new produce coming to market, so when Mastronardi Produce...
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