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Get another shot at a Food Box contract

Produce companies that were denied a USDA Farmers to Families Food Box contract in the first period have an opportunity...

5 years ago 3 minute read

As wedding planner promises deliveries, congressmen call for cancellation in $39 million contract

With aerial shots of thousands in line to pick up food at the San Antonio Food Bank making the national...

5 years ago 3 minute read

House Ag Committee leaders press USDA for Food Box program answers

WASHINGTON DC (May 22, 2020) – House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight and Department Operations Chair Marcia L. Fudge, Subcommittee...

5 years ago 3 minute read

Chelan Fresh feels well prepared for food box contract

Chelan Fresh Marketing BB #:170403 Chelan, WA, sees its participation in USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box program as a...

5 years ago 2 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – May 22, 2020

Greg and Pamela discuss the roller coaster $40 million contract awarded to Ben Holtz of California Avocados Direct in the...

5 years ago 1 minute read

USDA responds to United Fresh’s food box program questions

Statement from Tom Stenzel, United Fresh CEO, regarding USDA response: We greatly appreciate the serious commitment to oversight that USDA...

5 years ago 2 minute read

USDA terminates avocado grower’s $40MM food box contract

Ben Holtz, whose small produce company won a $40 million USDA Farmers to Families Food Box contract, said USDA terminated...

5 years ago 3 minute read

Bay Area companies partner in USDA food box program

PRESS RELEASE: South San Francisco – In this age of change, uncertainty and financial loss, two Bay Area companies have...

5 years ago 3 minute read

Georgia-based T&T Produce plans 15,000 boxes a week through USDA program

RINGGOLD, GA (May 18, 2020) – U.S. Department of Agriculture Awards a $1.8 million contract to Chattanooga produce distributor, T&T...

5 years ago 2 minute read

California Avocados Direct says food box program on hold

Ben Holtz, owner of Ben Holtz Consulting and partner in family business California Avocados Direct, received a $40 million USDA...

5 years ago 1 minute read

Northwest distributors partner for food box fulfillment

A $25 million government contract for six weeks seems massive and daunting, but if anyone can fulfill it, it’s a...

5 years ago 3 minute read

PMA, United issue letter to USDA offering food box assistance

The following letter was sent by the Produce Marketing Association and the United Fresh Produce Association following the USDA’s Farmers...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Food box program presents $40MM challenge for avocado grower

Ben Holtz’s small produce company won a $40 million USDA Farmers to Families Food Box contract. Now he has to...

5 years ago 4 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – May 15, 2020

Pamela and Greg discuss the controversial bid selection process in the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box program, and why...

5 years ago 1 minute read

DiMare Fresh outlines Farmers to Families Food Box plan

DALLAS, Texas (May 14, 2020) – DiMare Fresh, BB #:101247 a value-added distribution company specializing in produce and floral, has...

5 years ago 3 minute read

Inside one company’s USDA Farmers to Families food box plan

C&C Produce, Inc. BB #:149142 Kansas City, MO, earned a $21 million contract as part of USDA’s Farmers to Families...

5 years ago 2 minute read

United Fresh letter requests accountability for USDA Farmers to Families Food Box contracts

Tom Stenzel, president and CEO of the United Fresh Produce Association BB #:145458, issued the following letter to Bruce Summers,...

5 years ago 6 minute read

USDA approves $1.2 billion in contracts for Farmers to Families Food Box Program

Here are the the contracts related to fresh produce and combination boxes valued above $10 million: Caribbean Produce Exchange $107,040,000...

5 years ago 4 minute read

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