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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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