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March 1, 2023 — The Department of Labor released the Final Rule regarding the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) for...

Instacart announces new business-focused offering highlighting retailers Costco Business Center, Staples, Restaurant Depot, BJ’s Wholesale Club, and Gordon Food Service...

As I said in a previous column, https://www.bluebookservices.com2023/02/13/ipfa-looks-at-produce-across-the-globe/ the first State of the Industry Report from the International Fresh Produce...

Here’s a curious statistic: 2.5 billion of the world’s workforce would work harder if their employers treated them better, according...

Finding enough quality workers has been a concern throughout the fresh produce pipeline. The pandemic made that situation worse, as...

NEW YORK – The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index decreased in January following an upwardly revised increase in December 2022. The Index...

The following is an open letter from Joe Erlinger, President of McDonald’s USA California keeps looking for ways to raise...

Well, this is unusual. I come across a news item indicating that growers are quite happy with a government-mandated wage...

There has been a lot of talk about Title 42—a public health measure introduced during the pandemic to staunch the...

Greg and Pamela lament the lack of progress on labor reform from Congress this week, but there’s plenty to celebrate...

Statement by Jim Bair, President & CEO of U.S. Apple Association BB #:145473, December 22, 2022: “This week the Senate...

The produce industry did not get what it wanted for Christmas. What it wanted: passage of the Farm Workforce Modernization...

Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) sponsored and is looking for support for the Affordable and Secure Food Act, introduced December 15....

December 20, 2022 – Newark, DE. and Washington, D.C. – The International Fresh Produce Association BB #:378962, the largest and...

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Restaurant365, the leading all-in-one restaurant enterprise management software today released key findings from...

The grape season in Peru and cherry season in Chile had their shipments interrupted due to demonstrations by different transport...

The numbers of workers employed on fresh fruit and vegetable farms declined from 2019 to 2021, according to a study...

By Richard Smoley Some articles about employee satisfaction have the headline “It’s Not about the Money.” Nonsense. Of course, it...