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The most expansive province in Canada, Quebec’s fertile land stretches for nearly 600,000 square miles and encompasses more than eight...

During the cold depths of January, not much grows in the northeastern half of the United States except icicles and...

As businesses grow more dependent on technology, protection from malevolent and mechanical threats becomes a greater imperative. It is less...

Canada’s retail environment for produce is highly consolidated among a handful of supermarket and discount chains, and competition is fierce...

As most in the business know, there are striking similarities between the Canadian and U.S. produce industries, as well as...

Chicago’s history of blue collar, salt-of-the-earth immigrants building skyscrapers and ethnically-based neighborhoods with names like Bucktown, Old Town, and even...

The 15th fastest-growing city in the nation, Atlanta is a thriving transportation hub for the United States as well as...

From a simple math-equation point of view, biotech and genetically engineered (GE) crops make sense. Farmers can save on pesticide...

While the produce industry has been awash in discussion about how to market fresh fruit and vegetables to multiple generations—what about...

Hand-harvesting requires teams of skilled workers willing to work hours of back-breaking labor, often in high temperatures. Yet the scarcity...

With Mexico as the largest supplier of fresh fruit and vegetables to the United States, valued at more than $6.5...

Blue Book Services recently launched the “New Hire Academy,” an online training program designed to help new hires learn the...

The Republic of Italy is a boot-shaped peninsula located in southern Europe, nestled into the Mediterranean Sea. The country is...

Do you ship or distribute certified organic produce? Or, is some of the produce sold in your local market U.S. Department...

Often associated with Europe, the humble potato is a product of the New World. And though its origins are in...

Terminating the service of an employee is never a pleasant task, but many employers fail to fully understand the process...

If you’re over 40, you probably remember the days of eating pretty much the same groups of fruits and vegetables...

The credit department and its personnel can be essential to helping a company increase sales, meet corporate goals, and enhance...