Frieda’s promotes dragon fruit for Lunar New Year

Anaheim, CA — Frieda’s Branded Produce BB #:388120 is ready to celebrate the Year of the Dragon with you and...

1 year ago 3 minute read

Washington attorney general to sue to block Kroger-Albertsons merger

Yet another installment of the drawn-out drama of the Kroger BB #:100073-Albertsons BB #:193326 merger comes with news that Bob...

1 year ago 2 minute read

Chilean 2023 fresh fruit shipments drop in volume, grow in value

During January-November 2023, Chile exported a total of 2,947,000 tons of fruit for a value of $6.89 billion FOB, (sales...

1 year ago 3 minute read

AI: Robots as allies

Automation can be pricey, particularly for smaller operations, Thuan Ngo, vice president of data and technical services with San Jose,...

1 year ago 4 minute read

D’Arrigo California now offers baby gem lettuce

Salinas, California – January 11, 2024 – D’Arrigo California, BB #:114843 a 100-year-old farming company known for excellence in innovation,...

1 year ago 4 minute read

House members send bipartisan letter requesting H-2A visa guestworker wage freeze

Washington, January 11, 2024 — Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) was joined by 74 of his colleagues on a bipartisan...

1 year ago 8 minute read

Stone fruit giant Prima Wawona plans to liquidate

Prima Wawona BB #:165373 Cutler, CA, plans to liquidate and has given employees 60-day termination notices. According to a court...

1 year ago 2 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – January 12, 2024

Pamela and Greg break down the latest Retailer Preference Index from dunnhumby, why lawmakers need to put the brakes on...

1 year ago 1 minute read

Bee Sweet offers specialty citrus for New Year

FOWLER, Calif., – Bee Sweet Citrus BB #:123033 has an assortment of specialty citrus varieties available for shoppers aiming to...

1 year ago 2 minute read

The Oscars for retail grocery from dunnhumby

The fascination in the produce industry with rankings of grocery retailers resembles that of the general population with the Oscars....

1 year ago 2 minute read

Peru, Chile lead world table grape exports in 2022-2023

World production of table grapes reached 27,898,000 tons in the 2022/2023 campaign, showing an increase of 4.4 percent compared to...

1 year ago 4 minute read

7-Eleven to acquire 204 remaining Stripes, Laredo Taco stores

IRVING, Texas, Jan. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — 7-Eleven, Inc. announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 204 stores...

1 year ago 2 minute read

AI: Automation and labor

Produce suppliers are looking to artificial intelligence to solve longstanding—and deteriorating—labor challenges, for multiple reasons, says Thuan Ngo, vice president...

1 year ago 2 minute read

Peruvian Asparagus Importers’ Association announces new chairmen

January 8, 2024 — At their 2023 October Board Meeting in Anaheim, California, the Peruvian Asparagus Importers’ Association (PAIA) announced...

1 year ago 4 minute read

Hass Avocado Board promotes ‘Build a Better Sandwich’

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — As MyPlate National Strategic Partners, the Grain Foods Foundation, Hass Avocado Board, National Association of State Departments of...

1 year ago 6 minute read

Church Brothers names VP of packaging procurement

SALINAS, Calif. – January 5, 2024 – Church Brothers Farms BB #:161800 today announced that Amelia Firme has joined the...

1 year ago 3 minute read

VIDEO: Low temps, ice hit desert crops, causing damage and delays

Markon Cooperative BB #:123315 released this crop update on the Arizona/California desert region January 10, 2024: Cold temperatures and lettuce...

1 year ago 2 minute read

Publix opens its first Kentucky store

January 10, 2024 LAKELAND, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Publix BB #:110909 opened its first store in Kentucky, entering its eighth state of...

1 year ago 4 minute read

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