Foodservice: Turning to technology

Technology capabilities in foodservice were improved in myriad ways during the pandemic. “Technology developments in foodservice are really starting to...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Zespri partners with packaging recycling startup, Bower

Editor’s note: This press release has been recalled by the source. 

3 years ago 1 minute read

ProduceIQ: Industry prices soften, still 18% higher than next highest

  Let’s just say it would be quicker to write the list of produce commodities not nearing their record high...

3 years ago 5 minute read

Albertsons accepts EBT payments online for SNAP benefits

BOISE, Idaho – Albertsons Companies BB #:193326 today announced that it has deployed a new online service for Electronic Benefits...

3 years ago 4 minute read

USDA awards more than $70MM in grants for local, Farm to School programs

Washington, D.C., July 25, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it is awarding more than $10...

3 years ago 4 minute read

EBT SNAP now accepted online via the Instacart platform in 10 more states

SAN FRANCISCO – Instacart, the leading grocery technology company in North America, today announced that Electronic Benefits Transfer and Supplemental...

3 years ago 9 minute read

Greenyard/ SealdSweet to market Jalisco avocados

Greenyard USA/SealdSweet is excited to reveal the latest in their ever-growing line-up of fresh fruits and vegetables. Avocados from the...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Yo Quiero! launches new line of avocado cream cheese dips

RHOME, Texas – As part of a highly anticipated national launch, ¡Yo Quiero! has released their first-of-its-kind line of avocado...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Port of Oakland reopens

The Port of Oakland reopened for business as usual on Monday, July 25. Independent truckers have ended a week-long protest...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Tomato Taste Test – Hiiros vs. Sugar Bombs

DALLAS, TX — I always leave produce shows with bags of interesting things to sample. This time I brought back...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Foodservice: New business models

During the pandemic, restaurants and other foodservice operators were forced into new ways of doing business, especially with ordering and...

3 years ago 4 minute read

LGS Specialty Sales begins sourcing avocados from Jalisco, Mexico

NEW ROCHELLE, NY – LGS Specialty Sales, BB #:138665 a leading importer of citrus, avocados, grapes, and persimmons, will begin...

3 years ago 2 minute read

OGVG executive director to retire

LEAMINGTON, ON – The Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG) today announces that our Executive Director/GM Joe Sbrocchi will be retiring...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Storage potatoes running out as summer red, yellow volume rises

Potato prices are rising as the remaining storage crop gets depleted. But summer red and yellow potato volume is rising...

3 years ago 2 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – July 22, 2022

The International Fresh Produce Association released its moonshot consumption goals this week. SNAP and fresh produce figure in a couple...

3 years ago 1 minute read

NJ distributor awarded $111MM government supply contract

U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency: Frank Gargiulo & Son, Hillside, NJ, BB #:132478 has been awarded a maximum...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Peru’s Hass avocados at risk due to lack of fertilizers

Almost 50 percent of the Hass avocado hectares in Peru are at risk due to a shortage of fertilizer, Juan...

3 years ago 1 minute read

At Frieda’s, this season’s most popular pepper has ‘hatched’

The arrival of Hatch Chile Peppers has Chile Heads Poppin’ with Anticipation Los Alamitos, CA – The famous, flavorful, limited-edition...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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