Summer Stock: Warm weather heats up produce sales

Now that summer is here, produce businesses open up full throttle, though spiraling costs have some suppliers concerned about how...

3 years ago 3 minute read

US Foods opens new DC with sustainability features

June 27, 2022 ROSEMONT, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE) — US Foods Holding Corp. BB #:134354 announced today the opening of the company’s...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Equitable Food Initiative elects two new board members

WASHINGTON – Equitable Food Initiative BB #:385632, the multi-stakeholder workforce development and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Green Chef expands meal kit menu

June 27, 2022 BOULDER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Green Chef, the #1 meal kit for eating well, today announced the expansion of its...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Stemilt names senior sales manager for U.S. and Canada

WENATCHEE, Wash. – Stemilt BB #:113654 is proud to announce that their very own, Brian Evans, current Team Leader/Sales Representative,...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Roundup takes another judicial hit

If Roundup were a human being, at this point it would be pretty depressed. The popular herbicide has received two...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Foot traffic report shows consumers trading down due to inflation

Rising inflation and gas prices has reached consumer spending, according to a new report from Placer.ai. In May 2022, U.S....

3 years ago 5 minute read

Brighter Bites releases 2021 Annual Report

HOUSTON – Brighter Bites, BB #:371141 a nonprofit organization that delivers fresh fruits, vegetables and nutrition education resources directly into...

3 years ago 4 minute read

IFPA previews 2022 Foodservice Conference

June 23, 2022 Newark, De. and Washington D.C. – International Fresh Produce Association’s BB #:378962 Foodservice Conference is coming up...

3 years ago 3 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – June 24, 2022

The majority of restaurant operators don’t have enough staff for on-premise dining, high temperatures are causing quality issues, and consumers...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Ready Pac Foods relaunches Grab-and-Go Bistro Bowl Salads

Irwindale, CA – June 23, 2022 – Today, Bonduelle-owned Ready Pac Foods BB #:114498 announced the relaunch of its Ready...

3 years ago 5 minute read

Foodservice labor crunch: opportunity for value-added produce?

We come across surveys and studies from restaurant operators about the labor crunch regularly. In the latest from Popmenu, restaurant...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Vertical Harvest Farms hires chief of farm operations

JACKSON, Wyo., June 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vertical Harvest, architects and operators of the first vertical hydroponic greenhouse in...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Upward Farms scales its packaging automation

June 24, 2022 NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Indoor AgTech Innovation Summit Harpak-ULMA, the industry leader in smart, connected packaging solutions, announced its...

3 years ago 5 minute read

Driscoll’s to acquire UK’s Berry Gardens

23rd June 2022 — Driscoll’s, BB #:116044 the global market leader of fresh strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries and Berry...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Dole surprises LA youth art director with ‘Everyday Hero’ honors

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – An accomplished youth art director with nearly two decades mentoring artistic expression and healthy living to thousands...

3 years ago 5 minute read

Divine Flavor: A company built from family

Nogales, AZ- It was nearly 16 years ago when the Divine Flavor company BB #:204689 formed and the first shipments...

3 years ago 6 minute read

Peruvian lime exports keep growing

Peruvian limes have seen steady growth and benefitted from health trends during the pandemic. They are exported year round, with...

3 years ago 2 minute read

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