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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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...