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Foodservice inflation may be worse than it looks
As the foodservice industry tries to recover from lockdowns, restrictions, and consumer hesitancy, it’s plowing into inflation headwinds that may...
Vichyssoise: A sad food safety story
Vichyssoise is a French potato-leek soup, served cold. It can be delicious, but nobody seems to serve it anymore. That...
Cybersecurity: Rising incidences
Though cybercrime isn’t always in the news, it’s a significant problem and getting worse. “These attacks are happening more than...
Fruit World looks to an organic future
As Fruit World Company, Inc. BB #:187196 Reedley, CA, celebrates its fifth anniversary, its founders can see their original business...
Inside IFPA’s Fresh Field Catalyst program
The applications have been reviewed and the winners have been chosen and the International Fresh Produce Association’s BB #:378962 Fresh...
OPS 2022 announces second CEA educational session
Monterey, CA — The burgeoning growth of controlled environment agriculture (CEA) and how growers and consumers view this emerging segment...
Chilean citrus exporters face challenging season
On the verge of the Chilean citrus season, the citrus committee of the Chilean Association of Fruit Exporters (ASOEX) BB...
Green Life Farms hires GM of Babcock Ranch farm
LAKE WORTH, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Green Life Farms, the leading controlled-environment agriculture grower in the Southeast U.S., is pleased to announce the...
The Fresh Market promo offers free fresh food for a year
GREENSBORO, N.C., May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Being a Member of The Fresh Market’s BB #:155863 Ultimate Loyalty Experience just...
Fresh Express celebrates National Salad Month
ORLANDO, Fla., May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Fresh Express BB #:115030, the brand leader in value added salads, is celebrating...
Data shows how lockdowns devastated restaurants in Canada
TORONTO, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The impact of the pandemic has hit the Canadian Restaurant industry hard and with...
Report shows consumer confidence sinks, cost-cutting grocery strategies
May 05, 2022 PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nearly 75% of consumers have less confidence to spend today as inflation hits a 40-year high...
Flavor Forecast spotlights produce
It looks like guacamole in the photo, but it’s not. It’s Egyptian bessara, and its main ingredient is fava beans....
Sprouts focused on produce as inflation pressures consumers
During the company’s first quarter earnings discussion on May 4, Sprouts Farmers Market BB #:168563 executives said the company’s improvements...
South Texas Onion Committee seeks new members
The South Texas Onion Committee (STOC) is currently seeking producer and handler nominees for Districts 1 (Coastal Bend + Rio...
Cybersecurity: Ransom attacks
The second and third paths of cybercrime attacks noted by Greg Gatzke, president of ZAG Technical Services, Inc., a San...
USDA to conduct vote on South Texas Onion Marketing Order
Date May 03, 2022 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it will conduct another referendum among...
Research shows blueberries have cognitive benefits
FOLSOM, Calif. – A new research study published in Nutrients finds that blueberries have cognitive benefits. More specifically, the equivalent...