Chilean fresh plum market to U.S. reopens under Systems Approach

As of January 25, the entry of Chilean Plums under Systems Approach has been confirmed and published in the Federal...

3 years ago 2 minute read

PBH welcomes CarrieAnn Arias as 2022 Chairman of the Board

January 26, 2022 – The Produce for Better Health Foundation BB #:157162 welcomes its 2022 Executive Committee, including 2022 Chairman...

3 years ago 6 minute read

Square Roots, Gordon Food Service open indoor farm in Wisconsin

First harvests are scheduled for spring 2022, reaching local consumers in Kenosha and the broader Chicago and Milwaukee metropolitan areas...

3 years ago 5 minute read

Stop & Shop to increase access to fresh and healthy food in Massachusetts

QUINCY, Mass., Jan. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Stop & Shop BB #:101396 and Boston-based nonprofit About Fresh announced today...

3 years ago 5 minute read

Mission Produce launches ‘It’s Your Game Too’ social media campaign

OXNARD, Calif., Jan. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mission Produce Inc. BB #:118126, the world leader in sourcing, producing, and...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Green Life Farms’ Florida facility in full production

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Green Life Farms has completed the process of optimizing the former Finn Farms facility in Punta Gorda,...

3 years ago 2 minute read

AFF appoints new board, approves 2022 consumer research project

At its recent meeting, the Alliance for Food and Farming (AFF) appointed Kyla Oberman, Director of Marketing for California Giant...

3 years ago 5 minute read

Organic fresh produce sales up 5.5 percent from 2020

MONTEREY, CA — Organic fresh produce grew sales by 5.5 percent in 2021, topping $9 billion for the first time,...

3 years ago 5 minute read

Banana problems: A virus and European buyers

“If the situation doesn’t change, there is no future for banana production,” says Marike de Peña, a producer of organic...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Capay Organic, Creekside Organics to merge

Capay Organic BB #:182882 and Creekside Organics, Inc. BB #:276546 announce the merger of their strengths into one organization under...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Supply Chain Solutions: A demographics disadvantage

A big contributing factor to the truck driver shortage is demographics. Nearly a quarter of the current trucking workforce will...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Walmart invests in indoor farmer Plenty

BENTONVILLE, Ark. & SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Walmart BB #:143789 and Plenty Unlimited Inc. BB #:356949, today announced Walmart...

3 years ago 5 minute read

Plenty secures $400MM in investments

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Plenty Unlimited Inc., BB #:356949 an indoor, vertical farming technology company that can grow clean produce...

3 years ago 5 minute read

SpartanNash extends distribution footprint with California partnership

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Food solutions company SpartanNash BB #:104892, today announced it is expanding its distribution footprint with new operations...

3 years ago 4 minute read

AgriTech startup Greenlabs earns $140MM investment for global expansion

SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Greenlabs, a startup member of Born2Global Centre, has announced that it has...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Deliverect raises $150MM in funding, reaches 100MM orders processed

NEW YORK and LONDON, Jan. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Deliverect, a global scale-up that simplifies online ordering for more than...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Ocean Mist starts Coachella artichoke season

CASTROVILLE, Calif. – Ocean Mist Farms, BB #:111742 the leading grower and marketer of fresh artichokes in the U.S., announces...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Uber partners with Smart & Final to expand West coast grocery offering

California stores will offer delivery of alcohol, making them Uber’s first major US grocery partner to do so SAN FRANCISCO...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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