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Online grocer Farmstead expanding to Chicago
CHICAGO, Jan. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Farmstead, the first online grocer to offer fresh, high-quality groceries, delivered for free,...
Colombian ag exports reach new record in 2021
Colombia’s Ministry of Agriculture announced that ag exports set a new record by reaching $8.496 billion in 2021, with 27...
The ultraprocessed American palate
Here’s a guessing game: what percentage of calories consumed by Americans comes from ultraprocessed foods? It’s 57 percent, as of...
Bobalu Berry Farms shares 2022 expansions
Oxnard, CA – As Bobalu Berry Farms BB #:354734 reflects on their 60-year anniversary coming into the 2022 season, the...
The Year Ahead: Food safety & traceability
According to the CDC’s Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet), there were 26 percent fewer foodborne infections in 2020 compared...
LG brings service robot to U.S. market
LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., Jan. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — LG Business Solutions USA announced that the LG CLOi ServeBot is coming to...
Canada reverses decision on truckers, vaccine mandate back on
January 13, 2022 – Ottawa, ON – Public Health Agency of Canada Statement Today, the Minister of Health, the Honourable...
Florida citrus forecast drops again
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released its Citrus January Forecast Jan. 12. All Oranges 44.5 Million Boxes The 2021-2022 Florida...
Bolthouse Farms introduces immunity beverages
BAKERSFIELD, Calif., Jan. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bolthouse Farms, BB #:111358 one of the biggest carrot growers and distributors...
Fruits and vegetable show big price jump in December CPI report
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.5 percent in December on a seasonally adjusted basis after...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – January 14, 2022
We’re talking shifts in foodservice, particularly in the mass market casual sector with TGI Fridays launching a new to-go concept,...
Wakefern to pilot AI-based frictionless checkout technology
TEL AVIV, Israel and KEASBEY, N.J., Jan. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Trigo, an Israel-based computer vision company disrupting retail with...
Instacart takes on takeout with Ready Meal delivery
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Instacart, the leading online grocery platform in North America, today announced the launch...
FFVA says ITC Report on Cucumber, Squash imports shows harm to domestic growers
FFVA BB #:153753 Statement on ITC Report on Cucumber, Squash Imports January 14, 2022 — For decades, unfair trade practices...
Cucumber imports: Advantage may be quality, not price
Increasing imports, particularly from Mexico, have been a source of complaint for U.S. cucumber growers. The default response is usually...
The Year Ahead: Consumer marketing goes beyond sampling
Product sampling was put on hold during the pandemic due to safety concerns, but will it come back? And at...
GAB Operations to open new cold storage facility in South Texas
Laredo, TX — A M King has completed construction of a south Texas distribution center for Mexico-based GAB Operations, LLC...
Broccoli, cauliflower prices rising due to desert cold
Persistent cold weather in the Arizona and California desert growing regions is slowing broccoli and cauliflower growth, limiting supplies and...
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