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PEI potato growers dread a repeat of history
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PMA Takes on Tech top episodes in 2021
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EFI continues to drive workforce development priorities
WASHINGTON – Despite ongoing challenges presented by the COVID pandemic, 2021 was a year of progress for Equitable Food Initiative...
Hy-Vee plans to expand beyond the Midwest
Hy-Vee, Inc. BB #:101759 intends to grow beyond its eight Midwest states. According to a video obtained by the Des...
Publix names new Vice President of Marketing
LAKELAND, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– After 48 years of dedicated service, Publix Super Markets’ BB #:110909 Vice President of Marketing Mark Irby...
Tom Lange Co. announces retirement of CEO
Phil “Rock” Gumpert, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Tom Lange Family of Companies, after 57 years in the produce...
Smart & Final names new President
After nearly 12 years as President and CEO, Dave Hirz announces retirement COMMERCE, Calif. – Smart & Final, BB #:154073...
Credit & Finance: Key department objectives
The credit department holds the key to a company’s revenue. Salespeople bring in the business, but those in credit actually...
Southeastern Grocers pairs private label with rewards program
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Southeastern Grocers Inc. (SEG), parent company and home of Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie BB #:110823...
ASOEX revises down Chilean cherry export estimate
ASOEX has released a second Chilean cherry export estimate for the 2021-2022 season, now estimating that the volume exported this...
Ice in desert delays lettuce harvest, packing
Below freezing weather in the California and Arizona desert areas is causing harvest and packing delays on lettuce varieties. Markon...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – December 17, 2021
Pamela and Greg look into the big mergers and acquisitions this week and the motivation behind Walmart’s and Kroger’s building...
Walmart tops BrandSpark’s Most Trusted Grocer Awards
NEW YORK, Dec. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – Today, in partnership with Newsweek magazine, BrandSpark International announced a special edition of...
Avocado industry welcomes Jalisco to U.S. Mexican avocado imports
DALLAS- The Mexican avocado industry is celebrating the addition of the Jalisco region to the United States import market, following...
Darden Restaurants names new CEO
ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Darden Restaurants, Inc. BB #:111525 announced today that Eugene (Gene) I. Lee, Jr.,...
On the value of a wife
The French philosopher René Guénon denounced the present era as “the reign of quantity”—a time when all values are merely...
Focus on fiber this holiday season
The Thanksgiving-to-New Year, six-week holiday time is known for tempting consumers to overeat and indulge in unhealthy food and drink,...
Kroger Fulfillment Network expands in Indianapolis Area
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Kroger Co. BB #:100073, America’s largest grocery retailer, today announced an expansion of...
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