BREAKING: PMA, United Fresh to merge in 2022

WASHINGTON D.C. and NEWARK, DE (March 31, 2021) – The Boards of Directors of the Produce Marketing Association BB #:153708...

4 years ago 5 minute read

Produce working group sends 30 food box recommendations to USDA

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 31, 2021 – Today, United Fresh Produce Association’s BB #:145458 Produce Box Working Group presented USDA...

4 years ago 6 minute read

Feds turn off tap in San Joaquin Valley

Sometimes the news items that I find most staggering go almost unremarked in most quarters. The latest story that fell...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Foodservice Recovery Part 1: The Near Term

For the last year, the Produce Marketing Association BB #:153708 has met with a group of members weekly to discuss...

4 years ago 4 minute read

AeroFarms and Hortifrut to partner on blueberries, caneberries in vertical farms

NEWARK, N.J. & SANTIAGO, Chile–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AeroFarms, a certified B Corporation and leader in vertical farming, and Hortifrut S.A., BB #:154303...

4 years ago 7 minute read

VetaNova to grow fruits and vegetables in solar powered greenhouses

AVONDALE, Colorado, March 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — VetaNova Inc announced today that on February 1, 2021 VetaNova filed a...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Muscle Maker Grill acquires Florida meal prep business

League City, Texas, March 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Muscle Maker, Inc. the parent company of Muscle Maker Grill, a...

4 years ago 5 minute read

Albertsons Companies and Google partner on grocery tech

BOISE, Idaho & SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Albertsons Companies BB #:193326 and Google today announced a multi-year partnership to make shopping...

4 years ago 5 minute read

Taking the temperature of in-person events 

GRAPEVINE, TX — What’s it like to go to a trade show in the age of COVID?   I knew I’d...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Wish Farms opens new HQ in Plant City, FL

Plant City, FL – International grower and year-round marketer of strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries, Wish Farms, BB #:111764 is...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Generation Farms and Fresh Start Produce announce partnership

Generation Farms and Fresh Start Produce Sales Co. announce National Onion Marketing agreement Miami FL-based Generation Farms BB #:369223 and...

4 years ago 2 minute read

California LGMA names new board, bids farewell to former CEO

Sacramento, CA (March 30, 2021) — Several new members have been added to the Board of the California Leafy Greens...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Produce hopes to benefit from new USDA leadership’s promises of better outreach

USDA announced its new Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative last week, and while there are several references to specialty crops,...

4 years ago 3 minute read

United Fresh names 25 retail produce manager honorees

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 30, 2021) – Marking 17 years of recognizing exceptional retail produce managers, United Fresh Produce Association BB...

4 years ago 6 minute read

ProduceIQ: Supply shortages drive prices higher

Prices are on the upswing, climbing another 7 percent on an industry-wide basis. Momentum continues to build as temperatures rise...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Datassential: 10% of all U.S. restaurants have closed permanently

CHICAGO, March 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Datassential revealed that 10.2 percent of U.S. food establishments have closed permanently since the...

4 years ago 2 minute read

AgroFresh reaches patent infringement settlement with Decco Post-Harvest

PHILADELPHIA, March 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AgroFresh Solutions, Inc., a global leader in produce freshness solutions, today announced the...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Viva Fresh delivers first in-person produce event

GRAPEVINE, TX—For the first in-person event in a year, the Texas International Produce Association’s Viva Fresh Expo had three key...

4 years ago 2 minute read

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