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United Fresh kick starts 2021 with new programming
PRESS RELEASE: WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 30, 2020) – United Fresh Produce Association BB #:145458 will kick start the new year...
Credit Risks: Cutting the cord
It can be enormously difficult, especially for smaller businesses in industries based on relationships and trust, to make the decision...
ProduceIQ: Top 10 drivers affecting 2021’s fresh produce market – Part 1
ProduceIQ is bringing a bonus gift in addition to its weekly market highlights: a look to 2021, analyzing the “new...
Sumo Citrus readies for January shipping
PRESS RELEASE: DINUBA, CA, /PRNewswire/ — Sumo Citrus BB #:155910 is bound to be the most snackable fruit of 2021!...
Five shopper behaviors the COVID-19 pandemic taught us
Editor’s note: This article first published in the Know Your Commodity Guide. Don’t have a copy of the KYC? Read...
Deadline for SEPC scholarship approaches
The Vorhees Vision Scholarship was created to reward the achievements of young individuals who demonstrate a true entrepreneurial spirit in...
New Dietary Guidelines earn kudos from PBH
PRESS RELEASE: December 29, 2020 – The Produce for Better Health Foundation BB #:157162 commends the U.S. Departments of Agriculture...
Credit Risks: Seeing the warning signs
Aside from the obvious signs of a bill coming due and no payment being made, there are many ways to...
Saladworks parent acquires fast-casual competitors, forms WOWorks
PRESS RELEASE: WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The parent company of Saladworks, the nation’s leading fast-casual salad...
FiveStar Gourmet Foods debuts new salad featuring Beyond Meat
PRESS RELEASE: ONTARIO, Calif., Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — FiveStar Gourmet Foods BB #:287188 is setting the trend by partnering...
ProduceIQ: tomatoes, melons, cherries lead modest price increase
ProduceIQ Index: $0.90 /pound, +4.7 percent over prior week (Week ending December 25th) Industry prices rise, though remain at low...
Save A Lot to sell 94% of stores in wholesale transition
PRESS RELEASE: ST. LOUIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Save A Lot, one of the largest discount grocery chains in the U.S., today announced the...
Credit Risks: Identifying bad risks
Poor-performing customers can be as much of a hindrance to business as well-performing ones are a benefit. Credit risk can...
A look ahead to the winter iceberg lettuce market
The pandemic in 2020 disrupted retail and foodservice demand for lettuce, and that will affect plantings in 2021. A look...
FDA links fall E. coli outbreak to leafy greens
Dec. 12, 2020 — The FDA, along with CDC and state and local partners, investigated a multistate outbreak of E. coli...
The two-month Super Bowl season approaches for Avocados from Mexico
Avocados from Mexico has found success with a Super Bowl commercial as part of its campaign around the huge sporting...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – December 25, 2020
In the Christmas edition of Week In Review, Pamela and Greg discuss upcoming avocado promotions, but no Super Bowl TV...
Bobalu shipping 2021 crop strawberries early
(December 22, 2020 – Oxnard, CA) Bobalu, LLC BB #:354734 is seeing better days ahead as the year of 2020...