Sprouts restructures produce buying ahead of new DCs in 2021 

Phoenix-based Sprouts Farmers Market BB #:168563 is moving forward with changes in its produce division that the company hopes will...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Avocados From Mexico signs Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews for football themed promotions

DALLAS, Oct. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Avocados From Mexico (AFM), the No. 1 selling brand of avocados in the U.S.,...

5 years ago 5 minute read

Berry People’s Peruvian grower partnership helps meet consumer demand

Hollister, CA – Berry People BB #:340329, a year-round, full-line shipper of branded organic and conventional strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Duncan Family Farms launches new water use efficiency initiative

Buckeye, AZ – With water in short supply, how can farmers ensure that every drop of water is efficiently used...

5 years ago 5 minute read

Generation Farms adds to their sales staff

Miami, FL — Generation Farms BB #:369223 has added produce industry veteran Mike Harris to their expanding sales team. Harris...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Del Monte to sell off $100 million in land, facilities

In a move the company says will better serve long-term growth, Del Monte Fresh Produce BB #:160808 plans to sell...

5 years ago 3 minute read

California LGMA names Tim York as new CEO

Sacramento, CA Oct. 29, 2020 — Tim York was named as the new Chief Executive Officer of the California Leafy...

5 years ago 3 minute read

Missouri distributor plans big USDA food box expansion

Proffer Wholesale Produce, Inc., BB #:105572 Park Hills, MO, moved from packing about 30,000 boxes of fresh produce a week...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Liability and cargo claims

The Problem Carrier’s insurer denied a claim. The Key Point A carrier’s liability for damaged cargo is not limited by...

5 years ago 2 minute read

PMA’s Center for Growing Talent welcomes new chairman

Newark, DE – Center for Growing Talent (CGT) BB #:291443 has announced that Leonard Batti, vice president at Taylor Farms,...

5 years ago 4 minute read

Duncan Family Farms – Leading by Example

Duncan Family Farms BB #:206668 takes our leadership role in the organic industry very seriously. Our motto is Taking Care of...

5 years ago 4 minute read

Whole Foods Market partners with Infarm in the U.K.

LONDON, Oct. 28, 2020 — Whole Foods Market BB #:147784 customers are now able to purchase a range of fresh...

5 years ago 6 minute read

Organic fresh produce sales continue to register double digit growth

Monterey, CA – Total organic fresh produce sales and volume continued to register double digit growth in the third quarter...

5 years ago 6 minute read

FDA investigating two E. Coli outbreaks

PRESS RELEASE: SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The following quote is attributed to Frank Yiannas, FDA Deputy...

5 years ago 5 minute read

Wakefern Food Corp. announces $18.3 billion in sales

Keasbey, NJ – Wakefern Food Corp. BB #:101244 Chairman and CEO Joseph S. Colalillo, President and COO Joe Sheridan, and...

5 years ago 6 minute read

Apeel adds $30MM in new funding to help smallholder farmers

Santa Barbara, CA, October 27, 2020 — Apeel, BB #:345580 a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer and a CNBC Disruptor...

5 years ago 7 minute read

How fresh produce can hitch up to well-being and immunity trends

Over the past few years, Whole Foods has typically led the charge of food trends predictions for the coming year....

5 years ago 3 minute read

Organically Grown Company rolls out brand update

PORTLAND, OR – Organically Grown Company (OGC) BB #:152299, the Northwest-based organic produce wholesaler, distributor, and grower marketer, introduced a...

5 years ago 5 minute read

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