ProduceIQ: Lettuce prices spike, but asparagus falls to 10-year low

Produce markets tend to remain in a narrow price band throughout late summer and early fall, August to October. This...

5 years ago 3 minute read

Apple sales on upswing through summer season

WENATCHEE, WA – Stemilt BB #:113654 is back with another edition of its Fast Facts: The Cast video series that...

5 years ago 5 minute read

Demystifying Goodwill: What is it?

Goodwill as a word carries many positive associations: it’s a greeting on a holiday card and a place to drop...

5 years ago 4 minute read

SpartanNash names new president and CEO

GRAND RAPIDS, MI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SpartanNash Company BB #:104892 announced today that it has hired Tony B. Sarsam as President and Chief...

5 years ago 4 minute read

West Pak Avocado announces new director of logistics

Murrieta, CA – West Pak Avocado BB #:117036 is pleased to announce the addition of Ruben Barahona in the new position...

5 years ago 3 minute read

Litehouse acquires Veggiecraft Farms

SANDPOINT, ID, September 11, 2020 – Litehouse, Inc., BB #:171389 a 100% employee-owned company and the No. 1 Refrigerated Salad...

5 years ago 3 minute read

USDA lifts PACA reparation sanctions on Texas produce company

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that The Chop Shop Produce Co. LLC BB...

5 years ago 3 minute read

Stemilt welcomes new Chief Financial Officer

PRESS RELEASE: WENATCHEE, WA – Stemilt Growers LLC BB #:113654 is proud to announce Cristian Wulf as its new Chief...

5 years ago 3 minute read

Guanajuato emerging as Mexican berry power

Mexico is seeing the state of Guanajuato emerge is a bigger player with strawberries showing the evidence. Located in central...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Superfresh kiwi berry season is here

Yakima, WA- Superfresh Growers BB #:113721 kiwi berry season is underway. These “poppable” sweet little berries are the ideal snack...

5 years ago 2 minute read

US Apple names new chair to board of directors

Falls Church, VA — The U.S. Apple Association, BB #:145473 has named a new chair to lead its board of...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Fruit packers escape fire trouble in Washington

The wildfires have been dangerous and deadly in Washington, but thus far, they have not slowed down the harvesting and...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Chefs competitition launched for Mushroom Month

Cleveland, OH – There’s good news on the Cleveland culinary front. With September being Mushroom Month, select members of “Cleveland...

5 years ago 1 minute read

Berry executive sentenced to prison for embezzlement

A former executive at Driscoll’s, Inc. BB #:116044 Watsonville, CA, was sentenced to federal prison for embezzling millions from the...

5 years ago 1 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – September 11, 2020

Pamela and Greg take stock of how fires are affecting fresh produce production on the west coast, the latest from...

5 years ago 1 minute read

Amazon’s grocery moves – a signal of more to come?

Three years after Seattle-based Amazon acquired Austin, TX-based Whole Foods Market Inc., it seems that the tech giant is finally...

5 years ago 3 minute read

Fire Update: Harvests continue under poor conditions

Harvest crews in the Salinas, CA, area have dealt with poor weather conditions for a month, but they continue to...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Good Foods establishes Board of Directors

PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WI – Good Foods, BB #:326876 a category leader of plant based dips and good-for-you products, announces the...

5 years ago 2 minute read

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