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Chelan Fresh feels well prepared for food box contract
Chelan Fresh Marketing BB #:170403 Chelan, WA, sees its participation in USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box program as a...
Strong summer supplies for watermelons
With the unofficial start of summer this weekend, the unofficial fruit of summer already has good supplies with the domestic...
Natural Delights promotion yields new director of sales
YUMA, AZ (May 21, 2020) – Effective June 1st, Neil Merritt will enter the role of Director of North American...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – May 22, 2020
Greg and Pamela discuss the roller coaster $40 million contract awarded to Ben Holtz of California Avocados Direct in the...
How many grocery stores are too many?
In 1999-2000, when I lived in Brooklyn, I found a retail grocery landscape far different from any I’d known living...
Do we trust farmers markets during COVID?
Pamela and Anne-Marie discuss COVID-19 retail sales for week 9, the week ending May 10. Fresh fruit and vegetable sales...
Retailers ask appeals court to overturn California worker classification law affecting truck drivers
PRESS RELEASE: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Retail Federation this week asked a federal appeals court to overturn a recently...
USDA terminates avocado grower’s $40MM food box contract
Ben Holtz, whose small produce company won a $40 million USDA Farmers to Families Food Box contract, said USDA terminated...
USDA responds to United Fresh’s food box program questions
Statement from Tom Stenzel, United Fresh CEO, regarding USDA response: We greatly appreciate the serious commitment to oversight that USDA...
FDA issues report on fall 2019 Romaine lettuce outbreaks
Statement from Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response – Food and Drug Administration Frank Yiannas May 21, 2020 As...
LGMA members to use FDA report to prevent future outbreaks
Sacramento, CA – California leafy greens growers are pledging to incorporate findings from a report issued today by the U.S....
John Vena Inc. upgrades website
PHILADELPHIA – John Vena Inc. BB #:104221 has been in the produce business for a century. As the company approached...
Artichoke market hums along
Aside from a mid-March blip in the market, artichokes have enjoyed a routine spring with strong supplies and steady demand....
Sarah Frey chosen as 2020 United Fresh Women in Produce honoree
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 20, 2020) – Sarah Frey, President and CEO of Frey Farms BB #:170033, and Founder of Tsamma™...
Imperfect Foods raises $72MM in Series C funding
SAN FRANCISCO, May 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — As a result of significant momentum in the business and continued dedication to...
USDA files PACA action against New Hampshire wholesaler
WASHINGTON, May 20, 2020 – As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure...
Bay Area companies partner in USDA food box program
PRESS RELEASE: South San Francisco – In this age of change, uncertainty and financial loss, two Bay Area companies have...
Grapes are part of a healthy immune system
Fresno, CA – The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a refocus on building and maintaining a healthy immune system. Information on...
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