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VIDEO: Molly Ringwald stars in this year’s Avocados from Mexico commercial
PRESS RELEASE: DALLAS, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Avocados From Mexico (AFM) today announced in their first teaser, titled “Tiara,”...
Calavo’s Renaissance Food Group to acquire Simply Fresh Fruit Inc.
PRESS RELEASE: SANTA PAULA, Calif., Jan. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Calavo Growers, Inc. BB #:113203, a global avocado-industry leader...
MAP: Lucky’s Market to close most of its stores, see which ones are staying open
Just over a month after Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. BB #:100073 announced it was pulling its investment in Niwot, CO-based Lucky’s...
2020 Insights: Online retail
When it comes to fresh purchases online, Kris Park, from the Food Industry Management Program at Cornell University in Ithaca,...
International trade remains critical to Miami
Despite the Miami region’s abundant production, the heart of South Florida’s fruit and vegetable industry revolves around trade with Latin...
Fyffes partners The Masked Singer for banana promotion
CORAL GABLES, Fla., January 20, 2020 – As the premiere of the new season of The Masked Singer quickly approaches,...
The importance of USMCA to the produce industry
The U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement that sits on President Trumps desk ready to be signed means more than just free trade...
OPN report shows 5 percent organic growth in 2019
Monterey, CA (January 20, 2020) — Retail sales of organic fruits and vegetables grew by slightly more than five percent...
Remembering produce legend Frieda Rapoport Caplan
Frieda Rapoport Caplan, founder of Los Alamitos, CA-based Frieda’s Specialty Produce, died January 18 at age 96. Caplan’s daughter Jackie...
USDA restricts PACA violators in California and Texas
As part of its efforts to ensure fair trading practices within the U.S. produce industry, the Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
2020 Insights: Retail market
Conventional supermarkets are increasingly facing competition from alternative sales channels, notably dollar stores and farmers markets. “The way grocery stores...
Miami Produce Center: Disappearing act
A sprawling eight-acre warehouse complex at Northwest 13th Avenue and Northwest 21st Terrace, the Miami Produce Center has served as...
Importers prepare for mandatory tomato inspections
With the mandatory inspections of Mexican tomatoes set to start in a few months, importers are figuring out how such...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – January 17, 2020
Pamela calls in from the northern US border after a trip to Leamington, Ontario, where a hot tomato market is...
Finding a fungus that’s right for you
I’m a Scorpio, so I guess it’s trumpet mushrooms for me. The Mushroom Council BB #:161860 has come up with...
USDA restricts PACA violators in New York and Utah
As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the...
USDA files action against Mibo Fresh Foods LLC
As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the...
USDA restricts PACA violators in New Jersey and New York
As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the...
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