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Joe Produce opens Salinas office
PRESS RELEASE Granite Bay, CA, January 8th, 2020 – Joe Produce Search (JPS), the Executive Search division of Joe Produce,...
Predictions for the year to come
As we begin 2020, I’ll share my thoughts on what to expect this year. I do not claim to be...
Castellini Group of Companies confirms growth plan
Cincinnati, Ohio (January 9, 2020) — The Castellini Group of Companies BB #:102397, one of the largest fresh produce distributors...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – January 10, 2020
Pamela’s on the road in the Rio Grande Valley reporting on crop updates, the tomato suspension agreement and H-E-B while...
GrubMarket completes two new acquisitions
GrubMarket BB #:301166 announced it has completed the acquisitions of Eating with the Seasons Inc and EJ Food Distributor Inc,...
Vertical farm Plenty expands to Bay Area Whole Foods, Safeway locations
PRESS RELEASE: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 9, 2020 — Plenty, the flavor-first vertical farming company with a mission to...
2020 Insights: Plant-based proteins
Numerous trends are part of the industry’s move toward sustainability, including plant-based proteins. “One cannot deny the success of brands...
Citrus: Rising above the turbulence
Every agricultural commodity has to face two perennial challenges: pests and trade issues. Sometimes these problems are mild, but they...
U.S. apple holdings up 14 percent from last year
U.S. fresh-market apple holdings of 104.0 million bushels on January 1, 2020, are 14 percent greater than the January 1,...
Trade between Peru and the U.S. hits milestone
Last year trade between the United States and Peru reached a new milestone of $17.8 billion dollars, about double of...
Now THAT’s a citrus promotion
I generally try to avoid being a keyboard warrior and getting into arguments on social media…except when it comes to...
The inside story of the sachet that doubles produce life
A few days ago, I visited an incubator. Not for baby chicks. For technology. It is a building on the...
Crunch Pack co-brands with The Produce Moms
January 9, 2020 – Crunch Pak BB #:171819, the sliced apple specialist and The Produce Moms BB #:366223, have taken their...
2020 Insights: Sustainability
The issue of sustainability has been at the forefront of the industry in 2019 and will gain further significance in...
Sprouts Farmers Market names new CFO
PHOENIX, Jan. 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. BB #:168563 today announced that Denise Paulonis will join...
H-E-B tops 2020 dunnhumby Retailer Preference Index
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dunnhumby, the global leader in customer data science, today released the third annual dunnhumby Retailer Preference Index (RPI), a...
NGA grows member resources with staff additions
PRESS RELEASE Arlington, VA- Today, the National Grocers Association (NGA) BB #:163424, the trade association representing the independent supermarket industry,...
Brookshire Grocery, Weis Markets select e-commerce technology supplier
TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Mercatus, a leading provider in digital commerce solutions for grocery and other retail verticals, today announced that Brookshire...