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Produce Marketing Association names new Chief Science Officer
Produce Marketing Association (PMA) BB #:153708 announced Dr. Max Teplitski has accepted the role of Chief Science Officer for the...
USDA pesticide report: 99% of samples below benchmark levels
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2019 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today published the 2018 Pesticide...
Study: Shoppers more comfortable with buying fresh food online
PRESS RELEASE: LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 11, 2019: The Retail Feedback Group (RFG), a leader in providing actionable stakeholder...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – December 13, 2019
Greg reports on apples from the Big Apple at the New York Produce Show. Cosmic Crisp is launching at retail...
Hispanic Market: Making sense of the growth
It makes sense that as the Hispanic community grows across the United States, Hispanic retail stores grow along with them....
UNFI reports first quarter 2020 earnings
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Dec. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — United Natural Foods, Inc. BB #:158953 today reported financial results for the first quarter...
LGMA: We’ll learn how to do a better job
In the aftermath of another E. coli outbreak associated with romaine from the Salinas, CA, area, Scott Horsfall, CEO of...
MAP: See the next 10 Farm Boy store locations as the company plans to double store count by 2023
PRESS RELEASE: OTTAWA, ON (Dec. 10, 2019) – Farm Boy BB #:285480, Ontario’s fastest growing fresh food retailer, today announced that...
FDA, CDC add another retailer to Hepatitis A outbreak tied to blackberries
FDA ADVISORY: December 10, 2019 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with the Centers for Disease Control...
Optimum ICD Holdings acquires Generation Farms
PRESS RELEASE: MIAMI, FL and VIDALIA, GA – December 11, 2019 – Optimum Agriculture (Optimum), a leading global agricultural company focused...
Wonderful Citrus announces leadership transition
PRESS RELEASE: Los Angeles (December 11, 2019) – Wonderful Citrus today announced that Zak Laffite will become its new president,...
USDA restricts PACA violators in California and Virginia
As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the...
USDA Clarifies that Nicholas Allen Continues to Challenge his Responsibly Connected Status to Allens Inc. for PACA Violations
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is clarifying that Nicholas Allen is continuing to challenge his responsibly connected status to...
AeroFarms plans largest indoor vertical farm of its kind
PRESS RELEASE: RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that AeroFarms will invest $42 million to build their largest, most sophisticated indoor...
Ahold Delhaize to spend nearly $500 million to transform supply operations to self-distribution
PRESS RELEASE: QUINCY, MASS. – Ahold Delhaize USA today announced plans to transform and expand U.S. supply chain operations over...
New Seasons, New Leaf Community Markets to merge with Bristol Farms, Metropolitan Market parent company
PORTLAND, Ore. – December 10, 2019 – West Coast neighborhood grocers New Seasons Market BB #:176908 and New Leaf Community...
Wisconsin officials find E. Coli in packaged romaine
Wisconsin public health officials have found E. coli in a previously unopened bag of romaine lettuce grown in Salinas, CA....
Florida feels free trade is not always fair
Securing fair, equitable trade terms that benefit all remains a high-stakes endeavor for Florida producers. The highly politicized battle around...
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