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Allen Lund Co. Promotes New Director of Business Intelligence and Analytics
PRESS RELEASE: The Allen Lund Company BB #:107465 is pleased to announce the promotion of Michael Patrick to the Director...
Midwest trucking: Past the ELD hump
In 2018, the trucking industry faced a major disruption from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s mandate to install electronic logging...
Advice on starting a produce business
“The key thing is to know the business, have relationships, and work hard,” advises Steve Church who, with his brother,...
Not all of agriculture supports labor bill
United Fresh members were among the 250 agriculture and labor groups who endorsed the ag labor bill that was introduced...
Surprise: kids want more control in restaurants
Sure, kids want tasty, satisfying meals when eating out, just like their parents, but what they really want is control....
A passing age for terminals in the Midwest
The age of terminal markets appears to be passing as direct sourcing continues to increase. “I’ve watched Pittsburgh dwindle down...
Starting your own produce business
In a country populated from its beginning through today by people willing to take a risk, the spirit of entrepreneurialism...
November crucial to ag labor bill’s success
The produce industry ought to know fairly soon if the proposed agriculture labor bill will find success in Congress. The...
USDA restricts PACA violators in Florida, Michigan and Texas
As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the...
Mann Packing recalls nearly 100 SKUs due to listeria
PRESS RELEASE: SALINAS, Calif.–Mann Packing Co., Inc. BB #:114946 announced today the voluntary recall of a series of vegetable products...
LA & SF Specialty Produce rebrands to Vesta Foodservice
PRESS RELEASE: Effective November 4, 2019, we are excited to announce that we are changing our company name to: Vesta...
Produce Alliance to sponsor United Fresh foodservice report
PRESS RELEASE: WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 4, 2019) – Produce Alliance BB #:159218, a company specializing in providing fresh produce procurement...
Wonderful takes seedless lemons nationwide
Los Angeles (November 4, 2019) – Wonderful Seedless Lemons, a naturally seedless, Non-GMO Project Verified variety of lemon, is now...
New watercress variety makes US debut
NEW YORK CITY, Oct. 28, 2019 — You might think a dark, leafy vegetable that is scientifically proven to do...
Agtools teams with Blue Book as preferred data content provider
PRESS RELEASE: IRVINE, CA – November 4, 2019 – AGTOOLS, the data analytic service for the produce industry, has entered...
Food safety challenges in the Midwest
Midwest produce suppliers know the more you go into cut products, the greater concern for food safety. As Ron Carkoski,...
FDA, CDC investigated outbreak of E. coli possibly linked to romaine lettuce
FDA NOTICE (Oct. 31, 2019) Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is sharing news of a recent E. coli...
More than one way to fight food waste
The war against waste marches on. Most people in the industry are familiar with Imperfect Produce BB #:299328, the company...
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