Trade wars affect grape shippers as much as anyone

There can be no discussion of grape trade without mention of the dissolution of NAFTA and its replacement, the United...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Marco Rubio weighs in on tomato antidumping investigation

PRESS RELEASE: Miami, FL — U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) today released a statement in response to increasingly provocative comments...

6 years ago 2 minute read

FPAA issues response to Senator Rubio

PRESS RELEASE: Nogales, Ariz. (August 8, 2019) Apparently what is good for the goose is not good for the gander...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Produce needs your help for SXSW 2020

You might recall I spent some time hanging with the produce community at South by Southwest in my home town...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Pear growers revise crop estimate 8% higher

PRESS RELEASE: PORTLAND, Ore. – August 6, 2019 – Northwest pear growers have released their latest crop estimate for the 2019-20...

6 years ago 4 minute read

Coborns cedes Twin Cities delivery business to competitor

CobornsDelivers.com in the Twin Cities will no longer be run by St. Cloud, MN-based Coborns Inc. BB #:167605 The retailer...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Changes in California grape acreage

Although the Golden State still dominates table grape production, acreage is down due to residential development and growers turning to...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Mexican Tomato Growers Offer New Proposal to Resolve Impasse on Suspension Agreement

PRESS RELEASE: MEXICO CITY, Aug. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ —  Associations representing nearly 100 percent of Mexican tomato growers today submitted a new...

6 years ago 4 minute read

H-E-B strengthens commitment to grow tech presence in San Antonio

Committed to growing its tech workforce in Texas, H-E-B BB #:106490 is announcing preliminary plans to construct a state-of-the-art tech center...

6 years ago 5 minute read

U.S. Department of Commerce’s Tomato Suspension Agreement Proposal Invites Antitrust Concern

PRESS RELEASE: Nogales, Ariz., Aug. 07, 2019 – The Tomato Suspension Agreement proposed by the U.S. Department of Commerce in...

6 years ago 4 minute read

IF&P and Get Fresh Produce launch FreshEdge

PRESS RELEASE: (BUSINESS WIRE)–IF&P Foods (Indianapolis, IN) and Get Fresh Produce (Bartlett, IL) announce the creation of a new company,...

6 years ago 6 minute read

Food Lion adds savings program promoting healthful foods

PRESS RELEASE: SALISBURY, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Beginning Aug. 7, Food Lion Virginia customers with a Healthy Savings card will be able to...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Sunkist names director of category management

PRESS RELEASE: August 7, 2019, Valencia, CA – Every citrus variety has a story to tell, from the groves to...

6 years ago 3 minute read

The Best Way to Say Thank You? Say it

“We want to be handed our cup of coffee hot, and to say thank you to the person handing it,”...

6 years ago 4 minute read

Ahold Delhaize plans new Fresh Kitchen innovation center

Ten days with Stop & Shop on strike cost Netherlands-based Ahold Delhaize $345 million, but high performance in other areas...

6 years ago 3 minute read

More grape varieties, more satisfaction

More than 85 varieties of grapes are grown commercially in California. The classics still represent the majority of table grape...

6 years ago 4 minute read

Lamb Weston announces Gerardo Scheufler as Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer, Rick Martin to retire

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. BB #:132979 announced that Rick Martin, SVP and Chief Supply Chain Officer will be retiring from...

6 years ago 2 minute read

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