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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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,”...
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...
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...
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...