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Growers Express issues voluntary recall of multiple fresh vegetable products
Growers Express takes issues of food safety seriously and is issuing a voluntary recall of select fresh vegetable products in...
Performance Food Group Company to acquire Reinhart Foodservice
Performance Food Group Company (“PFG”) (NYSE: PFGC) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Reinhart Foodservice,...
David Nelley joins Apeel Sciences
The list of big names in fresh produce who have joined Goleta, CA-based Apeel Sciences BB #:345580 just added another....
Chicago’s Get Fresh Produce joins Piazza and Indianapolis Fruit
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Chicago area-based Get Fresh Produce BB #:161388 (“Get Fresh”), a distributor of fresh produce, fresh-cut items and specialty products,...
Mexican officials call papaya advisory premature
The Mexican government says the CDC and FDA’s advisory on Mexican papaya is premature. According to a statement released by...
2019 Blue Book Ancillary Services Price Increase and Service Enhancements
Effective July 1, 2019 there will be a modest price increase of 5 to 7% for ancillary Blue Book Services...
Ohio Fresh Forum
What’s your favorite Ohio-grown fruit or vegetable? Kerry Byrne, Total Quality Logistics, LLC BB #:203922 – Cincinnati Sweet corn in...
Robinson Fresh becomes exclusive North American provider of Luis Alberto Falcon Salazar Peruvian asparagus
PRESS RELEASE Robinson Fresh BB #:100586 recently became the exclusive North American provider of asparagus from Luis Alberto Falcon Salazar...
Yerecic wins World Label Award
NEW KENSINGTON, PA (June 28, 2019) – Yerecic Label is proud to announce the win of their first World Label...
CDC issues Mexican papaya advisory, requests halt of all sales
The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention issued an advisory to consumers not to eat whole, fresh papayas imported from...
Ohio offers transportation benefits
Even without its muck soil and cornucopia of produce, Ohio is a natural nexus for transportation and the shipping of...
Finding ROI in sustainability efforts remains tough
Consumers want to know more about a company’s sustainability efforts. While it’s still difficult to measure ROI, produce companies should...
USDA Restricts PACA Violators in Arizona, California, New Jersey and Tennessee from Operating in the Produce Industry
WASHINGTON, June 26, 2019 – As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure...
Western Growers launches food safety risk management program
PRESS RELEASE IRVINE, CA (June 27, 2019) – During a Forbes AgTech Summit session today moderated by Frank Yiannas, the...
K-VA-T changes leadership in produce group
A retirement and promotion mark the produce leadership changes at Abingdon, VA-based K-VA-T BB #:130750 which owns about 130 Food...
Trading Tip: Assessing Transit Temperatures
This is a vendor to vendor issue not just a transportation issue Slight deviations in transit temperature based on, among...
Fresh Produce Association of the Americas Expresses Alarm About Potential Monopoly of U.S. Tomato Market
Nogales, Arizona (June 26, 2019) – The Tomato Suspension Agreement should be continued but the agreement should maintain equal market...
Ohio wins with locally grown
The prevalence of locally grown crops remains a boon to Ohio suppliers, retailers, and consumers. The bounty usually begins arriving...
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