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Roundtable: The Evolution of the Produce Supply Chain Part 3
A LOOK TO THE FUTURE Without question, future produce supply chains will function differently than today. Solutions to current and...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review: May 31, 2019
Greg and Pamela talk mango marketing, mangonadas and how this relates to Avocados from Mexico success, as well as Kroger’s...
Pump the brakes on meatless burger trend
The vegan hamburger is enjoying a moment. It has tried and failed before but now it’s enjoying success on a...
Colombia’s mango crisis points to infrastructure problems
In Cienaga, Magdalena, Colombia, there are mountains of mangoes lining the dirt roads, rotting away without anyone being able to...
USDA Restricts PACA Violators in California, Florida, Ohio, Texas and Washington
As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the...
Trump tariff threat to Mexico is just a negotiation
President Donald Trump says the U.S. will tack a 5 percent tariff on all products imported from Mexico starting June...
Plastic in the produce department – when does it make sense?
In Episode 2 of Ideas Ripe for the Picking, Pamela and Anne-Marie discuss grocers ditching plastic packaging, and the business...
Roundtable: The Evolution of the Produce Supply Chain Part 2
PRESENT DAY ISSUES While produce companies have made great strides in fulfillment consistency, customer satisfaction, and supply chain safety, supply...
USApple announces new staff position: Matthew Hendrickson as Manager of Association Services
The U.S. Apple Association (USApple) BB #:145473 today announced that Matthew Hendrickson will join the organization in the newly created position...
Recognizing the best of the best
Recognition in business comes in many forms—a pat on the back, a raise, promotion, a thank you. For businesses in...
Kantar’s Top 50 retail sales projections for 2019
Food retailers fare strongly in Kantar Consulting’s 2019 top 50 U.S. Retailers list, with Walmart posting more than double the...
FPAA Names Jimmy Munguia Member of the Year at Annual Meeting
PRESS RELEASE Nogales, AZ— Members of the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA) BB #:144354 held their annual meeting...
Cherry Exports: Avoiding tariff trouble
Cherries got caught in the trade dispute cross-fire in 2018, and grower-shippers fear a repeat in 2019. To recap as...
Roundtable: The Evolution of the Produce Supply Chain Part 1
Working in the produce industry has been a twenty-first century rollercoaster ride. Longtime industry professionals have experienced peaks, rapid drops,...
Boggiatto Produce evolves into Hitchcock Farms
PRESS RELEASE SALINAS, Calif., May 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Boggiatto Produce, located in California’s Salinas Valley, announces its May 2019...
Kroger OptUP app gamifies produce health
With smartphones now omnipresent, what better way to encourage more healthful eating than with an app. About a year after...
Secretary Perdue says USMCA will be win for produce growers
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue pushed back against those who say the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement will harm American growers, specifically citing a...
Ideas Ripe for the Picking: Nutrition communication
We’re inundated with numbers and data in the fresh produce industry. We see all kinds of studies, but there’s often...