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...

6 years ago 5 minute read

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...

6 years ago 1 minute read

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...

6 years ago 3 minute read

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...

6 years ago 2 minute read

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...

6 years ago 4 minute read

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...

6 years ago 3 minute read

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...

6 years ago 1 minute read

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...

6 years ago 4 minute read

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...

6 years ago 2 minute read

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...

6 years ago 2 minute read

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...

6 years ago 1 minute read

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...

6 years ago 4 minute read

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...

6 years ago 3 minute read

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,...

6 years ago 5 minute read

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...

6 years ago 2 minute read

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...

6 years ago 2 minute read

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...

6 years ago 1 minute read

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...

6 years ago 2 minute read

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