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Careers in Produce: Competition abounds
Competition for candidates across multiple fresh produce categories continues to intensify. “For a long time now,” says Tracey Lewin, vice...
Measure to Improve releases software for responding to buyer sustainability surveys
SALINAS, CA – Measure to Improve (MTI), a sustainability consulting firm and the fresh produce industry’s go-to sustainability experts, is...
Chilean fruit shipments drop 6% from 2022
During the January to August 2023 period, Chile exported 2.54 million tons of fruit, for a value of $5.97 billion...
IFPA supports introduction of new organics legislation
October 18, 2023 Washington, D.C. – International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) BB #:378962 applauds the introduction of the Continuous Improvement...
Aldi cuts prices on Thanksgiving favorites
BATAVIA, Ill., Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — To help customers spend less and seat more guests this Thanksgiving, ALDI BB...
September continues fresh produce volume streak
September brought cooler temperatures around the country and kids returned to school. “With it, the share of meals prepared at...
Fresh Del Monte sets new sustainability standards with 2022 report
MIAMI – October 17, 2023 – Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. BB #:111187, one of the world’s leading vertically integrated...
Looking beyond the immigration stalemate
The British weekly The Economist is one of the world’s most influential news magazines. Despite its manifest oddities, it is...
IFPA CEO urges action in State of the Industry
In her annual State of the Industry address at the IFPA Global Produce & Floral Show October 19, IFPA BB...
Careers in Produce: High-growth sectors
The increasing use of technology has led to growth in fresh produce positions related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics....
Nearly all Mexican berries go to the U.S. and Canada
Juan Jose Flores, general director of the National Association of Berry Exporters (Aneberries), told El Vigia that 97 percent of...
Mastronardi Produce offers new Queen of Greens salad kits
Kingsville, ON (October 16, 2023) – Mastronardi Produce, BB #:115453 the fourth-generation family-owned company that pioneered commercial greenhouse growing in...
Rabobank report details blueberry industry transformation
RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness October 2023 — Over the past decade, global fresh blueberry exports have expanded steadily, driven by...
Think tank pitches Kroger-Albertsons merger
The proposed merger of the Kroger and Albertsons retail grocery chains is the subject of a recent white paper issued...
A look at Frutura’s future after acquisitions
This week global sales and marketing group Frutura, Reedley, CA, announced an agreement to acquire all company assets of Santiago,...
Careers in Produce: The discovery process
Potential hires looking at the produce industry often think first of the grower-shipper part of the equation, with back-breaking harvests...
Pretty Lady Vineyards offers new organic grapes
McFarland, CA – Friday, October 13th, 2023 – Another year has come and gone, and it’s already time for the...
Denali renews food waste agreement with Walmart
Russellville, Ark., October 17, 2023 – Denali, the nation’s leading full-service recycler of organics, announced today that it has renewed...