FPAA: Florida tomato suspension agreement claims “baseless”

Duties requested by FTE would limit vine-ripened tomatoes, harm U.S. businesses, and drive up consumer prices in the face of...

2 years ago 9 minute read

Easier-to-recycle fruit punnets hit the market

HARTSVILLE, S.C., June 16, 2023 – Leading European thermoforming packaging specialist Waddington Europe, a division of Novolex, has become the first to supply...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Planet Forward: Rethinking plastic

Packaging is the source of a vast amount of waste and continues to be a major focus of sustainability efforts...

2 years ago 2 minute read

Dole supports blood donation with free pineapples on National Pineapple Day

Dole’s ‘Pine for a Pint’ programs will extend a DOLE Pineapple to anyone participating in blood drives or other charitable...

2 years ago 5 minute read

AgroFresh expands its lineup of freshness solutions for apples

PHILADELPHIA, June 15, 2023 – AgroFresh Solutions Inc., a global AgTech innovator that provides produce freshness solutions and digital technologies...

2 years ago 5 minute read

Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance advocates farm bill initiatives

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 15, 2023) – The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA), a national coalition of more than 200...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Truckload volumes rebounded in May; spot pricing held steady

BEAVERTON, Ore., June 15, 2023—Truckload freight volumes rallied modestly in May and national average spot rates were stable for a...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Bashas promotes COO to president

Bashas’ BB #:104559 has elevated its COO to president at a grand opening ceremony that also celebrated the company’s new...

2 years ago 2 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – June 16, 2023

Pamela calls in from the essential Texas road trip stop, Buc-ee’s, with a report from her beach vacation including foodservice...

2 years ago 1 minute read

The Produce Moms podcast launches ‘Food as Medicine’ mini-series

Tony Freytag and Lori Taylor Continue the Conversation from Food as Medicine Summit June 15, 2023 – The recent Food...

2 years ago 5 minute read

FTE: The Tomato Suspension Agreement must be terminated

MAITLAND, FL – June 16, 2023: Today, the Florida Tomato Exchange BB #:162441 filed a request with the U.S. Department...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Online grocery continues to decline

The retail apocalypse, so much dreaded a year or two back, did not entirely materialize, but it was not completely...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Peruvian blueberry production grew 37.5 percent in Q1

Despite inclement weather characterized by torrential rains and seasonal flooding, the Peruvian agricultural sector made substantial progress during the first...

2 years ago 3 minute read

GDS Foods partners with Ferraro’s growing networks

PISCATAWAY, N.J.- Ferraro Foods, BB #:347945 one of the country’s largest specialty distributors of food and foodservice supplies to pizzerias...

2 years ago 2 minute read

Planet Forward: Reducing food waste

Sustainability efforts aren’t just about making sure food is produced optimally, they’re also about reducing waste after harvest. “We’ve seen...

2 years ago 2 minute read

Teamsters oppose Kroger-Albertsons merger

WASHINGTON, June 12, 2023 – The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is formally opposing the merger of The Kroger Company BB #:100073 and...

2 years ago 2 minute read

Oppy expands its grape program domestically

Visalia, Calif. — Further strengthening its supply in California, one of North America’s leading grape specialists, Oppy, BB #:116424 is...

2 years ago 3 minute read

FDA announces additional recalls in frozen strawberry Hepatitis investigation

June 13, 2023 — Based on traceback data gathered during the ongoing investigation of hepatitis A infections linked to frozen...

2 years ago 7 minute read

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