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Editing the produce gene

I spent part of my workday on Wednesday watching a rerun. It was of a Virtual Town Hall meeting entitled...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Fast food, past, present, and future

I remember when fast food came to my hometown: Waterbury, CT, circa 1965. At the age of nine, I rapidly...

3 years ago 4 minute read

FDA attributes 10 hospitalizations, 1 death to Fresh Express packaged salad outbreak

The following quote is attributed to Frank Yiannas, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response: “The FDA, along with...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Dole Fresh Vegetables issues voluntary recall for salads processed at its NC and AZ facilities

Dole Fresh Vegetables Announces a Voluntary Precautionary Recall of all Dole-branded and private label packaged salads processed at its Bessemer...

3 years ago 4 minute read

For Christmas gifts, consider the obvious

Everyone is entitled to at least one Christmas peeve. Mine is popcorn. Of course, I like popcorn as much as...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Global berry market expects significant growth in next five years

NEW YORK – The global berries market will observe a significant growth between 2020 and 2025 with increasing consumer demand...

3 years ago 4 minute read

USDA awards $15MM in TEFAP produce box contracts

The USDA awarded on December 21 nearly $15 million in contracts to 23 produce companies for the latest round of...

3 years ago 2 minute read

ProduceIQ: Prices lackluster, unable to overcome cautious buyers

While New York City bathed in balmy 60-degree temps, Southwestern growing regions shivered in the low 30’s. If you thought...

3 years ago 5 minute read

PMA Takes on Tech top episodes in 2021

What a year for the produce industry and technology! What I love about this industry is the variety of people,...

3 years ago 6 minute read

Hy-Vee plans to expand beyond the Midwest

Hy-Vee, Inc. BB #:101759 intends to grow beyond its eight Midwest states. According to a video obtained by the Des...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Ice in desert delays lettuce harvest, packing

Below freezing weather in the California and Arizona desert areas is causing harvest and packing delays on lettuce varieties. Markon...

3 years ago 1 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – December 17, 2021

Pamela and Greg look into the big mergers and acquisitions this week and the motivation behind Walmart’s and Kroger’s building...

3 years ago 1 minute read

On the value of a wife

The French philosopher René Guénon denounced the present era as “the reign of quantity”—a time when all values are merely...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Focus on fiber this holiday season

The Thanksgiving-to-New Year, six-week holiday time is known for tempting consumers to overeat and indulge in unhealthy food and drink,...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Kroger will end COVID-19 benefits for unvaccinated workers

Cincinnati, OH-based Kroger Co. BB #:100073 plans to cut some COVID-19 benefits for unvaccinated workers starting January 1. According to...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Vegetable sales improve at retail but inflation takes toll on volume

November 2021 picked up where October left off: grocery shopping and food consumption patterns remained in flux, especially as holiday...

3 years ago 13 minute read

Vertical farming and cost sustainability

Let’s see—where did the produce that is now in my house come from? The Lucy Glo apples are from Chelan...

3 years ago 5 minute read

Fifth Season partners with Sabra for salad kits

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Dec. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Sabra, maker of America’s favorite hummus, and Fifth Season, a food system...

3 years ago 6 minute read

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