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USDA’s free money can help your great idea become reality

You’ve got a Great Idea and you’ve described it – to yourself, coworkers, friends, family. And they (or you) say:...

4 years ago 6 minute read

ProduceIQ: Rain in Mexico stresses markets as harvests transition south

Veggies seeking sunshine on their vacation southward are sorely disappointed. Rain in Mexico is a challenge to quality and a...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Rising costs from a broad and narrow perspective

The rising cost of labor not only costs produce companies on the bottom line, but it may be costing them...

4 years ago 1 minute read

The pandemic trend on increased packaging

The trend toward increased packaging continued during the pandemic. Nick Maglio, director of marketing for ProEx Food, LLC of Milwaukee,...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Packaging: The clamshell and visibility

Probably no item exemplifies the dilemmas surrounding produce packaging more than the clear plastic clamshell, in which the greatest portion...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Packaging: ‘Widely Recyclable’ often isn’t

Sadly, recyclable packaging products aren’t always, or often, recycled. Shannon Boase, director of new market development for CKF Inc. in...

4 years ago 2 minute read

The frozen challenge to fresh

Pick your headline: “Frozen is the David to fresh’s Goliath”. Or: “Demand for fresh food shows no signs of cooling,...

4 years ago 5 minute read

Joe Pezzini joins Taylor Farms in operations

With over 37 years of industry experience, Pezzini will oversee internal farming and harvesting operations SALINAS, Calif. – (October 4,...

4 years ago 3 minute read

ProduceIQ: Fall produce markets require more than courage

Between severe drought in the West and a rainy summer in the East, tomato supply can’t catch a break. Across...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Better data connections lead to optimal decisions

Remember the game of “telephone”? One initial message is passed from person to person, and it’s completely different at the...

4 years ago 6 minute read

GRAPHIC: Avocado volume keeps rising but so are prices

The following graphic was produced by Agtools Inc. BB #:355102, showing that Mexico is the dominant supplier of avocados to...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Don’t let poor mail service hurt your cash flow

The U.S. Postal Service announced on Sept. 28 that effective Oct. 1, “new service standards for First-Class mail and Periodicals”...

4 years ago 2 minute read

PBH promotes produce for better mood — not just nutrition

Earlier this year the Produce for Better Health Foundation BB #:157162 released data that shows the American fruit and vegetable...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Deloitte study: Demand for fresh food remains strong, but frozen gains

NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The future of fresh food confronts a strong challenge from frozen and plant-based...

4 years ago 9 minute read

Retail Reflections: Don’t sacrifice turns for margins

I continue to observe, and to be impressed by, the diversity and educational pedigree of today’s produce buyers and sellers....

4 years ago 4 minute read

Mission Produce opens $50MM Laredo, TX, distribution center

OXNARD, Calif., Sept. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mission Produce Inc. BB #:118126, the world leader in sourcing, producing, and...

4 years ago 10 minute read

Labor: Beyond the minimum wage

My wife, Nicole, and I have been enjoying the Netflix series Downton Abbey for the past week or so. It...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Leadership is not just about the good times, but all times

There are several “must reads” in the September/October issue of Blueprints—my favorite is the article entitled “7 Reasons Leaders Fail.”...

4 years ago 2 minute read

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