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The Produce Reporter Week in Review – January 19, 2024

Pamela and Greg discuss the latest in the Prima Wawona bankruptcy, why the Kroger/Albertsons merger is delayed, and where WinCo...

1 year ago 1 minute read

USDA lifts PACA reparation sanctions on NY firm

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that JD Produce Maspeth LLC, BB #:354969 satisfied...

1 year ago 2 minute read

Mexico produced a record volume of mangos in 2023

The annual production of Mexican mango exceeded 2.23 million tons through November 2023, breaking the record set last year, as...

1 year ago 1 minute read

BrandSpark announces most trusted retail and restaurant brands

NEW YORK, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ – BrandSpark International, a leading market research and consulting firm, released their 2024 BrandSpark Most Trusted Awards winners, in...

1 year ago 8 minute read

Courtesy Contacts: New from Blue Book’s Trading Assistance team

Placing a customer for collection is one of those moments that’s hard to undo.  It’s seen as an adversarial event,...

1 year ago 4 minute read

IFPA’s Foundation for Fresh Produce names 2024 board

January 18, 2024 Washington, D.C. and Newark, DE – International Fresh Produce Association’s BB #:378962 Foundation for Fresh Produce has...

1 year ago 4 minute read

USDA awards $9.75MM to 10 grant projects for domestic organic producers

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 2024 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced $9.75 million awarded to...

1 year ago 4 minute read

IFCO launches reusable plastic pallet

MUNICH, Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — IFCO BB #:160386, the world’s leading provider of Reusable Packaging Containers (RPCs), today announced the launch...

1 year ago 4 minute read

Diebold Nixdorf to combat retail shrink at checkout with AI

NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Diebold Nixdorf, the provider of retail solutions powering transactions and experiences for more...

1 year ago 5 minute read

VIDEO: Small size California navel oranges to be scarce all season

Markon Cooperative BB #:123315 released this Live from the Fields California navel orange crop report January 16, 2024: Small-size navel...

1 year ago 1 minute read

SEPC completes leadership trip to Research Triangle

Millen, GA (January 18, 2024) – The Southeast Produce Council (SEPC) BB #:191194 proudly announces the successful completion of its...

1 year ago 4 minute read

EFI introduces customized audits

WASHINGTON, January 15, 2024 – Equitable Food Initiative, BB #:385632 the capacity-building and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers,...

1 year ago 3 minute read

Giorgio launches new stuffed mushroom line

Blandon, PA. – January 16, 2024 – Giorgio Fresh Co, BB #:197339 a leading innovator in premium fresh mushrooms, is...

1 year ago 3 minute read

JVI Imports now offers brown coconuts from South India

January 16, 2024 PHILADELPHIA – In early December of 2023, JVI Imports BB #:104221 received their first container loads of...

1 year ago 5 minute read

KESI Management joins FreshEdge

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – KESI Management, a food and beverage company that specializes in providing comprehensive and tailored full-service solutions to...

1 year ago 5 minute read

Calavo Growers evaluating sale of its fresh-cut business

SANTA PAULA, Calif., Jan. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Calavo Growers, Inc. BB #:113203, a global avocado-industry leader and provider...

1 year ago 3 minute read

DAT Truckload Volume Index: Gap between spot and contract rates narrows in December

BEAVERTON, Ore., Jan. 17, 2024 — Spot truckload rates rose in December, and the gap between spot and contract van...

1 year ago 4 minute read

IFPA to honor culinary excellence

Newark, DE. and Washington, D.C. Only one in 10 Americans eat the recommended number of servings of fruits and vegetables....

1 year ago 3 minute read

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