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BrightFarms recalls spinach and salad kits

Selinsgrove, PA (January 17, 2024) –– BrightFarms BB #:344991 has issued a voluntary recall of spinach grown by its supplier Element...

1 year ago 3 minute read

AI: What lies ahead

Artificial intelligence is advancing across the produce industry at breakneck speed, and the industry is working to keep up with...

1 year ago 2 minute read

Crook Brothers partners with e-commerce platform Cut+Dry

Crook Brothers, BB #:135972 a leading Mid-Atlantic fresh produce and dairy distributor, announces a strategic partnership with Cut+Dry, BB #:395723...

1 year ago 2 minute read

Produce groups join Alliance for Sustainable Packaging for Foods

January 15, 2024 Washington, D.C. – A coalition of non-profit industry and non-governmental organizations announced the formation of the Alliance...

1 year ago 4 minute read

GrubMarket acquires Bay Area distributor

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — GrubMarket BB #:301166 announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Oregon...

1 year ago 4 minute read

Store Check: Bavaria, Part 1

OBERAMMERGAU, Germany — I’m lucky enough to have my best friend stationed in southern Bavaria so I can visit winter...

1 year ago 2 minute read

Ten Acre Marketing celebrates 5th anniversary

GRAND FORKS, ND (January 15, 2024) – Ten Acre Marketing, BB #:385974 a full-service marketing agency that positions brands to...

1 year ago 6 minute read

Indoor farm Edible Garden boasts 50% year-over-year holiday sales increase

BELVIDERE, New Jersey, Jan. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Edible Garden AG Incorporated (“Edible Garden” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: EDBL, EDBLW), a...

1 year ago 4 minute read

Sweetgreen opens first Pacific Northwest location

January 16, 2024 SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Sweetgreen, the mission-driven restaurant brand serving healthy food at scale, announces its debut in Seattle...

1 year ago 5 minute read

AI: Costs of implementation

Factoring in the costs of artificial intelligence is more than figuring upfront expenditures, cautions Thuan Ngo, vice president of data...

1 year ago 3 minute read

Sev-Rend expands perforating capabilities

SEV-REND CONTINUES TO GROW, EXPANDS MICRO AND MACRO PERFORATING CAPABILITIES. Collinsville, IL (January 03, 2024) – Celebrating 30 years in...

1 year ago 2 minute read

Ocean Mist Farms offers Frost-Kissed Artichokes

CASTROVILLE, Calif. (JAN 11, 2024) – Ocean Mist Farms, BB #:111742 the leading grower and marketer of fresh artichokes in...

1 year ago 3 minute read

Frieda’s promotes dragon fruit for Lunar New Year

Anaheim, CA — Frieda’s Branded Produce BB #:388120 is ready to celebrate the Year of the Dragon with you and...

1 year ago 3 minute read

Chilean 2023 fresh fruit shipments drop in volume, grow in value

During January-November 2023, Chile exported a total of 2,947,000 tons of fruit for a value of $6.89 billion FOB, (sales...

1 year ago 3 minute read

AI: Robots as allies

Automation can be pricey, particularly for smaller operations, Thuan Ngo, vice president of data and technical services with San Jose,...

1 year ago 4 minute read

D’Arrigo California now offers baby gem lettuce

Salinas, California – January 11, 2024 – D’Arrigo California, BB #:114843 a 100-year-old farming company known for excellence in innovation,...

1 year ago 4 minute read

House members send bipartisan letter requesting H-2A visa guestworker wage freeze

Washington, January 11, 2024 — Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) was joined by 74 of his colleagues on a bipartisan...

1 year ago 8 minute read

Stone fruit giant Prima Wawona plans to liquidate

Prima Wawona BB #:165373 Cutler, CA, plans to liquidate and has given employees 60-day termination notices. According to a court...

1 year ago 2 minute read

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