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The coming war on junk food

In their video Week in Review for May 12, my colleagues Greg Johnson and Pamela Riemenschneider discuss an op-ed piece...

2 years ago 3 minute read

IFPA announces Regional Food Business Center collaboration

Washington, DC and Newark, DE – The International Fresh Produce Association is pleased to announce it will collaborate with the...

2 years ago 3 minute read

New Litehouse campaign celebrates summer salads

SANDPOINT, Idaho, May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — With warmer weather in the forecast, Litehouse® is celebrating National Salad Month (May) with its latest “LITEHOUSE...

2 years ago 4 minute read

CPMA announces new Chair

Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) BB #:153602 is pleased to announce Colin Chapdelaine as the 2023-2024...

2 years ago 2 minute read

Canada’s first agri-food sustainability index launched

Index provides comprehensive reporting framework designed to accelerate sector-wide action Canada has published its first sustainability index for the country’s...

2 years ago 4 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – May 12, 2023

Why are consumers returning to buffets? And Greg says it’s time for produce to push some buttons when it comes...

2 years ago 1 minute read

Lancaster Foods expands recall of expired leafy greens

Lancaster Foods has updated its May 5, 2023 Recall notice to add one product (Lancaster Brand Spinach item #41714, “Best...

2 years ago 3 minute read

USDA takes steps to boost organic markets and help producers

WASHINGTON – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking additional steps as...

2 years ago 6 minute read

lēf Farms recall canceled due to lab error

Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has determined that a laboratory error incorrectly caused...

2 years ago 4 minute read

California Walnuts teams up for fresh take on in-store snacking

Just in time to celebrate National Walnut Day on May 17, the California Walnuts retail team is motivating shoppers with...

2 years ago 2 minute read

CPS Research Symposium will answer industry’s “what now?

WOODLAND, Calif. – Produce safety research doesn’t have to be complicated. Center for Produce Safety’s BB #:339618 2023 Research Symposium...

2 years ago 4 minute read

IFPA’s Retail Conference offers four expert education sessions

Newark, DE. and Washington, D.C. – What do transformative changes in retail food and beverage mean for produce? The full...

2 years ago 6 minute read

Fruits, vegetables show lowest year-over-year inflation in April

CHICAGO, May 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Numerator projects the Consumer Price Index for everyday consumer purchases increased 0.6% month-over-month...

2 years ago 7 minute read

AppHarvest reports 2023 Q1, sales up 250% year-over-year

MOREHEAD, Ky., May 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AppHarvest, Inc. (NASDAQ: APPH, APPHW), a sustainable food company, public benefit corporation...

2 years ago 22 minute read

Limoneira to add Apeel coating to citrus

SANTA PAULA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Limoneira Company BB #:168478, a diversified citrus growing, packing, selling, and marketing company with related agribusiness activities...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Farm bill opened for public comments

The House Agriculture Committee is inviting public comments on the 2023 farm bill, which is due to replace the current...

2 years ago 2 minute read

Peruvian blueberry exports end with an increase

According to consultant Luis Corvera from Fresh Fruit, Peruvian blueberry exports ended a 30 percent growth, for a total of...

2 years ago 1 minute read

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