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USDA connects individual to Texas PACA violator
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has determined that Juan Carlos Cruz Castro was responsibly...
Peak of the Market hires Director of Marketing & Communications
Peak of the Market BB #:385653 is proud to announce that Taylor Fenn has joined our team as Director of...
Church Brothers Farms expands retail value added lineup
Three additions to round out Church Bros Convenience Veg lineup SALINAS, Calif. – Church Brothers Farms BB #:161800 is expanding...
IFPA goes to the Hill to welcome the 118th Congress
Washington, D.C. – The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) BB #:378962 took to Capitol Hill on January 3, to welcome...
Superfresh Growers to bring new pear to market in 2023
Yakima, WA – December 30, 2022 – Superfresh Growers BB #:113721 is marching into the New Year with the good...
USDA to hold virtual Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee meeting
December 29, 2022 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee will hold...
AppHarvest names board member Chief Operating Officer
MOREHEAD, Ky., Jan. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AppHarvest, Inc., a sustainable food company, public benefit corporation and Certified B...
Sweetgreen launches ‘Green January’ with Melissa Wood Health
January 03, 2023 LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, sweetgreen, the mission-driven restaurant brand serving healthy food at scale, announces its latest campaign,...
Fresh Express celebrates the New Year with Fresh Intentions Challenge
ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Fresh Express BB #:115030, the brand leader in value added salads, is celebrating...
Sumo Citrus projects its largest crop for 2023
DINUBA, Calif., Jan. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Sumo Citrus BB #:155910, the wildly popular, award-winning mandarin known for its next...
Remembering Paul J. DiMare
Paul J. DiMare, president of DiMare, Inc. BB #:139918 Boston, MA, and longtime resident in the Miami, FL, area, passed...
AFF: USDA pesticide data shows more positive results
In Alliance for Food and Farming blogs over the last decade, this same sentence has been written repeatedly: “The newly...
C.H. Robinson ousts CEO
Minneapolis, January 3, 2023 – C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. BB #:100586 announced today that Scott Anderson, Chair of the Board...
US Foods continues legacy of fighting hunger
ROSEMONT, Ill. – US Foods Holding Corp., BB #:134354 one of America’s largest foodservice distributors, announced today that the company...
Peruvian mango exports up nearly 20%
According to the Peruvian Association of Mango Producers and Exporters (APEM), up until week 50 (December 11) Peru exported 43,724...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – December 29, 2022
Pamela and Greg discuss the challenging wet vegetable market this winter, and why apples in North America are some of...
FDA releases 2022 Food Code
Subscribe to Email Updates The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today has issued the 2022 edition of the FDA Food...
Tropical fruit marketing goes NSFW
Many have observed the resemblance of certain fruits and vegetables to the private parts of human beings, and some have...
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