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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...

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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...

2 years ago 2 minute read

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...

2 years ago 2 minute read

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...

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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...

2 years ago 2 minute read

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...

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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...

2 years ago 5 minute read

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,...

2 years ago 5 minute read

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...

2 years ago 3 minute read

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...

2 years ago 5 minute read

Remembering Paul J. DiMare

Paul J. DiMare, president of DiMare, Inc. BB #:139918 Boston, MA, and longtime resident in the Miami, FL, area, passed...

2 years ago 1 minute read

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...

2 years ago 3 minute read

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...

2 years ago 7 minute read

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...

2 years ago 3 minute read

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...

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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...

2 years ago 1 minute read

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...

2 years ago 4 minute read

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...

2 years ago 3 minute read

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