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October online grocery down 3% vs. a year ago

Barrington, Ill. – November 14, 2022 – The U.S. online grocery market finished October with $7.8 billion in total sales,...

3 years ago 9 minute read

Subway expands sales in non-traditional locations

MILFORD, Conn., Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Subway, one of the world’s largest quick service restaurant brands, has renewed its...

3 years ago 5 minute read

USDA cites H Brooks and Co. for $3.8MM in PACA violations

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on H Brooks and Company LLC...

3 years ago 2 minute read

USDA invests $50MM to strengthen school meals

Washington, D.C. – USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service today launched a new and innovative initiative for healthier school meals through...

3 years ago 4 minute read

GLOBALG.A.P. launches version 2 of Risk Assessment on Social Practice

PORTLAND, Oregon – GLOBALG.A.P. North America (GGNA) announces version 2 of GLOBALG.A.P.’s Risk Assessment on Social Practice (GRASP) as an...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Tanimura & Antle celebrates 40 years of sustainable innovation

SALINAS, Ca. –  On this day 40 years ago, two families who migrated to the Salinas Valley chasing the California...

3 years ago 8 minute read

Produce’s food safety evolution

Food safety leaders explained how the produce industry has learned and evolved in the effort to provide safer products to...

3 years ago 2 minute read

IFPA announces winners of Root Cause Analysis Award

Washington, DC – The International Fresh Produce Association BB #:378962 announced, at its inaugural Global Produce and Floral Show, the...

3 years ago 3 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – November 11, 2022

The desert has some good news for lettuce supplies, but production likely won’t pick up until after the Thanksgiving pull....

3 years ago 1 minute read

Gatik honored by Time magazine for driverless trucks

November 10, 2022 — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Gatik has been named by TIME as a Best Invention of 2022 on...

3 years ago 4 minute read

National Potato Council urges USDA for protections to prevent PEI potato wart spread

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, Nov. 10, the National Potato Council BB #:162582 and a dozen state potato associations issued a...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Technomic releases 2023 trend predictions for the U.S. foodservice industry

CHICAGO/PRNewswire/ — Technomic released its latest U.S. whitepaper, What We Foresee for 2023, sharing its foodservice industry trend predictions for...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Local Leaf Farms takes a different approach to vertical farming

In an age of unpredictable weather events and rising logistics costs, an Ontario innovator offers a solution Barrie, Ontario, Canada...

3 years ago 2 minute read

FPAA welcomes new board members for upcoming term

NOGALES, Az. – The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA) BB #:144354 held its annual meeting on November 4th,...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Chester’s Chicken and Love’s Travel Stops celebrate 2nd annual ‘Truckersgiving’

Truck drivers can receive a Super Snack meal and custom trucker hat at Chester’s and Love’s joint locations, no purchase...

3 years ago 4 minute read

United Natural Foods, Square Roots to co-locate indoor farms at distribution centers

PROVIDENCE, R.I. & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– United Natural Foods, Inc. BB #:158953 and Square Roots, the technology leader in indoor...

3 years ago 5 minute read

NatureSweet’s ‘Cherubs To Go’ debuts in 7-Eleven stores in Mexico

San Antonio, Nov. 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — San Antonio, TX, November 9, 2022 — The producer of the number...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Sweet Valley Citrus region projects strong Satsuma season

Volumes are Up and Crop is Maturing Ahead of Last Season Sweet Valley Citrus Region — A heavy crop of...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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