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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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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